Dyslexia : an investigation of teacher awareness in mainstream high schools

The main aim of this study was to assess teachers’ awareness levels of dyslexia, their perceptions of their ability to identify and manage dyslexia, and their perceptions of the adequacy of their pre-service and in-service training in dyslexia. The sample comprised teachers at 16 mainstream high sch...

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Main Author:	Thompson, Lynette Sharon
Other Authors:	Ochse, Caryl
Format:	Others
Language:	en
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Dyslexia Special needs education Reading disability Learning disability Teacher awareness High school teachers Mainstream schools Pre-service training In-service training 371.9144096873 Dyslexia > South Africa > Western Cape Remedial teaching > South Africa > Western Cape Reading disability > South Africa > Western Cape Mainstreaming in education > South Africa > Western Cape Dyslexic children > Education (Secondary) > South Africa > Western Cape Learning disabled children > Education > South Africa > Western Cape Inclusive education > South Africa > Western Cape Reading > Remedial teaching > South Africa > Western Cape
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13373

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spelling	ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-unisa-oai-umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za-10500-133732016-04-16T04:08:24Z Dyslexia : an investigation of teacher awareness in mainstream high schools Thompson, Lynette Sharon Ochse, Caryl Dyslexia Special needs education Reading disability Learning disability Teacher awareness High school teachers Mainstream schools Pre-service training In-service training 371.9144096873 Dyslexia -- South Africa -- Western Cape Remedial teaching -- South Africa -- Western Cape Reading disability -- South Africa -- Western Cape Mainstreaming in education -- South Africa -- Western Cape Dyslexic children -- Education (Secondary) -- South Africa -- Western Cape Learning disabled children -- Education -- South Africa -- Western Cape Inclusive education -- South Africa -- Western Cape Reading -- Remedial teaching -- South Africa -- Western Cape The main aim of this study was to assess teachers’ awareness levels of dyslexia, their perceptions of their ability to identify and manage dyslexia, and their perceptions of the adequacy of their pre-service and in-service training in dyslexia. The sample comprised teachers at 16 mainstream high schools in the Western Cape. A Likert type scale questionnaire was used to collect data that were analysed by means of a sign test of difference and a Kruskal-Wallis test of variance. The results indicated that teachers had adequate knowledge of dyslexia, believed they are able to identify and manage dyslexia, and believed that they received little or no pre-service and in-service training in dyslexia. The main conclusion that can be drawn is that teachers need on-going adequate pre-service and in-service training in the field of dyslexia. Department of Psychology M.A. (Psychology) 2014-04-23T12:09:58Z 2014-04-23T12:09:58Z 2014-04 Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13373 en 1 online resource (xiv, 142 leaves)
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topic	Dyslexia Special needs education Reading disability Learning disability Teacher awareness High school teachers Mainstream schools Pre-service training In-service training 371.9144096873 Dyslexia -- South Africa -- Western Cape Remedial teaching -- South Africa -- Western Cape Reading disability -- South Africa -- Western Cape Mainstreaming in education -- South Africa -- Western Cape Dyslexic children -- Education (Secondary) -- South Africa -- Western Cape Learning disabled children -- Education -- South Africa -- Western Cape Inclusive education -- South Africa -- Western Cape Reading -- Remedial teaching -- South Africa -- Western Cape
spellingShingle	Dyslexia Special needs education Reading disability Learning disability Teacher awareness High school teachers Mainstream schools Pre-service training In-service training 371.9144096873 Dyslexia -- South Africa -- Western Cape Remedial teaching -- South Africa -- Western Cape Reading disability -- South Africa -- Western Cape Mainstreaming in education -- South Africa -- Western Cape Dyslexic children -- Education (Secondary) -- South Africa -- Western Cape Learning disabled children -- Education -- South Africa -- Western Cape Inclusive education -- South Africa -- Western Cape Reading -- Remedial teaching -- South Africa -- Western Cape Thompson, Lynette Sharon Dyslexia : an investigation of teacher awareness in mainstream high schools
description	The main aim of this study was to assess teachers’ awareness levels of dyslexia, their perceptions of their ability to identify and manage dyslexia, and their perceptions of the adequacy of their pre-service and in-service training in dyslexia. The sample comprised teachers at 16 mainstream high schools in the Western Cape. A Likert type scale questionnaire was used to collect data that were analysed by means of a sign test of difference and a Kruskal-Wallis test of variance. The results indicated that teachers had adequate knowledge of dyslexia, believed they are able to identify and manage dyslexia, and believed that they received little or no pre-service and in-service training in dyslexia. The main conclusion that can be drawn is that teachers need on-going adequate pre-service and in-service training in the field of dyslexia. === Department of Psychology === M.A. (Psychology)
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Dyslexia : an investigation of teacher awareness in mainstream high schools

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