Teachers' Attitudes Towards Teacidng Pupils With Learning Disabilities In Schools Under Free Primary Education In Githunguri Division Kiambu District kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page .............................................................................................. i

Declaration ......................................... ......... .......................................... .i

Dedication ........................................................ ................... ............... . .. .ii

Acknowledgements .......... . ...................................................................... .iii

Table of Contents ........ .. ... ... ................ .................................................... iv

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 1

1.1. BACKGROUND TO TH SETUDY .................................................................... l

1.2. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ................................................................... 3

1.3. GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY .................................................... .4

1.4. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ..................................................... .4

1.5. SCOPE OF THE STUDY .................................................................................... 4

1.6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ................................................................... .4

CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................. 6

LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................... 6

2.0. OVER VIEW ....................................................................................................... 6

2.1. DEFINITION OF OPERATION KEY TERMS ................................................. 6

2.2. PREVALENCE OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING

DIFFICULTIES ............................................................................................................... 8

2.3. EFFECTS OF LEARNING DISABILITIES .................................................... 11

2.3.1. Spoken language problems ............................................................................ 12

2.3.2. Written language problems ............................................................................ 12

2.3.3. Reading problems .......................................................................................... 13

3.0. OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................... 15

3.1. RESEARCH DESIGN ....................................................................................... 15

3.2. SAMPLING PROCEDURE .............................................................................. 15

3.3. A SAMPLE ........................................................................................................ 16

3.3.1. Sample size .................................................................................................... 16

3.4. DATA COLLECTION METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS ........................... 16