Teaching Children with Learning Difficulties via Community-Based Rehabilitation Projects in rural Sri Lanka.
Teachers in rural Sri Lanka find it challenging to support students with Learning Difficulties (LD) in regular classrooms. As a result, students with LD often quit school early. Community- Based Rehabilitation (CBR) projects located in rural areas sometimes provide learning opportunities for student...
| Publicado en: | Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 53 - 82 |
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Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal
Winter2015
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