Research paper (M.A.) -- Cardinal Stritch College -- Milwaukee, 1980. / A research paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Education (Special Education). Includes bibliographical references (49-51 p.).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

This dissertation was initiated to investigate the preprimary teacher's role in identifying and assisting learning disabled preprimars. The literature section consists of a study of the normal process of child development and the phenomenon of learning disability and its manifestation in preprimars. The philosophy of inclusion and a number of existing programmes for learners with learning disabilities were examined. The empirical research assessed the responses of preprimary teachers from the Eastern Cape to a questionnaire, their experiences in dealing with preprimars with learning disabilities in a typical preprimary group were analyzed and a summary of the findings was made. Recommendations have been given to teachers regarding the identification of learning disabilities in preprimars, the assistance and support needed to enable the teacher to assist the learning disabled preprimar and the need for additional training to equip her to do so. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Orthopedagogics)

Orientador: Sadao Omote / Banca: Sandra Regina Gimeniz Paschoal / Banca: Thelma Matsukura / Resumo: Diante do atual contexto da inclusão e considerando que o cuidador é um dos importantes pilares para viabilizar a entrada e permanência da criança com deficiência na escola, na comunidade e na sociedade em geral, este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar as condições emocionais e psicológicas dos responsáveis de crianças com paralisia cerebral, que podem interferir no processo inclusivo escolar dessas crianças. O estudo foi desenvolvido junto a 18 cuidadores familiares de crianças com paralisia cerebral (PC) e que eram assistidas no Centro de Estudos da Educação e da Saúde (CEES) da Universidade Estadual Paulista, na cidade de Marília -SP e que estavam regularmente matriculadas em escolas municipais, estaduais ou particulares. Para a coleta de dados utilizamos a Escala de AutoEstima de Dela Coleta e a forma abreviada do Questionário de Recursos e Estresse (QRS-F). O terceiro e último instrumento utilizado foi um Roteiro de Entrevista composto de 28 perguntas abertas e 13 de alternativas. Por meio de 41 perguntas buscou-se levantar informações sobre: (a) caracterização da criança, (b) fatores relacionados a criança na escola regular, (c) fatores que podem favorecer a inclusão, (d) fatores que podem estar dificultando a inclusão, (e) caracterização do responsável e (f) perfil socioeconômico da família da criança com paralisia cerebral. Foi realizada uma análise individual dos dados do roteiro de entrevista sendo que as respostas às questões de alternativas foram tabuladas para a contagem da frequência e as respostas às questões abertas foram transcritas e submetidas à análise de conteúdo. Calculados os escores do Questionário de Recursos e Estresse (F-QRS) e da escala de autoestima de Dela Coleta, foi calculado o coeficiente de correlação de Spearman para verificar se havia associação entre o estresse... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In today's context of inclusion and considering that the caregiver is one of the important pillars to facilitate the access and permanence of children with disabilities in school, community and society in general, this study aimed to evaluate the psychological and emotional conditions of the caregiver of children with cerebral palsy, which can interfere with the process of inclusion of these children. The study was developed with 18 family caregivers of children with cerebral palsy (CP) that were assisted at the Center for the Study of Education and Health (CEES), Universidade Estadual Paulista in Marília-SP and who were enrolled in regular schools private, from the city or from the state. To collect the data we use the Self-Esteem Scale by Dela Coleta and short form of the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS-F). The third and final instrument was a Guide Interview consisted of 28 open questions and 13 alternatives. Through 41 questions attempted to gather information on: (a) characterization of the child, (b) factors related to the child in regular school, (c) factors that may support the inclusion, (d) factors that may be complicating the inclusion (e) characterization of caregiver and (f) family socioeconomic profile of children with cerebral palsy. An analysis of individual data of the interview was made, where the answers to the questions of alternatives were tabulated for the frequency count and the answers to open questions were transcribed and subjected to content analysis. Calculated the scores of the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS-F) and of the Self-esteem Scale by Dela Coleta, we calculated the Spearman correlation coefficient to check whether there was an association between stress and self-esteem, giving outcome considered extremely significant. The scores of these scales were... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-02-27Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:40:17Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 gregorutti_cc_me_mar.pdf: 1634003 bytes, checksum: ea7d031a6535a0ca66fb179b50b71aa3 (MD5) / Diante do atual contexto da inclusão e considerando que o cuidador é um dos importantes pilares para viabilizar a entrada e permanência da criança com deficiência na escola, na comunidade e na sociedade em geral, este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar as condições emocionais e psicológicas dos responsáveis de crianças com paralisia cerebral, que podem interferir no processo inclusivo escolar dessas crianças. O estudo foi desenvolvido junto a 18 cuidadores familiares de crianças com paralisia cerebral (PC) e que eram assistidas no Centro de Estudos da Educação e da Saúde (CEES) da Universidade Estadual Paulista, na cidade de Marília –SP e que estavam regularmente matriculadas em escolas municipais, estaduais ou particulares. Para a coleta de dados utilizamos a Escala de AutoEstima de Dela Coleta e a forma abreviada do Questionário de Recursos e Estresse (QRS-F). O terceiro e último instrumento utilizado foi um Roteiro de Entrevista composto de 28 perguntas abertas e 13 de alternativas. Por meio de 41 perguntas buscou-se levantar informações sobre: (a) caracterização da criança, (b) fatores relacionados a criança na escola regular, (c) fatores que podem favorecer a inclusão, (d) fatores que podem estar dificultando a inclusão, (e) caracterização do responsável e (f) perfil socioeconômico da família da criança com paralisia cerebral. Foi realizada uma análise individual dos dados do roteiro de entrevista sendo que as respostas às questões de alternativas foram tabuladas para a contagem da frequência e as respostas às questões abertas foram transcritas e submetidas à análise de conteúdo. Calculados os escores do Questionário de Recursos e Estresse (F-QRS) e da escala de autoestima de Dela Coleta, foi calculado o coeficiente de correlação de Spearman para verificar se havia associação entre o estresse... / In today's context of inclusion and considering that the caregiver is one of the important pillars to facilitate the access and permanence of children with disabilities in school, community and society in general, this study aimed to evaluate the psychological and emotional conditions of the caregiver of children with cerebral palsy, which can interfere with the process of inclusion of these children. The study was developed with 18 family caregivers of children with cerebral palsy (CP) that were assisted at the Center for the Study of Education and Health (CEES), Universidade Estadual Paulista in Marília-SP and who were enrolled in regular schools private, from the city or from the state. To collect the data we use the Self-Esteem Scale by Dela Coleta and short form of the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS-F). The third and final instrument was a Guide Interview consisted of 28 open questions and 13 alternatives. Through 41 questions attempted to gather information on: (a) characterization of the child, (b) factors related to the child in regular school, (c) factors that may support the inclusion, (d) factors that may be complicating the inclusion (e) characterization of caregiver and (f) family socioeconomic profile of children with cerebral palsy. An analysis of individual data of the interview was made, where the answers to the questions of alternatives were tabulated for the frequency count and the answers to open questions were transcribed and subjected to content analysis. Calculated the scores of the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS-F) and of the Self-esteem Scale by Dela Coleta, we calculated the Spearman correlation coefficient to check whether there was an association between stress and self-esteem, giving outcome considered extremely significant. The scores of these scales were... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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This research has as main topic the caregiver of children with disabilities. In this point of view, this study aims to describe and analyze the knowledge of parents about the rights of children with disabilities and if this knowledge provides their empowerment and strengthening it in the daily care of their child. The analysis was based on a qualitative perspective into social constructionism and was organized from three categories: a) Invisibility in visible; b) My, yours, our right; c) collective rights. The social constructionism provides an invitation to dialogue, legitimizing and encouraging the understanding of the interviewed. The methodological reference was guided into the qualitative approach and the constructionist assumptions. The participants are parents of disabled children of 0-6 years old, attending three institutions in Itumbiara, Goiás: APAE, AMA and NAPEO. The choice of the period 0-6 years old was due to changes and acquisitions that occur in children overall development period. The caregivers participated in a semistructured interview and a focus group, in which were discussed the human rights, about children with disabilities and care. The data analysis was guided by social constructionist proposal supported by extensive reading of the transcribed interviews and analysis of issues raised from this material. The categories afforded by the caregiver's relationship with their family, the various institutions attending the children and society as a whole allowed to demonstrate an awareness about the care and necessary changes from the understanding of human rights. The need to create mechanisms and strategies in which the family participates as an active voice and able to mobilize changes emerged as need for contextualized care forms involving multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams and extended networks. In view of this, arises the question about from which place the caregiver can speak from his experiences in seeking joint solutions with the society. / A temática dos direitos humanos da pessoa com deficiência tem sido interesse em diversos estudos. Esta pesquisa tem como tópico principal o cuidador da criança com deficiência. Sob essa ótica, o objetivo do presente estudo foi descrever e analisar o conhecimento dos direitos da criança com deficiência a partir de seus pais e mães cuidadores e se esse conhecimento propicia o seu empoderamento, fortalecendo-o no cuidado diário com sua criança. A análise foi fundamentada numa perspectiva qualitativa de cunho construcionista social e foi organizada a partir de três categorias: a) Invisibilidade na visibilidade; b) Meu, seu, nosso direito; c) Direito coletivo. O construcionismo social proporciona um convite ao diálogo legitimando e privilegiando o entendimento daquele que está sendo entrevistado. O referencial metodológico foi guiado a partir da abordagem qualitativa e pressupostos do construcionismo. Os participantes foram pais e mães de crianças com deficiência de 0 a 6 anos de idade que frequentam três instituições em Itumbiara, Goiás: APAE, AMA e NAPEO. A escolha do período de 0 a 6 anos de idade foi devido às mudanças e aquisições que ocorrem nesse período do desenvolvimento global da criança. Os cuidadores participaram de uma entrevista semiestruturada e um grupo focal, em que foram abordados direitos humanos, criança com deficiência e cuidados. A análise dos dados foi guiada pela proposta construcionista social respaldada pela leitura ampla do material transcrito e na análise dos temas levantados a partir da leitura. As categorias propiciadas pelas formas como as relações do cuidador com seu núcleo familiar,as várias instituições que frequenta e a sociedade como um todo permitiram demonstrar uma conscientização a respeito dos cuidados e mudanças necessárias a partir da compreensão dos direitos humanos. A necessidade de se criar mecanismos e estratégias nas quais a família participe como voz ativa e mobilizadora de mudanças surgiram enquanto necessidade de uma contextualização de formas de cuidado que envolva equipe multiprofissional e interdisciplinar e redes ampliadas. Dado o exposto, surge o questionamento de qual lugar o cuidador possa falar a partir de sua vivência na busca de soluções conjuntas com a sociedade.

D.Ed. / The purpose of this study was to devise a reading strategy programme to support ex aid class pupils presently placed in standard four who are beginning to manifest reading problems. To attain this goal an in-depth study of learning in general was undertaken. The ultimate goal of emediation is to lead the child to self-regulated learning. The literature study revealed that learning-disabled pupils also experience cognitive, affective and social problems which, in turn, influence their learning activities. These problems inhibit their ability to become self­ regulated learners. Reading is a complex activity and reading problems are the most common learning problem manifested by learning-disabled pupils. The inability to read-to-learn is the cause of their poor academic progress. The study focused on the presentation of reading strategies, as part of learning strategies, to improve reading comprehension. The researcher made use of a metacognitive approach and by so doing, attempted to lead the pupils to problem solving reading behaviour. A needs-analysis of ex aid class pupils with reading problems in Johannesburg confirmed this negative tendency. The pupils' language background, general knowledge and reading ability varied. The researcher thus decided to undertake a qualitative research project in the form of a case study. This decision was supported by the literature study concerning remediation of learning-disabled pupils.For the above reasons it was decided to observe the reading behaviour of the pupils as well as the development of the intensive programme in a small group situation. By so doing, the data would clearly reveal the reading behaviour as well as the development of the programme.

M.Ed. (Educational Psychology) / Modern man I s need to contend with a rapidly changing world necessitates the creative and astute use of thinking skills so as to facilitate his adaptation to his environment, and his ability to control his own behaviour. The school has been given the responsibility to teach its scholars how to think. The tendency towards rationalisation has resulted in an increase in the pupil-teacher ratio and this exacerbates the learning problems experienced by the learning disabled child. Though very little recognition has been given to the parents' influence on the development of their childrens' thinking, they arethe logical choice to assist the school in developing their childrens' complex thinking skills, The aim of this study is to establish guidelines for an education programme directed at tutoring parents to assist in the facilitation of the problem solving ski 115 of their learning disabled senior primary school children, A study of the 1iterature regarding thinking, problem solving and parent education, brought to light principles that should be borne in mind when compiling a parent education programme. These principles have been transformed into a set of general and specific guidelines for an education programme for parents of senior primary school learning disabled children. General guidelines are theoretical principles that are relevant to education programmes for the parents of learning disabled children.

This study examined the effectiveness of the Human Resource Development model of classroom social skills with intermediate elementary learning disabled children. A pretest posttest control group design was employed. The sample consisted of 40 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade LD pupils who scored in the bottom fourth of their classes in peer acceptance. The subjects were randomly assigned to the treatment or control group. Treatment consisted of six daily one hour training sessions covering the five skills of physically attending, psychologically attending, greeting, making polite requests and complying with requests. Subjects met in groups of six to eight in lieu of learning assistance and were instructed through methods including modeling, demonstration, role playing, didactic instruction, feedback and self-monitoring. The control group received no treatment but went to learning assistance as usual.

M.Ed. / Traditionally schools for learning disabled pupils taught the language arts within a behaviouristic model where language was broken down into its component parts and sub-skills, which were then taught in a stepwise, sequential manner from the most simplistic towards the whole complex language. In the 1980's there was a grassroots, teacher-initiated movement away from this reductionist orientation towards the teaching of language in a meaningful, integrated manner. A variety of teaching methods developed which were consistent with this new whole language approach. The whole language approach became an inherent part of teachers, encompassing all aspects of a classroom and thus it was referred to as the whole language philosophy. This research focused on the process of a teacher changing from the behaviouristic approach towards the whole language philosophy. Although the research focused on one teacher, it had broader implications for the process of whole language implementation in all schools for learning disabled children. This process of a teacher changing towards the whole language philosophy was explored within the theoretical framework of a model described by Watson. The model presented three dimensions of philosophy formation. The dimensions were practice, theory, and beliefs which were inter-related and constantly evolving as the teacher's philosophy formed. The methodological format used to achieve the research aim was a qualitative single case study. The qualitative design allowed for the process of teacher change to unfold without constraints. It accommodated the explorative, flexible nature of the research and allowed for rich, interpretative descriptions of the process. The research was limited to a single case since the scope of the research allowed for only one teacher to be purposefully selected and educated. The researcher introduced the teacher to the whole language approach by providing suitable reading material, by building a trusting relationship with her, and consulting with her on the practical implementation in her classroom. Simultaneously with the researcher facilitating the change process in the teacher, the researcher collected data from various sources - interviews, documents and journal field notes. Data analysis was done using the content analysis procedure of open coding where manageable units of data were subjected to pre-determined criteria in order to code them into themes. The themes were then clustered into regularly occurring patterns for consolidation and interpretations were then made which led to the research conclusions. The findings of the study supported Watson's three dimensional model. Whole language philosophy formation began with the implementation of borrowed practices, which resulted in successful experiences and prompted the activation of a quest for the underlying theory. Theory activation led to the examination of previously held beliefs which altered with time towards the whole language philosophy. Added to this model, this study indicated that a teacher's whole language philosophy formation is a dynamic process. The process was facilitated by an agent of change and contextualised within the educational system where it required a supportive environment in order to develop. These findings suggested that the agent of change be added to Watson's model as the fourth dimension and that the entire process be contextualised within the educational system.