국어 교과와 연계한 스킬스트리밍 프로그램이 초등 저학년 발달장애 학생에게 미치는 영향 = The Effects of a Skillstreaming Program Linked to Korean Language Curriculum on the Social Skills, Self-Expression Abilities, and Teacher-Student Relationship Perceptions of Lower-Grade Elementary Students with Developmental Disabilities

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a Skillstreaming program linked to Korean language curriculum on the social skills, self-expression abilities, and relationship with special educators of students with developmental disabilities in lower grades of elementary schools. Eighteen students with developmental disabilities in lower grades who belonged to special classes at elementary schools located in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Chungnam, and Jeonbuk participated in the study and nine among them were provided with the program for 16 sessions over 8 weeks. This study applied a pre-post control group design, and used an independent samples t test to find out if there was a significant difference between the two groups. The results are as follows. First, there was a statistically significant difference between groups in social skills. Second, there was a statistically significant difference between groups in self-expression abilities. Third, a significant difference was found between groups in special educators’ perceptions of their relationships with participating students. This study is significant in that it developed and applied a social skills instruction program linked to the curriculum and verified its effectiveness.