Developing Emotional Efficiency to Improve Communication with Others among Intellectually Disabled Children Able to be Instructed

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The study aimed at Developing Emotional Efficiency to Improve Communication with Others among Intellectually Disabled Children Able to be instructed. The sample of the study consisted of 10 intellectually disabled children aged between (9:12) years and their IQ scores were between (50:70). They were selected from Intellectual Education School in Minia Al-Qamah, Sharkia Governorate and randomly distributed into two groups: experimental and control, each of which consisted of 5 children. To verify the hypotheses of the study, the researcher used the following tools: 1- Stanford Bennett's IQ Test - the fifth picture (cited and prepared by (Mohammed Taha, Abdel-Mawjud) 2- The pictorial emotional efficiency scale for intellectually disabled children able to be instructed (prepared by the researcher). 3- Verbal and non-verbal communication scale for intellectually disabled children (prepared by the researcher). 4- A training program to develop emotional efficiency and improve communication with others among intellectually disabled children able to be instructed (prepared by the researcher). 5- Personal Data collection form (prepared by the researcher). 6- The social and cultural level of the family (prepared by the researcher). The study utilized the experimental methodThe results of the study indicated the effectiveness of the training program in thedevelopment of emotional efficiency among intellectually disabled children able to be instructed and improving their communication with others. Moreover, the study proved the immutability of the effectiveness of the training program

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