Assessment of the knowledge and level of awareness of teachers handling dyslexia in lower osun state.
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2022
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Department of Arts in Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University.
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The study examined the level of teachers’ awareness on dyslexia symptoms in lower primary school pupils in Osun State. It determined the status of dyslexic children based on school type in lower primary schools in the study area and determined teachers’
knowledge of dyslexia symptoms in lower primary school pupils in the study area. It also investigated the influence of variables such as educational qualifications and years of teaching experience of teachers on awareness of symptoms of dyslexia in lower primary school pupils in the study area. These were done with a view to increasing teachers’ awareness on dyslexia symptoms in lower primary school pupils in Osun State.
The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised all lower primary one, two and three teachers in Osun State. The sample for the study consisted of 270 lower primary school teachers. Multi stage sampling
procedure was used to select the sample for the study. Three Local Government Areas (LGAs) were selected from each of the three senatorial districts in the State using simple random sampling technique, totaling nine LGAs. Ten primary schools (five private schools and five public schools) were selected from each LGA using simple random sampling technique, making a total of 90 primary schools. In each school, three teachers were selected from primary one, two and three using purposive sampling technique because the three classes are the lower basic classes, making a total of 270 teachers that constituted the sample for the study. One purposely-designed instrument titled ‘Level of Awareness of Teachers Handling Dyslexic Children Questionnaire’ (LATHDCQ) was used to collect data for the study. The LATHDCQ has five sections. Section A consisted of the teachers’ socio-demographic information; Section B contained 10 items on the level of teachers’ awareness on dyslexia based on ‘Very Well’ (VW), ‘Partially’ (P) and ‘Not at All ’ (NA);Section C contained 10 items on the status of dyslexic children, based on ‘Yes’ and ‘No’; Section D also consisted 10 items on teachers’ knowledge of dyslexic children based ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ and Section E consisted 10 items on the influence of teachers’ variables on teachers’ awareness of symptoms of dyslexia in lower primary school pupils, based on ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ in the study area. Data collected were analysed using frequency counts, percentage and regression analysis.
The results of the study showed that the level of teachers’ awareness on dyslexia symptoms in lower primary schools is moderate at 51.5%in Osun State. Results of the study revealed that the status of dyslexic children in private schools is low at 53.6% while
the status of dyslexic children in public schools is high at 51.6% in lower primary schools in Osun State. The results of the study further indicated that the teachers’ knowledge of dyslexia symptoms in lower primary school pupils is average at 52.2% in the study area.
Results of the study finally pointed out that there was no significant influence of variables such as educational qualifications and years of teaching experience of teachers on awareness of symptoms of dyslexia in lower primary school pupils in the study area (R = 0.3%; p > 0.05). Based on the findings of the study, it is concluded that teachers’ knowledge of dyslexia symptoms in lower primary school pupils is average and that the level of teachers’ awareness on dyslexia symptoms in lower primary schools is moderate in Osun State.
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ISHOLA, M.O. (2022) Assessment of the knowledge and level of awareness of teachers handling dyslexia in lower osun stste.Department of Arts in Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University.