Effectiveness of Social Skills Training Program for Children with Down’s Syndrome
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Date
2016
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University of Management & Technology
Abstract
In this study the pre and post effect of social skills training program in children with Down’s syndrome was demonstrated. Six students with Down’s syndrome with age range 10-14 years (M= 11.66, SD=.51) were participated in the study. The initial assessment was carried out with The Portage Guide to Early Education (Bluma, Shearer, Froman, & Hilliard, 1976) and 5 goals were selected which were further divided into fifteen goals. The social skills training manual was developed to follow the proper session protocol. Paired sample t-test was used to investigate the hypothesis which revealed a significant difference (p> 0.001) between pre and post test results. Significance changes in social skills were observed following the treatment. The intervention program attempted to increase understanding of social skills in children with Down syndrome.
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Ms. Ayesha Jabeen
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Down syndrome, Portage Guide to Early Education, MS