Special Needs Education & Early Childhood Development Research Papers/Topics

Parental and special education teachers’ influence on psychological adjustment of pupils with learning disabilities in inclusive primary schools in Kenya

Abstract/Overview Learning disabilities (LDs) encompass a very extensive range of academic problems which can give rise to social and psychological problems. Apart from experiencing academic problems, pupils with LDs experience strong feelings of frustrations, sadness and shame as a result of repeated failure and this can lead to psychological difficulties. These psychological problems are experienced at home and at school and if not addressed, they add to the burden of the condition and cou...

Teaching and Learning strategies used in the implementation of inclusive education in primary schools in Kenya

Abstract/Overview The term inclusive education has come to refer to a philosophy of education that promotes the education of all pupils in mainstream schools. Under the inclusion model, students with special needs spend most or all of their time with non-disabled students. In schools where inclusive education is offered, both special needs children and those who are less challenged, regular children, are taught in the same classroom. In some countries, inclusive education is thought of as...

Perception of Teachers on Inclusive Education in Public Regular Primary Schools in Homa Bay Town Sub County, Homa Bay County, Kenya.

Abstract/Overview This study investigated the influence of classroom instructional resources on pre-primary learners’ mastery of number activity concepts in public preschool schools in Embakasi Sub County Nairobi County. The target population comprised of the 25 public preschools, 75 pre-school teachers, 25 centre managers, 3 Sub County coordinator and 1536 preschool learners. A sample size of 461 learners, 75 pre-primary teachers,25 Centre managers and 3 Sub County Coordinators were co...