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IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PRACTICES IN REGULAR PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN SIAYA COUNTY, KENYA
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019)Inclusive education involves transformation of regular schools into barrier free environment to accommodate all learners. Its successful implementation is founded on policy which advocates for availability of trained ... -
Inclusive Teaching-Learning Strategies to Meet Academic Needs of Learners with Special Needs in Kenya (A Case of Kakamega East Sub-county)
(Institute of Research Advances, 2016-11-01)The national education system has been characterised by inadequate educational management practices and facilities that do not respond well to the challenges faced by Learners with Special Needs (LWSNs). These learners are ... -
Influence of Kenyan sign language on syntactical patterns of written English in primary schools for the deaf in Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2020)Performance of English in KCPE examination by learners who are deaf has shown a trend of low scores as compared to their hearing counterparts in Nakuru Region. For four consecutive years; 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 English ... -
Instructional strategies in teaching literacy skills to learners with cerebral palsy : a case study for special classes in Kenya
(Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies, 2011)multiple-case study examined the teaching of literacy skills to pupils with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in special schools in Kenya. Cerebral palsy refers to paralysis of the brain and mainly affects muscle tone, which interferes ... -
Low Vision Devices For The Blind, Yes. What Are The Challenges?
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2021): It has been observed that when users of low vision devices view through the optical centre of the devices, they tend to shield light that fall at the centre thus reducing visibility of whatever one was to regard, such ... -
Practices and Challenges in Deaf Education in Kenya
(Oxford University Press, 2019)For a long time in Kenya, deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) people were excluded as a result of myths and beliefs surrounding hearing loss and did not receive equal and fair treatment in education as compared to their hearing ... -
Primary School Deaf Childrens’ Competence in Kenyan Sign Language in Kenya: An Investigation
(International Journal of Research, 2015-07-07)This study examined the level of competence of deaf primary children in Kenyan Sign Language and showed the achievements on performance in production and comprehension skills. The study also analyzed the effects of variables ... -
Role of higher education in promoting inclusive education : Kenyan perspective
(Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies, 2011)Higher education is a process of imparting knowledge and skills to individuals and empowers them to; participate in development, decision making and democratic process. Effective education takes place when students are ... -
South African Sign Language and Flemish Sign Language: Similar or different? Corpus-based research focusing on reference tracking
(2007)There are a number of indications for a high degree of similarity between grammars of different sign languages studied so far. These observations are almost exclusively based on the analysis of American, Western European ... -
South African Sign Language and Flemish Sign Language: Similar or different? Corpus-based research focusing on reference tracking
(kuleuven, 2007-01)There are a number of indications for a high degree of similarity between grammars of different sign languages studied so far. These observations are almost exclusively based on the analysis of American, Western European ... -
South African Sign Language-one language or many? A sociolinguistic question
(Stellenbosch Papers, 1998)In this article we discuss the signed language used by the Deaf community in South Africa, and examine the historical conditions for its emergence. We describe the legal and actual situation of South Afiican Sign Language ... -
South African Sign Language-one language or many? A sociolinguistic question
(1998)In this article we discuss the signed language used by the Deaf community in South Africa, and examine the historical conditions for its emergence. We describe the legal and actual situation of South Afiican Sign Language ... -
Strategies used in teaching English composition to learners with hearing impairment in Nyanza
(ournal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies, 2012)The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (K.C.P.E) and Mock results in the last five years show that learners with hearing impairment perform poorly in English compared to their hearing counterparts in schools in Nyanza ... -
Support services and resources in regular primary schools with hearing impaired learners in Kenya: A case study of Kakamega County
(IJSTR, 2013)Information from Educational Assessment and Resource Centers (2010) in Kakamega County indicates that the number of learners with Hearing Impairment in regular primary schools increased since the inception of Free Primary ... -
Teachers` level of support in the use of teaching and learning resources of learners who are physically challenged in regular primary Schools in Kisumu West Sub County, Kenya.
(ASSRJ, 2020)The Government of Kenya made inclusive education a policy requirement in the provision of education to all children. Research has shown that the support given by teachers plays a very ... -
What is South African sign language? What is the South African deaf community
(2009-05-11)SUMMARY What is South African Sign Language? What is the South African Deaf Community? These two questions may look simple but answering them is quite complicated. It is a well-known fact that across the world, the majority ... -
What is South African sign language? What is the South African deaf community
(research gate, 2009-05-11)SUMMARY What is South African Sign Language? What is the South African Deaf Community? These two questions may look simple but answering them is quite complicated. It is a well-known fact that across the world, the majority ...