Meeting the needs of students with specific learning difficulties in the Mainstream education system: Data from primary school teachers in Hong Kong

Meeting the needs of students with specific learning difficulties in the Mainstream education system: Data from primary school teachers in Hong Kong

• Yuen, Man Tak University of Hong Kong
• Westwood, Peter University of Hong Kong
• Wong, Gunter University of Hong Kong

International Journal of Special Education, 20(1), 67-76, 2005

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

2005

• E Special Education
  • EH Education for Students with Learning Disabilities

Foreign Countries Learning Disabilities Student Needs Elementary School Teachers Special Needs Students Inclusive Schools Academic Accommodations (Disabilities) Individualized Instruction Questionnaires Hong Kong

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education

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This paper reports a small-scale study conducted with 34 primary-school teachers in Hong Kong to determine how they meet the personal and academic learning needs of students officially identified with specific learning disability (SpLD) in their classes. Information was collected from the teachers via a structured questionnaire listing possible strategies for classroom use, and via an open-ended request for additional information from the teachers concerning their current practices. Results indicated that the teachers make relatively few adaptations to meet the SpLD students' needs, and rely mainly on other students in the class to provide peer assistance They sometimes also allow extra time for the students to complete work, and provide some individual help when possible during the lesson. Teachers rarely (if ever) adapt curriculum content, modify instructional resources, or design special learning activities for the students with SpLD. The paper also discusses briefly the contemporary theoretical perspectives on inclusion for SpLD students, differentiated teaching as a possible solution, and the difficulties encountered in implementing such a model.
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• English

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2010-11-28