The Effectiveness of Spectrum Project Activities on Multiple Intelligence in Preschool Children with Neuro - psychological/Developemental Learning Disabilities

The present study examined the effectiveness of spectrum project activities to promote multiple intelligences in preschool children with Neuro - psychological/ Developmental Learning Disabilities.
The study was conducted on experimental and control groups through pretest and posttest stag - es. A total of 56 children with Neuropsychological/ Developmental Learning Disabilities in Isfahan preschool centers were selected based on the multi-stage random sampling method and the cut-off point 57 in Executive Skills Scale For Preschool Children-Parent version. Subsequently, the enrolled subjects were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The spectrum project ac - tivities comprising seven types of activities was conducted for the experimental group during 12 weeks (two session per week). The Checklist of Gardner’s mul - tiple intelligences and Executive Skills Scale For Preschool children- Parent Version (ESS-P) were used. Data analysis was performed using of descriptive and inferential statistical methods (Multivariate analysis of covariance).
Results suggested a significant effect of spectrum project activities on promot - ing multiple intelligences of children with Neuropsychological/Developmental Learning Disabilities (p The spectrum project activities is suggested to be taught to teachers and parents of preschoolers, especially chil - dren with Neuropsy chological/ Developmental Learning Disabilities.