Marlyn Saludes
Holy Cross of Davao College, Special Education, Faculty Member
Abstract Learning disability (LD) is incurable neurological disorder. It affects the brain’s ability to receive process, store and respond to information. These skills are essential for success at school, work, and for coping with life in... more
Abstract
Learning disability (LD) is incurable neurological disorder. It affects the brain’s ability to receive process, store and respond to information. These skills are essential for success at school, work, and for coping with life in general. This study aimed to find out the level of knowledge and awareness (KA) on LD as well as the degree of agreement on perceptions of remediation program and treatment services for children with LD purposely to establish evidence to support a claim of the existence of the problem besetting the Philippine educational system. The study used the descriptive-survey method in its baseline data, to determine the general perspective of 1,097 parents, educators and members of the local school board in the cities of Region XI of the Philippines and a region of New York City, N.Y., U.S.A. from November 2005 to October 2006. In the cities of Region XI, Filipino parents registered slight KA on LD while the educators and the members of the local school board showed partial KA. In a region of New York City, N.Y., U.S.A., parents exhibited partial KA while the educators showed moderate KA about LD. However, all the respondents expressed strong agreement on the remediation programs and treatment services for children with LD. It must be concluded that all groups regardless of their level of knowledge and awareness desire the need to help persons afflicted with LD.
Key words: Knowledge and perceptions, Learning disabilities, Region XI of the Philippines, Region in New York City, N.Y., U. S. A.
Learning disability (LD) is incurable neurological disorder. It affects the brain’s ability to receive process, store and respond to information. These skills are essential for success at school, work, and for coping with life in general. This study aimed to find out the level of knowledge and awareness (KA) on LD as well as the degree of agreement on perceptions of remediation program and treatment services for children with LD purposely to establish evidence to support a claim of the existence of the problem besetting the Philippine educational system. The study used the descriptive-survey method in its baseline data, to determine the general perspective of 1,097 parents, educators and members of the local school board in the cities of Region XI of the Philippines and a region of New York City, N.Y., U.S.A. from November 2005 to October 2006. In the cities of Region XI, Filipino parents registered slight KA on LD while the educators and the members of the local school board showed partial KA. In a region of New York City, N.Y., U.S.A., parents exhibited partial KA while the educators showed moderate KA about LD. However, all the respondents expressed strong agreement on the remediation programs and treatment services for children with LD. It must be concluded that all groups regardless of their level of knowledge and awareness desire the need to help persons afflicted with LD.
Key words: Knowledge and perceptions, Learning disabilities, Region XI of the Philippines, Region in New York City, N.Y., U. S. A.
