Challenges of impaired children and their performance at school: case study of Isiolo school for the deaf, Isiolo district, Kenya
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2009-08
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
Learners with hearing impairment are greatly disadvantaged in our society due to their handicaps. Most of them do not perform well academically and socially.
The study revealed that learners at Isiolo School for the deaf do not use hearing aids despite them being deaf .this may have an effect on their learning.
The community have negative attitude towards children with deafness this makes the children not to get their rights unlike their peers without disabilities.
Isiolo School for the deaf is understaffed as the teachers forced to teach more than twenty five lessons per week. Despite them being few, only three teachers out of eleven are trained on diploma in special education; this is a great challenge as it has impact on the education of these learners .the study shows that teachers experience problems in teaching different subject to the hearing impaired learners, this is due to the curriculum set up which was meant for the hearing learners.
Learners at Isiolo school for the deaf experience problems while communicating with hearing community this 1s due to communication breakdown between them.
The respondents of this study are the head teacher, teachers and learners of the school. questionnaires were used to all the subjects together with interview guide .qualitative and quantitative methods were used in analyzing the results .one of the recommendations is for the government to post more trained teachers to the school stake holders ,government and nongovernmental organization to help learners acquire hearing aids .Also teachers to sensitize the community on the causes of hearing impairment and guide counsel them to have positive attitude to the persons with hearing impairment.
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A Research Report Submitted To The Institute Of Open And Distance Learning In Partial Fulfillment Of The Award Of Bachelor Of Education Of Kampala International University
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Impaired children, School, Isiolo school for the deaf, Isiolo district, Kenya