Awareness of Primary School Personnel Regarding Dyslexia Among Primary Students in Alexandria | ||||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 26, Issue 4, December 2024, Page 269-278 PDF (588.34 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2024.392493 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mahassen Ahmed Abd El Wahed1; Alaa Ahmed Abd-El-All Abd- El- Latif2; Hanan Hosni El Sherbini3; Asmaa Mohammed Saad Khaled4 | ||||
| 1Professor Emeritus Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| 2Clinical Instructor Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| 3professor Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| 4Lecturer Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Dyslexia represents a major educational issue. Students with dyslexia can go through multiple psychological and educational problems. Aim: Assess the awareness of primary school personnel regarding dyslexia among primary students in Alexandria. Settings: governmental primary schools affiliated to Ministry of Education in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: 1200 randomly selected school personnel including 120 administrators, 840 teachers, 120 social workers /psychologist and 120 nurses. Tools: one tool was used. part one:” Socio-demographic characteristics of the school personnel”. part two: “Structured school personnel' knowledge questionnaires on dyslexia”. part three: “Structured school personnel' attitude”. Results: Less than two thirds of school personnel had a fair level of knowledge. Less than three quarters of them had neutral attitude toward dyslexia. A Statistically correlation was noticed between school personnel’s levels of knowledge and their attitudes towards dyslexia (X42=14.928, P=0.005). Conclusion: The current study revealed that there is lack of awareness among school personnel about dyslexia. Recommendations: An intensive program should be planned periodically, executed, and monitored to improve knowledge, and practice of the school personnel in schools and local education authorities training centers to allow them to develop their skills regarding dyslexia. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Awareness; Dyslexia; Primary Students; School personnel | ||||
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