Abstract
THE ROLE OF TEACHING MENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL SKILLS: TİLİMSAN SAMPLE
The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a program based on play school-readiness skills education to the mentally handicapped, the sample of the study consisted of 18 mentally aged 8-15 years.
The present study adopted the adaptive behavior scale, school-readiness measurement – prepared by the researcher — along with software-based gameplay-prepared by researcher-is made up of 20 meetings, and the results showed the effectiveness of the programme proposed raising school-readiness skills.
Keywords
mental retardation, preparation for school, educational toys, educational program.
