PE-Special Needs Education: Recent submissions

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School Factors Affecting the Implementation of Inclusive Education in Regular Primary Schools in Matungu Sub-County, Kenya.

Musumba, Redemptor (Maasai Mara University, 2018)

Implementation of inclusive education has emerged as a very vital issue at regular primary schools in Kenya. Exclusion of learners with special needs in regular primary schools has been attributed to school factors that ...
Identification of Reading Disabilities and Teacher-Oriented Challenges in Teaching Reading to Standard Five Learners in Nyeri and Nairobi Districts, Kenya

Runo, Mary N. (Kenyatta University, 2010)

The study aimed at finding out whether teachers can identify the causes of reading disabilities in learners. It intended to establish whether teachers have adequate knowledge of identifying learners with reading disabilities, ...
Identification Process of Articulation and Phonemic Disorders in Children with Communication Disorders in Primary Schools, Nairobi Province, Kenya

Maneno, Robert J. (Kenyatta University, 2008)

Many children with speech and language disorders are silently affected academically and psychologically as they articulate words wrongly when they try to communicate verbally to their peers. Academically, they do not perform ...
Determinants of Primary School Wastage for Learners with Disabilities in Coast Province, Kenya: Towards A Theoretical Prevention Model

Mazrui, Lubna Munir (Kenyatta University, 2014)

This mixed methods study investigated the determinants of primary school wastage for learners with disabilities in the Coast province of Kenya. The study sought to: establish patterns of grade repetition and dropout, ...
Techniques to Support Early Identification of Children with Vision Problems in Public Primary Schools in Central Kenya

Mwangi, Sarah Wanjiku (Kenyatta University, 2013)

The aim of this study was to establish whether children with vision problems were identified early and given support to avoid visual impairment in Kiambu, Murang’a and Kirinyaga Counties in Central Kenya. Although visual ...
Quality of Education Offered To Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) In the Era of Free Primary Education (FPE) In Rural Kenya: Perspectives of Educationists, Teachers and Parents

Omoke, Charles M. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

The education of children with special educational needs (SEN) has been a focus of international inquiry. There is a strong advocacy for the inclusion of children with SEN in regular schools although this remains contentious ...
Implementation of Inclusive Education in Kenya: Pressures and Opportunities

Ondieki, Peterson Osero (Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST), 2017)

The term inclusive education refers to a philosophy of education that promotes education of all pupils in mainstream schools. Internationally, inclusive education is seen as a system which caters for the needs of a diverse ...
Perspectives of Parents and Teachers on Inclusion of Learners with Mental Challenges in Selected Public Primary Schools in Rarieda Sub County, Siaya County, Kenya

Nandi, Atieno L. (Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST), 2016)

The effect of parental and teachers attitude towards the inclusion of mentally challenged learners could not be over emphasized. Despite the Worlds Education for All and Kenyan government current policy of Free Primary ...
Management of Learners with Special Needs Inclusive System of Education in Makueni County Public Primary Schools, Kenya: A Model

Mutie, Josphine Mbithe (University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, 2016-06)

The purpose of this study is to find out how learners with special needs in public primary schools were managed inclusively in Makueni county- Kenya, based on awareness, teacher preparedness, attitude, instructional ...
Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions on Instruction of Braille Literacy in Primary Schools for Learners with Visual Impairment in Kenya

Chomba, Wa Munyi (Kenyatta University, 2017)

The purpose of the study was to investigate and analyze teachers’ perceptions on instruction of Braille literacy in special primary schools for learners with visual impairment in Kenya. To address the problem of decline ...
Relationship between Teachers’ Perception of Causes of Challenging Behaviour and the Choice of Management Strategies among Learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Khasakhala, Edward Okaya; Galava, Priscilla (IISTE, 2016)

The ministry of Public Health and Sanitation in Kenya together with ministry of Education recognizes that mental wellbeing is important in psychosocial well being and cognitive development of children. They point out that ...
Teachers’ Perception of Challenging Behaviour among Learners with Autism and Its Influence on Choice of Management Strategies in Primary Schools in Western Kenya

Khasakhala, Edward Okaya (Maseno University, 2016)

Teachers working with learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) often feel ill prepared to manage challenging behaviours presented by them. Quite often, when they are faced with cases of challenging behaviour, they ...
Effectiveness of Assistive Technology on Teaching Mathematics to Learners with Visual Impairments in Special Primary Schools in Kenya

Mary Wairimu, Chege (Kenyatta University, 2019)

There has been a problem in Mathematics of learners with VI as a result of inadequate AT and reluctance of teachers to apply appropriate teaching strategies when teaching Mathematics using AT in special primary schools. ...
Effects of Mainstreaming Learners with Communication Disability and Their Effects on Educational Performance in Public Primary Schools in Kericho County, Kenya

Mutai, Paul Kipkorir (Kenyatta University, 2018)

This study sought to establish communication disability and their effects on educational performance of learners in mainstreamed public primary schools in Kericho County, Kenya. The study was guided by five objectives, ...
Peer-Mediated Support Strategies for Enhancing Social Interaction Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Public Primary Schools, Migori County, Kenya

Ogogo, Joyce Achieng (Kenyatta University, 2019)

A fundamental feature of social life is social interaction, or the ways in which people act with other people and react to how other people are acting, which is a deficit in learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Public ...
An Investigation of Phonological Awareness Skills of Learners with Reading Disorders in Class Six in Selected Schools in Nairobi County

Orago, Stephen Ochieng’ (Kenyatta University, 2015)

This study set out to investigate the phonological awareness skills of learners with reading disability. When one is considered a normal reader, he or she does not encounter much difficulty in reading and understanding ...
The relationship between Kenyan Sign Language and English literacy

Aura, Lillie Josephine; Venville, Grady; Marais, Ida (The Institutes for Educational Research, 2016)

This paper presents results of an investigation into the relationship between Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) and English literacy skills. It is derived from research undertaken towards an MEd degree awarded by The University ...
The Effect of Embossed Picture Technique on Reading Performance of Learners with Hearing Impairments: A Case of Kambui School for the Deaf

Munyendo, Sella; Wamocho, Franciscah Irangi (American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2010)

The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of embossed picture technique when used in teaching reading to the pupils with hearing impairment. The study was guided by Piaget’s theory of human mental development. ...
Influence of Pupils Interpretation of Kenyan Sign Language on Academic Performance of Pupils with Hearing Impairment in Selected Public Primary Schools, Kenya

Wawire, Tom M.; Namunga, Nick (International Journal Corner, 2019)

The government of Kenya recognizes the importance of special needs education as a crucial sector for accelerating the attainment of Education for all students and the 2030 Millennium Development Goals. The purpose of this ...
Support Services and Resources in Regular Primary Schools with Hearing Impaired Learners in Kenya: A Case Study of Kakamega County

Okutoyi, Joel; Kochung, Edwards; Kabuka, Eric K.; Were, Michael Charles; Adoyo, Peter Oracha (IJSTR, 2013)

Information from Educational Assessment and Resource Centers (2010) in Kakamega County indicates that the number of learners with Hearing Impairment in regular primary schools increased since the inception of Free Primary ...

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