TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARA'fION ·············.························· .. ·································· ...................................... i
APPROVAL ...................................................................................... , ................................ ii
DEDICATION .................................................................................. : ............................... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................. iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................ V
LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................... vi
ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................... vii
CHAP'fER ONE ............................................................................................................... 1
1.1. INTRQDUCTION ............................................................................................ 1
1.2. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .............................................................. 1
1.3. STATEMENT OF.THE STUDY ................................................................... 2
1.4. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY ......................................................................... 2
I°.5. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY .................................................................. 2
1.6. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ............................................................................ 3
1.7. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY .............................................................. 3
1.8. LIMITATIONS AND DELIMITATIONS ...................................................... 4
1.8.1. Lirnitations ...................................................................................................... 4
1.8.2. Delimitations .................................................................................................. 4
1.9. DEFINITIONS OF THE KEY CONCEPTS ............................................... 4
CJ-IAPTER TWO .............................................................................................................. 6
LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................. 6
2.0. IN1'RODUCTION .............................................. · .............................................. 6
2.1. DEFINITION OF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ........................................ 6
2.2. CAUSES OF SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ........................... 8
2.3. OTHER CAUSES OF SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ......... 10
2.4. CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING
DIFFICULTIES .......................................................................................................... 11
2.5. IDENTIFICATION OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING
DIFFICULTIES IN MATHEMATICS .................................................................... 12
2.6. INTERVENTION MEASURES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC
LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER THREE ....................................................................................................... 18
METHODOLOGY .................................................................. ··············:···· ..................... 18
3.0. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 18
3.1. RESEARCH APPROACH ............................................................................ 18
3.2. RESEARCH DESIGN .................................................................................. 18
3.3. TARGET POPULATION .............................................................................. 18
3.4. SAMPLE POPULATION .............................................................................. 19
3.5. SAMPLING PROCEDURE ......................................................................... 19
3.6. INSTRUMENTS ............................................................................................ 19
3.7. PROCEDURE OF THE STUDY ................................................................ 19
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CHAP'fER FOUR .......................................................................................................... 21
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 21
4.1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 21
4.2. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ......................................................................... 21
4.5. PROCEDURE OF ENROLMENT ............................................................. 22
4.4. IMPLEMENTERS ......................................................................................... 23
4.5. EFFECTS OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPULSORY UNIVERSAL
PRIMARY EDUCATION IN THE ENROLMENT .............................................. 23
4.6. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................ 24
4.7. RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................... 25
4.8. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ....................... 27
CHAP'fER FIVE ............................................................................................................ 28
DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................ 28
5.0. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 28
5.1. DISCUSSION ................................................................................................ 28
5.2. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................ 34
5.3. RECOMMENDATION ................................................................................. 35
5.4. AREAS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ..................................................... 36
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 37
APPENDICES ................................................................................................................ 38
APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE ...................................................................... 38
ABSTRACT A report study was on the problems encountered by learners when teaching mathematics to iearners with specific learning difficulties in Shimba Hills Zone. To get information an interview guide was designed for teachers and questionnaires prepared and distributed to selected schools and teachers. The report presents the description of the research designs, methodology used in collecting, processing and analyzing of data and limitations of the study. A summary of the key issues from empirical and theoretical literature from which comparisons were made in more systematic way to draw inferences was made. Conclusions and recommendations on the study were given out that teachers should use varied teaching methods and use teaching learning materials to help learners grasp the concepts in mathematics. Teachers should also advice and guide learners, show the importance of learning mathematics in one's life.