Academic knowledge and its relationship to some social skills among a sample of female pupils with learning disabilities in primary school.

            This study aimed to identify the academic knowledge and its relationship to some social skills among a sample offemale pupils with learning difficulties in primary school. The researcher used in this study the descriptive approach. The study  sample has  consisted of (6)  female pupils from the fourth grade  who enrolled in  learning difficulties programs  in The elementary Private  School in Riyadh City for the first semester 1433 – 1434.The study tool is a measure  for estimating social skills of students with learning difficulties prepared by (Harun, 2005) which the female  researcher has revealed   indications  of  validity and reliability.  The correlation coefficient Pearson has been used to measure the reliability of the study tool . Also, coefficient alpha Cronbach  has been used to measure the stability of  study tool . There was a calculation for  the relationship between variables of  study by using Pearson coefficient as well as some other statistical methods .The results showed that female pupils with learning difficulties have a moderate amount of social skills even thought they differed in degree of owning these skills compared with other skills. The results indicated that there is correlation between academic knowledge and between each of the three sub dimensions of   social skills which include skill of adhering to school regulations and laws, skill of interacting with others  and skill of showing  appropriate work habits in female pupils with learning difficulties. At last, it was discovered that there is correlation between academic knowledge and social skills among female pupils with learning difficulties.