The effect of a proposed recreational program for the development of some social skills for mentally handicapped children, who are able to learn, experimental research on a sample of mentally handicapped children.
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This study aimed to identify the impact of a proposed recreational program to develop some social skills (communication, participation, social etiquette, dealing with money and purchasing) for mentally handicapped children who are "able to learn". The researcher used the survey and experimental approaches for their suitability to the nature of this study. By the intentional method, children with mental disabilities who are "able to learn" with an IQ of (50-70) within the Iraqi General Society for Child Protection (Dar Al-Hanan for Intellectual Rehabilitation) and their number is (10) children with disabilities who are able to learn (5 males, 5 females) and their ages range between (9 14) years, and the researcher designed a questionnaire and a recreational program to develop some social skills for mentally handicapped children who are able to learn. Statistically significant differences between boys and girls
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