Background: Teachers knowledge about epilepsy is an important issue since teachers have lots of effectwhen children spend epileptic seizure at the school, and plays a vital role on providing an educationalsupport for epileptic child and to keep good communication between epileptic and normal child.Objectives of the Study: The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an instructionalprogram on Elementary school teacher’s knowledge concerning epilepsy.Methodology: A quasi-experimental design used in the present study with the application a (preposttestapproach) for the study group and control group after implementation of instructional program.Data collection was done at two times: for both study and control group and (15) days after giving theinstructional program in the study group.Results: The results of the study shows that there is a highly significant differences related to teacher’sknowledge concerning epilepsy at Al-Rusafa Third Education Directorate in Baghdad City, There is asignificant association between teacher’s knowledge with their socio-demographic characteristics interm of educational level, marital status, and family monthly income.
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