동화책 다시 말하기 활동이 정신지체 아동의 언어 능력 향상에 미치는 효과

The Effect of Listening and Speaking Activities Using Picture Storybooks on Language Ability of Mentally Retarded Children

&nbsp;&nbsp;The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of listening and speaking activities using picture storybooks which were written about Children’s Activities of Daily Living on mentally retarded children whose language development was delayed. In this study, Listening and Speaking activities consist of activity of being told repeatedly and activity of being asked to retell a story.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The following research questions were formulated.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Frist, are these activities effective to improve language comprehension ability of mentally retarded children?<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Secondly, are these activities effective to improve language expression ability of mentally retarded children?<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The subjects were three mentally retarder children who lived in Chungju. Each subject was scheduled for 30 minute sessions a week and he/she was heard one story for a week according to the arranged four steps.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The results of this study were summarized as follows :<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;There was some improvement in the ability of language comprehension and expression of all the subjects as a result of this program.