ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the impact of total communication Philosophy in teaching learners with mental impairment. A case study of Wajir School for the Mentally Retarded in Wajir County was taken. The findings of this study are expected to assist the curriculum developers and teachers of special needs in strategising teaching of the mentally impaired.The study was guided by the following objectives; To examine the impact of total Communication Philosophy in teaching the ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that determine the academic performance of students with hearing impairment. Student class reports were studied for term one and term two of 2008. And multiple observation sessions were carried out during the same period. The research questions were: 1. What is the nature of H.I. suffered by H.L Students? 2. What difficulties do students of H.I. face with academic learning? 3. What are the teacher’s qualifications and training? T...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting acquisition of adaptive behavior skills among learners with intellectual disabilities in selected primary special schools and units in Thika Sub-County, Kiambu, Kenya.Learners with intellectual disability have a low IQ (below 70) and cannot cope with the regular curriculum. They need a specialized curriculum that includes skills meant to help them cope with day to day activities. However, teaching of these skills is faced by m...
Dyslexia contributes to poor performance and low participation of a learner in reading. Reading in English is an essential feature of Kenya’s education trajectory. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the role of dyslexia in learners’ performances in English, with specific references to standard seven learners in public primary schools the sub county of Kasarani. The decision to study performance in English and not any other language was deemed necessary for besides being ...
This study investigated the problems the teachers encountered in integrating students with visual impairment. The study sought to find out whether teachers were adequately trained to teach students with visual impairment. It also investigated the problems the teachers faced in adopting the syllabus for students with visual impairment. It investigated whether teachers were guided on how to teach students with visual impairment. The study also sought to find out the opinion of teachers tow...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of counseling on compliance on use of hearing aids by learners with hearing impairment in public primary schools in Ruiru, Kiambu County, Kenya. The study objectives were: to determine the influence of guidance and counseling on retention of learners with hearing impairment in the four selected public primary schools, to establish the availability of professionally trained teachers in guidance and counseling, to promote compli...
The study looked at Environmental Influences on English language acquisition among class five learners with hearing impairments in Nairobi County, Kenya. Majority of learners with hearing impairments in Kenya seem to leave school without having attained adequate literacy levels deemed desirable for successful transition in the afterlife of school. Factors such as inadequate resources in schools, poor teaching methodology and poor parental support are some of the factors that make learner...
The purpose of this study was to investigate constraints to the implementation of reverse integration in special primary and secondary schools in Mombasa County, Kenya. It was guided by a set of objectives which were followed up with a corresponding set of research questions. A theoretical framework based on Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory was adopted. The study adopted a descriptive survey design that used an exploratory approach to investigate the problem at hand. The target...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at identifying the extent to which strategies for reducing dropout rates of learners with mild intellectual disabilities were implemented in inclusive primary schools in Bugesera District, Rwanda. The target population was 195 respondents who included teachers, headteachers, learners with MID and officers in charge of Child Friendly School initiative (CFS). A sample size of 62 respondents was obtained through the use of purposive sampling, stratified random sampling...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to find out factors affecting the education of children with low vision in the Central division ofisiolo district. The researcher was interested in finding out the views of different people towards the education of children with low vision in the area, therefore qualitative approach was employed to collect data. The researcher chose Headteachers, teachers, parents and visually impaired children as sample population because through them relevant and appropr...
ABSTRACT This study was set up to find out the social problems experienced by pupils with mental retardation in the mainstream schools. It was carried out in three schools namely: Mutuguni Primary School Kigogo Primary School Thuita Primary School The data was obtained from teachers six, 9 pupils and three parents . The instruments used were interview guide and observation. The tindings indicated that the social problems of children with mental retardation stem from negative attitudes and ne...
ABSTRACT The research has been carried out on teachers’ attitude and academic performance of pupils with specific learning difficulties in Kamnara Primary School Bondo district Kenya. The researcher has used questionnaires to collect data. The researcher also used documents from the school to find out academic performance of learners and teachers’ qualifications. Some of the documents used include mark lists, and teachers monthly return records. The researcher has realized that teachers h...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to find out and establish the communication methods used in teaching children with hearing impairment in Migori District. This will be descriptive survey study. There are many children with different disabilities in Migori District. This is evidenced by a number of special units which has been opened within regular school to cater for these children with disabilities. A sample of nine teachers in the schools and units where children learn will be drawn fr...
ABSTRACT. This study is about methods of teaching mathematics and academic performance of learners in regular primary schools in Shamata zone which is in Nyandarua North District in Kenya. After a careful thought in respect to how mathematics is performed in the area, the researcher saw it was imperative that a study be conducted to investigate the teaching methods in relation to academic performance. The method used in research approach was both quantitative and qualitative approach. The re...
ABSTRACT The learners who are hearing impaired have for years been stigmatized although their potentiality in performing duties does not differ from that of non-hearing impaired learners. In our learning institutions, both teachers and follow learners have always despised these learners. The teachers take little care or no care to these learners. What they have done so far is to stigmatize them. They have been labeled with all sorts of adjectives that are so discouraging and not motivating a...