Reading and writing skill development of Children with intellectual disability through Art and Craft

The present study is designed to find out the effect of art and craft activities on teaching reading and writing skills among Students with Intellectual Disability. Students with Intellectual disability at primary level in the age range of 7 to 12 years from special school were included as sample for the present study. Selected sample were randomly assigned to two homogenous groups i.e. control group and experimental group. Self developed checklist with the items on reading and writing developed by the researcher was used in the study. Two group Pre and post test design with control group has been used in the present study. The developed art and craft activity was implemented for 20 sessions among the selected students in the experimental group. Statistical analysis revealed significant difference in the pre and post test scores (p< 0.01) of the sample in reading and writing skills through art and craft activities. Hence the findings of the study indicate positive and highly significant effect of art and craft activities on learning reading and writing skills among children with intellectual disability.