IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

Abstract

This paper established that learning difficulty is a phenomena that affects children and is a heterogeneous disorder, which poses difficulty in reading, writing and mathematical calculations. Teachers are to identify such disorder through the use of checklist, observation, use of tests and face to face interviews. The identified disorder include; Dyscalculia or math difficulty, Dyspraxia or motor planning difficulty and Attention difficulty Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Certain intervention strategies, were proposed amongst which are: direct instruction, individual education plan, development of basic perception skills. The paper recommended amongst other thing that; the curriculum of Teachers Training Institutions should be drawn in such a way that teacher trainer will receive instructions on learning difficulties, on how to help children with such problem.