Looking through the eyes of Dyslexic Children: An Investigation into the Attitudes and Awareness of Selected Public School Teachers in Laguna

Abstract

This descriptive study was conducted to determine the teachers? perception and level of awareness on pupils with dyslexia on phonological awareness, reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension and learning styles to improve their classroom performance and reading ability.The significant relationship between the teachers? perception on the level of disability of dyslexic pupils and their classroom performance was also measured. The respondents were thirty (30) public school teachers from the ten (10) selected schools in the Division of Laguna. A researcher-constructed questionnaire was used to gather the needed data. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics and multiple regressions were used to establish the quantitative dimensions of the problems posed. The results revealed that teachers? perception and level of awareness on pupils with dyslexia the students? performance and reading ability. The educators need to be sensitive to the wide range of ways in which dyslexic pupils may have difficulties as evidenced by the overall mean of 3.62, interpreted as highly evident. Classroom teachers need to have an understanding of the problems that a dyslexic child may have within the classroom situation. Hence, a great deal of misunderstanding of a child?s behavior can be prevented. School administrators together with the stakeholders should set plans to provide teachers with special training on how to identify the approach needed to dyslexic pupils.