فاعلية برنامج رياضي في تحسين مستوى التفاعل الاجتماعي لدى أطفال متلازمة دوان

Abstract EN

This study aimed at ensuring the effectiveness of sports program to improve the social interaction of the children with Down's syndrome.

The sample of the study according to its final form consisted of 12 child of Down's syndrome "educables".

Their ages range from 8 to 14.

Their intelligence factor ranges from 50 to 70.

They are from Al - Najashi school in Al Hofuf in Al Ahassa.

They were applied to preliminary data form about child with Down's syndrome (by the researchers), the measurement of social interaction (by the researchers), sports program (by the researchers), after preparing the study tools and conducting the validity and stability.

The results of the study revealed that there were statistically indicating differences in stages of the marks of the children in the experimental group between the before and after applications for the after application.

There were also statistically indicating differences among the averages of the marks of the children in the experimental group and averages of the marks of the children in the control group in the after application for the children in experimental group.

There were no differences in the stages of the marks of the children in the experimental group between the after and tracking/ following application.

This shows the success of sports program in improving the level of the social interaction for the children with Down's syndrome and continuing its effectiveness in improving the social interaction for these children after the period of following up.

The study recommended using the proposed program to improve motor skills in children with Down syndrome.