People with learning disabilities form only a small part of the general population, but because of their many special needs, they require the provision of specialist health services. National statistics on the prevalence of learning disabilities are poor, but it has been estimated that 160 000 people in England and Wales have severe or profound learning disabilities (Audit Commission, 1987). El...

Both problem-oriented learning and case-based learning are effective methods for practical knowledge development. However, an automatic development of learning cases for adaptive learning is still an open issue. To support adaptive case-based learning in a proposed problem-oriented e-learning (POeL) environment and to address the complexity and diversity of the learning problems of students wit...

Background and Objectives: Reliance on almighty God in all situations makes people’s hearts peaceful and this inner peace gives hope and improves their quality of life (QOL). The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group training of reliance therapy components (Tawakkul) on QOL and resilience of mothers of children with learning disabilities in Zahedan, Iran. Methods: The cur...

THE EFFECTS OF THE INTEGRATION OF MATHEMATICS WITHIN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE ON EARLY NUMERACY SKILLS OF YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES by Katherine B. Green Math skills are critical for future success in school (Eccles, 1997), as school-entry math knowledge is the strongest predictor of later academic achievement (Claessens, Duncan, & Engel, 2009). Researchers have found that teachers of young...

Becoming numerate is considered as one of the fundamental skills needed in the modern technology-driven society. The latest OECD (2013) report states that âĂIJThe way we live and work has changed profoundly âĂŞ and so has the set of skills we need to participate fully in and benefit from our hyper-connected societies and increasingly knowledge-based economies.âĂIJ The societies invest a lot on ...