Abstract
Title
EFFECTIVENESS OF INFORMATION BOOKLET ON
KNOWLEDGE REGARDING LEARNING DISABILITY OF
CHILDREN AMONG PARENTS IN SELECTED SPECIAL SCHOOL,
BANGALORE
Author
TejeshwariB V1*, Abhirami K Shaji2, Devu Jayan3, Immanuel4, Kishan TP5,
Suryachandrababu6
Email
tejeshwinirajesh@gmail.com
keyword
Effectiveness,
information booklet,
learning disabilities,
knowledge, special
school.
Abstract
Learning disabilities cannot be cured but they can be treated successfully
and children with learning disabilities can go to live happy and successful lives. Learning
disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty
learning in a typical manner ,usually caused by an unknown factor or factors .The unknown
factor is the disorder that affects the brain's ability to receive and process information .This
disorder can make it problematic for a person to learn as quickly or in the same way as
someone who isn't affected by a learning disability .Learning disability have trouble
performing specific types of skills or completing task if left to figure things out by
themselves or if taught in conventional ways. Objectives: - 1. To assess the existing level
of knowledge of parents regarding the learning disability of autistic children in selected
special school, Bangalore.2. To assess the post-test knowledge level of parents regarding
the learning disabilities of autism children in selected special school, Bangalore.3.To assess
the effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge of parents regarding learning
disabilities of autism children.4.To find out the association between pre and post-test
knowledge score with selected score of the parents in a selected demographic variables.
Design: - Quasi - experimental one group pre-test and post-test design was selected for the
study. 30 parents in Navachethana trust was recruited by non probability purposive
sampling method. Necessary administrative permission was obtained from concerned
authority. Structured interview schedule was used to elicit the baseline data and structured
questionnaire were used to elicit the knowledge of parents. Setting: - The study was
conducted in Navachethana trust, situated in Banashankari, Bangalore. Result: - The study
revealed that among10 (33%) parents had moderately adequate knowledge, 20 parents
(67%) parents had adequate knowledge in the post-test score on learning disabilities. There
was no inadequate knowledge found in the post-test. The mean pre-test knowledge score of
parents in the special school was 18.5, whereas the mean post-test knowledge score was
24.56. The obtained„t? value for knowledge was 18.37 („p? value was 3.92). Conclusion:-
The study concluded that the information booklet on learning disabilities carried out in the
study was found to be effective in improving the knowledge of parents as evidenced by the
significant change between pre-test and post-test knowledge score
