Willis Acholla

Factors Influencing Dropout of Learners with Learning Disabilities: Ld Learners School Dropout Willis Acholla

The kenya governments policy on Special Needs Education emphasizes inclusivity. Programmes are put in place to create awareness and train teachers to teach learners with disabilities including those with Learning Disabilities. Howevever, research indicates that learners with learning disabilities often dropout of school more often than their counter parts. Factors suspected to contribute to this dropout include lack of curriculum adaptation, inappropriate metothods of teaching, poor teacher attitude and lack of parental support. This book highlight the influence of these variables and explores possible solutions to the phenomenon. Both teacher trainees and those teaching in regular classrooms will find this book most valueable.