DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2014.020604 Identification and Assessment of Children with Dyslexia in (original) (raw)

The survey method was adopted for the present study. The investigation was conducted in different schools of Allahabad district including five English medium schools and five Hindi medium schools with respect to the identification and assessment of children with reading related problems (dyslexia). The sample comprised of the teachers teaching English language to identify the children having reading related problems (dyslexia) from 2nd to 8th standards in English and Hindi medium schools. The following tools used for data analysis were general information Problem checklist- teacher report from A and B [18]. Specific information NIMHANS index of learning disability[8] Dyslexia was found higher in children of Hindi medium schools from 2nd to 8th standards, as compared to English medium schools from 2nd to 8th standards, as perceived by the teachers. NIMHANS index of specific learning disability test in words and comprehension reading were found in decreasing order in 2nd to 8th standa...