طبيعة استخدام أساليب التواصل غير اللفظي و فاعليتها في تطوير النمو اللغوي لدى التلاميذ ذوي الإعاقة الفكرية و النمائية من وجهة نظر الأخصائيات في جمعيات الأطفال المعوقين في المملكة العربية السعودية

Abstract EN

The present study aimed to identify the nature of nonverbal communication methods used with students who are unable to use the spoken language of students with intellectual disabilities and their effectiveness in improving the skills of linguistic development from the point of view of the specialists in the Association of Disabled Children in Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, Medina, Hail and Aljouf.

The sample of the study (81) specialist completed a questionnaire prepared by the researchers.

The results of the study showed that there is widespread use among the sample members of some types of nonverbal communication and their methods, such as drawings, pictures, posters, gestures, educational videos, and the use of the average of Bliss symbols, computer and communication boards.

The results of the current study also showed that the most effective methods of improving the linguistic development skills of students with intellectual disabilities from the point of view of the female specialists are photographs, computer programs, posters, educational games, illustrations, illustrations, artificial sound devices, Sign language, and billboards.

The image icons (Macanton and Rippas symbols) received an average level of efficiency, while the symbols of Yurch, BicMix symbols, and Berry Mac codes received low level of efficiency from the point of view of the female workers