Browsing by Subject "Learning Disabilities"

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‘Colourful Semantics’ as a whole-class approach with Sri Lankan Tamil speaking children experiencing language-learning difficulties

Hettiarachchi, S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2013)

The Colourful Semantics approach (Bryan, 1997) has been used effectively as a whole-class approach to support vocabulary and syntactic development in children. Using a colour-coding system and thematic roles, it helps ...
The Effectiveness of a multisensory traditional storytelling programme on target vocabulary development in children with disabilities accessing English as a second language: A preliminary study

Hettiarachchi, S.; Walisundara, D.C.; Ranaweera, M. (SAGE Publications, 2022)

ABSTRACT: The current deliberations on increasing access to English and the democratization of English in post-war Sri Lanka must extend to students with disabilities. Research evidence from speech and language therapy ...
Learning Disabilities Affected Among the Primary School Children

Jayawarna, A.; Thabrew, C.; Madushani, N. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The aim of this study was to investigate the learning disabilities of primary school children. The study sample consisted of 10 teachers and 50 primary school children from five governmental schools at Western Province. ...
Story Boxes: using a multisensory story approach to develop vocabulary in children experiencing language-learning difficulties

Hettiarachchi, S.; Ranaweera, M. (Infonomics Society, UK, 2013)

One challenge faced by special education teachers in Sri Lanka is in the implementation of whole-class vocabulary enrichment activities. There has been a growing interest in using multisensory, interactive storytelling as ...

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