مجلة الدراسات والبحوث الاجتماعية
Volume 14, Numéro 1, Pages 316-328
2026-10-13

The Oral Language Of Children With Down Syndrome: A Differential Field Study Between Children In Special Education Classes In Primary Schools And Children Integrated In Psycho-pedagogical Centers

Authors : Sahraoui Nadia .

Abstract

This study aimed to reveal the existence of differences in the oral language of children with Down syndrome between children in special classes in primary school and children integrated into psycho-pedagogical centers. To achieve this objective, a comparative descriptive approach was adopted. was based on and an oral language test in children with Down syndrome by Houari Amina and Kharbache Houda (2017) was applied to a sample composed of 25 children with Down syndrome divided into two groups, 15 children integrated into special classes and 10 children. integrated into the psycho-pedagogical centers of the wilaya of Tizi Ouzou, and after collecting and analyzing data based on the Mann-Whitney difference coefficient and rank averages, the study resulted in statistically significant differences between children with Down syndrome integrated into special classes in primary schools and children integrated into psycho-pedagogical centers, in favor of children in special classes, which indicates the importance of school Inclusion for this group.

Keywords

Oral Language; Children with Down Syndrome; Inclusion; Special Classes; Psycho-Pedagogical Centers.