The research carried out is about the problems faced by teachers in the teaching of the mentally retarded children in Kairaa primary school Abogeta division Meru Kenya. The researcher being a trained special need teacher handling mentally retarded children in a special unit class failed to understand why so many mentally retarded children in the mainstream dropped out of school so often and tried to find out the degree of problems faced by teachers teaching mentally retarded children and address them.
The study employed descriptive survey method to determine the problems of teaching mentally retarded children in Kairaa primary school where all fourteen teachers were interviewed through the use of researchers devised own made instrwnents, which were questionnaires and interview guides. The frequencies and percentages were used to determ ine analyzation and interpretation of the data.
Further researchers on the problems face by teachers teaching mentally retarded children are vital or important by the future researcher. The govermnent as need to train more special needs teachers and frequency auditing allocations. Ministry of education to streamline curriculum and syllabus for mentally retarded children, create awareness through work shops and seminars to teachers, parents and community about the mental retardation and give responsibilities to the trained special need officers so as to help create awareness and give support to the teaching and learning of the mentally retarded children.
RIUNGU, L (2021). Problems Faced By Teachers Teaching Mentally Retarded Children In Kairaa Primary School Abogeta Division Meru District Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/problems-faced-by-teachers-teaching-mentally-retarded-children-in-kairaa-primary-school-abogeta-division-meru-district-kenya
RIUNGU, LUCY "Problems Faced By Teachers Teaching Mentally Retarded Children In Kairaa Primary School Abogeta Division Meru District Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 10 Jun. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/problems-faced-by-teachers-teaching-mentally-retarded-children-in-kairaa-primary-school-abogeta-division-meru-district-kenya. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
RIUNGU, LUCY . "Problems Faced By Teachers Teaching Mentally Retarded Children In Kairaa Primary School Abogeta Division Meru District Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 10 Jun. 2021. Web. 28 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/problems-faced-by-teachers-teaching-mentally-retarded-children-in-kairaa-primary-school-abogeta-division-meru-district-kenya >.
RIUNGU, LUCY . "Problems Faced By Teachers Teaching Mentally Retarded Children In Kairaa Primary School Abogeta Division Meru District Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 28, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/problems-faced-by-teachers-teaching-mentally-retarded-children-in-kairaa-primary-school-abogeta-division-meru-district-kenya