ERIC Number: EJ1337533
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Mar
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Improving the Reading Skills of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Preliminary Study from Botswana
Mensi, Marina; Baiocco, Roberto; Otukile-Mongwaketse, Mpho; Paganotti, Giacomo Maria; Kubina, Richard Michael
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, v26 n1 p149-165 Mar 2022
In Botswana, Special Needs Education has been implemented for 25 years with some success but there is still a need for evidence-based methods like Frequency Building, behavioural fluency, and Precision Teaching to be used to measure and improve school performance and learning. We explored the impact of these behavioural technologies on reading performances of four children with learning disorders (ADHD, speech impairment and acquired brain disorder) in a special school in Gaborone. At the assessment, two children were unable to read letter sounds and two could not read sight words. Reading performances were measured with frequency and displayed on a standard celeration chart. During the intervention, the length of the tasks was reduced and then augmented. Findings revealed that after 3 months of intervention children significantly increased their score stimulating self-confidence and enthusiasm during activities. This work demonstrates that behavioural technologies can be applied in Africa without using expensive or time-consuming resources.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Skill Development, Students with Disabilities, Special Schools, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Speech Impairments, Neurological Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Precision Teaching, Reading Instruction
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
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Identifiers - Location: Botswana
Grant or Contract Numbers: P30AI045008
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