The Effect of Creative Drama on Pre-teaching Skills and Social Communication Behaviors of Children with Autism

YILDIRIM DOĞRU S. S.

STUDIES ON ETHNO-MEDICINE, cilt.9, sa.2, ss.181-189, 2015 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09735070.2015.11905433
  • Dergi Adı: STUDIES ON ETHNO-MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.181-189
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Drama Training, Early Childhood, Inclusive Education, Special Education, Social Skills, EDUCATION
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of creative drama in education on pre-teaching skills and social communication behaviors of children with autism. The research is based on a 6-year-old girl with autism; attending pre-school inclusion classes in Izmir, Turkey. To evaluate the specify effectiveness, this research is, among single subject designs, multiple baselines across behavior models, pre-test and post-test designs. The study is expected to indicate the positive impact of applied training on developing receptive language skills, social interaction, social independence, and a social collaboration: instruction following, attention gathering and awaiting the turn. Based on the findings of this research, it can be said that the drama education in early childhood for children with autism has a positive effect on teaching social skills and pre-teaching skills.