A comparative study on the level of acquisition of school readiness skill among children with Multiple Disabilities in various service delivery models

Das; Himangshu; Ramachandran; Rajesh

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2017

A comparative study on the level of acquisition of school readiness skill among children with Multiple Disabilities in various service delivery models

Das, Himangshu, Ramachandran, Rajesh

Abstract :

A study on the Level of school readiness skill among children with Multiple Disabilities was undertaken, the objectives was to assess the nature of school readiness skills among children with MD. The research design undertaken to complete the study was exploratory research. By using stratified sampling technique 36 children with multiple disabilities under various service delivery models were undertaken for the study. Self developed checklist (SRSCMD) was used for the study. The data was collected through the checklist and computed using one tailed and two tailed T test. Due to financial limitation the study was restricted to very few samples; hence many variables could not be taken up for the study.

Finding of this study indicates that there is a poor readiness skill among children with multiple disabilities which needs to be enhanced through various service delivery models. The result further indicates that children attending Rehab clinic are having better acquisition level of School readiness skills as compared to the children attending school services and home bound programme. As this research study gives promising results towards the need for acquisition of school readiness skills among children with Multiple Disabilities, it is believed that a more extensive study over time may generate further ideas and possibilities.