Problems Related to Receptive and Expressive Language among Pupils with Language Learning Disabilities in the City of Riyadh

Abstract

The aim of the study was to identify the problems related to
receptive and expressive language among learning disabled (LD)
pupils in the city of Riyadh. The sample consisted of 300 pupils, (150
males/ 150 females). One hundred and fifty pupils were learning
disabled and 150 pupils were normal. They spread over three age
levels: 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 years old. Results indicated that the most
common problems of receptive language among LD pupils are
represented in the items: listening within a group, word recognition,
following instructions, comprehension of class discussion, recall of
factual information, recognition of propositions, and comprehension.
The most common problems of expressive language for the language
LD pupils are represented in the items: control of intensity and quality
of voice, vocabulary, grammar, recall of words, recalling of
propositions, recognition of actions from pictures, spelling, selfexpressing,
participation in class discussion, telling tales and private
experiences, expressing ideas, and writing composition. Furthermore,
results indicated that, first, there were significant differences between
LD pupils and normal pupils with respect to both receptive and
expressive language problems; second, there were significant
differences between LD males and females with respect to expressive
language; and, third, 7-8 years old LD pupils have expressive
language problems more than 11-12 year old pupils.