Peries, Weerasingha Arachchige Nadhee, Indrarathne, Bimali orcid.org/0000-0001-7640-2565, Jayamanne, B. Deepal W. et al. (3 more authors) (2021) Primary school teachers' readiness in identifying children with dyslexia:a national survey in Sri Lanka. DYSLEXIA. pp. 486-509. ISSN 1076-9242
Abstract
Primary school teachers should be able to identify struggling learners who may have dyslexia type learning difficulties, in order to facilitate early intervention. Considering this importance, a nationwide survey was conducted in Sri Lanka with 705 primary school teachers among randomly selected schools in order to investigate teacher readiness to identify learners with dyslexia. Teacher readiness was measured based on three variables (a) teachers' self-reported basic knowledge of dyslexia, (b) their self-reported awareness of local tools and processes used to identify dyslexia and (c) their self-reported attitudes towards engaging in identifying dyslexia. Data were gathered through a structured questionnaire. Logistic regression analyses revealed that the participants had minimal readiness to engage in identifying learners with dyslexia. However, most of them showed positive attitudes towards actively engaging in identifying dyslexia.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Education (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2021 12:00 |
Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2025 23:22 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/dys.1696 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/dys.1696 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:178615 |
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