Effectiveness of individualized education program for slow learners.
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Krishnakumar
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Department of Pediatrics, Medical College, Calicut, India. pkrshnakumar@gmail.com
Geeta
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Palat
Ramakrishnan
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D002648:Child; D002661:Child Guidance Clinics; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000379:methods; D004519:Education, Special / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012649:Self Concept