Abstract
The purpose of the study was to test the use of various religious symbols to teach Jewish mentally-retarded youngsters enhanced familiarity with certain Jewish holidays. The participants included 8 students aged from 12-23 years old with various degrees of moderate to severe mental handicap. The study group met eight hours weekly (2 hours biweekly) for a total of 12 weeks. Four categories of questions involving nine different symbols were used. Baseline values were determined in pre- and post-testing. Results demonstrated that all students completing the study showed improvements in symbol recognition. We conclude that use of symbols can provide useful tools to improve communication with mentally retarded individuals. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: <[email protected]> Website: <http://www.HaworthPress.com>.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Spirituality and Intellectual Disability |
| Subtitle of host publication | International Perspectives on the Effect of Culture and Religion on Healing Body, Mind, and Soul |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 123-139 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781317788126 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780789016843 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Jewish children
- Mental retardation
- autistic children
- religious holidays
- symbols
- teaching methods
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Health Professions