MIDDLE BASIC SCHOOL TEACHERS’ AWARENESS AND MANAGEMENT OF DYSLEXIA AMONG PUPILS IN ILORIN AND SOKOTO, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Dyslexia, Disability, Middle basic, Awareness and Management strategiesAbstract
The study assessed middle basic school teachers’ awareness and management of dyslexia among pupils. A descriptive survey designed was adopted for the study. The population comprised all middle basic teachers in Ilorin and Sokoto Metropolis. An adopted questionnaire with psychometric properties of content validity and reliability index of 0.78 was used for the study. The instrument was administrated to 641 basic school teachers in Ilorin and Sokoto metropolis. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings of the study revealed that majority of middle basic school teachers in the Ilorin and Sokoto are not aware of and lack adequate management strategies of dyslexia among basic school pupils. The study recommended, that there is the need to make special education a “Compulsory/Required” course in the Nigeria Teacher education training programme at both National Certificate in Education (NCE) and University level as this will provide teachers adequate knowledge of strategies they can use in managing dyslexia among pupils.
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