Ετοιμότητα των παιδαγωγών προσχολικής ηλικίας για την αναγνώριση παιδιών με δυσκολίες μάθησης στην τάξη: κατασκευή ενός ερευνητικού εργαλείου

Περίληψη

Early identification and intervention for children experiencing difficulties in learning provides a foundation for later learning and could thereby foster later academic success experiences for children at risk. The purpose of this study is to present an instrument assessing pre-school teachers’ readiness to identify children at risk of developing Specific Learning Disabilities in the future. Two pilot studies were conducted in order to test the instrument. Fifty students and teachers and twenty-two students participated in those studies respectively. The results show that the research instrument is generally a reliable instrument. The difficulties in design and the positive and negative aspects of the instrument are thoroughly discussed.