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Effectiveness of individualized education program for slow learners

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Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an individualized education program for children with scholastic backwardness.Methods: Among the children attending a Child Guidance Clinic for scholastic backwardness, 12 of them who were diagnosed as slow learners based on current level of academic functioning and IQ, and 6 children having mild mental retardation were given individualized education for a period of two months. Independent assessors evaluated the academic functioning at the beginning of the training and at the end.Results: The results showed that the children had significant improvement in their academic functioning and self esteem after the training.Conclusion: The present experiment can be a model to set up a resource room in normal schools to provide individualized education to children who are slow learners.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Medical College, Wynad Road, 673001, Calicut, Kerala, India

    P. Krishnakumar

  2. Medical College, Alappuzha, India

    M. G. Geeta

  3. Prasanthi Centre for Developmental Disabilities, Wynad Road, 673001, Calicut, Kerala, India

    Ramakrishnan Palat

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Krishnakumar, P., Geeta, M.G. & Palat, R. Effectiveness of individualized education program for slow learners. Indian J Pediatr 73, 135–137 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02820203

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