A Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude of School Teachers Regarding Learning Disabilities Among Children in Selected Schools at Bhilai C.G.
Background: School teachers possess very limited knowledge on learning disability among children and have negative feeling towards children with learning disability of the developmental disorders learning disability plays a significant role as a silent handicap among children. Objective: To determin...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Nursing Education Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 26 - 32 |
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