Influence of Language Difficulties on Learners Performance in Class Activities and Strategies Teavhers Use to Improve Learners Performance in Inclusive Primary Schools in Mumoni Sub-County, Kitui County
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2024
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IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME)
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Academic excellence is the aim of all learners in inclusive primary schools. However, language disorders in
primary school children negatively affect their performance in class activities. This research sought to
investigate language disorders and learners’ performance in class activities in selected inclusive primary
schools in Mumoni Sub-county, Kitui County, Kenya. The objective for the research was to assess how language
difficulties influence learners’ performance in class activities and to determine strategies teachers use to
improve learners’ performance. The study was guided by the Liberal Theory of Equal opportunity which was
propounded by Bryman. The dependent variables were the language disorders and the independent variables
were learner’s performance in class activities. The study incorporated descriptive study design. The entire
population of 46 teachers in Mumoni Sub-county in Kitui County participated. Two teachers were purposively
sampled from 23 primary schools in Mumoni Sub County. Twenty six learners for in-depth interviews were
sampled from PP2, grade 2 and 3. Using a structured questionnaire,the study found that learners with language
difficulties have low performance in class activities which resulted to low self-esteem. Teachers give support to
learners with language disorders however they lacked in-service training on speech and language pathology.
TSC should supply more trained teachers and conduct in-service training for teachers to enhance
communication skills to the learners with communication difficulties
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Kivelenge, P. K., & Mathew, K. (2024). Influence of language difficulties on learners’ performance in class activities and strategies teachers use to improve learners’ performance in inclusive primary schools in Mumoni Sub-County, Kitui County. IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education, 14(5, Ser. 1), 7–15. https://doi.org/10.9790/7388-1405010715