Relationship of strategies and the verbal communication skills as employed to children with mild retardation
Date of Publication
2003
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education Major in Special Education
College
Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education
Department/Unit
Educational Leadership and Management
Thesis Adviser
Yolanda T. Capulong
Defense Panel Chair
Myrna R. Gigantone
Defense Panel Member
Flordelina D. Ospick
Lydia Valentin
Abstract/Summary
This study identifies the relationship between strategies employed by parents and teachers and the verbal communication skills of children with mental retardation. Specifically, it determines the parent and teacher-respondents' preparedness in dealing with children with mild mental retardation (CWMMR) and the strategies they employed in teaching verbal communication with CWMMR.
The study is descriptive, participated in by 36 parents and 36 special education teachers handling CWMMR. The participants were administered a validated researcher made questionnaire.
Results revealed that 47.22% of the parents have a little knowledge about CWMMR while majority or 55.56% of the teachers have expressed much awareness about the CWMMR. Among the commonly used strategies of parents in teaching verbal communication are questions with yes/no answers, physical manipulation and modeling. The teachers' preferred strategies were questions with yes/no answers, use of drill and commands using verbal and nonverbal communication. It was also found out that the strategies used by parents are not related (r.30) with verbal communication of CWMMR whereas with teachers, strategies are found to be related (r.44) to verbal communication skills of these children.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TG03454
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
130 leaves ; 28 cm.
Keywords
Mentally handicapped--Means of communication; Mental retardation; Mentally handicapped children; Oral communication; Teaching methods
Recommended Citation
Lin, S. (2003). Relationship of strategies and the verbal communication skills as employed to children with mild retardation. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/3057
