Browsing by Author "Fatima Naeem"

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    Dyslexia a myth or reality: Identification of dyslexia in school children of grade fourth and fifth
    (FWU Journal of Social Sciences, 2014) Fatima Naeem; Zahid Mahmood; Sadia Saleem
    The concept of dyslexia has been with us for nearly 200 years, yet the controversy about its existence has been a debatable issue among Researchers, Educationalists and Psychologist. The scope of dyslexia expanded from Word Blindness to spectrum of Specific Learning Difficulties affecting school children. Dyslexia manifests itself in the area mainly in reading and for some children writing and arithmetic difficulties co-occur, creating discrepancy between ability and achievement. Recently the debate about the diagnosis of dyslexia has been raised particularly its relevance in third world countries. The purpose of current study was investigate Spectrum of specific learning difficulties in young school children of grade 4th and 5th. The assessment was carried in group and individual setting. 900 school children boys 433(48.3%) and girls 467(51.7 %), age ranges from 9-12 years; were assessed. series of tests used specifically assessing symptoms of specific learning difficulties. The results showed much wider range of cognitive deficits across three level of achievement, yet it is not consistent with the diagnosis of dyslexia. The results were discussed in the light of observation drawn from the third world countries, where difficulties in academics mimic dyslexia.
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    Patterns of Specific Learning Difficulties in Literacy, Numeracy and Orthography in School Children of Grade 4thand 5th
    (UMT, Lahore, 2015) Fatima Naeem
    The concept of dyslexia has been with us for nearly 200 years, yet its existence is debatable to some and doubtful for others. No standard psychological assessment exists to identify dyslexia / SLD’s in Pakistan. This study was carried out to identify the patterns and signs of SLD’s in school children of grade 4th and 5th (9 - 12 years) in public schools. First current literature was searched to identify signs of SLD’s in the achievement level and cognitive functioning of school children. 900 school children (48.30% boys and 51.70 % girls) were assessed on 8 individual and 10 group tests, measuring achievement and cognitive skills. The results were analyzed for three levels of achievement Above Average, Average, and Below Average . The analysis of data showed that achievement and cognitive problems are prevalent in all three levels of achievement, yet the functioning was not consistent with the diagnosis of SLD’s. On dictation test Urdu four graphical errors were idenetified (Omission, Addition, Phonetic Attempt, and Bizarreness). Regression analysis of the data showed that acaheievement and cognitive skills were found to be the signigicant negative predictor of dictation error Bizarreness. The results were discussed in the terms of cultural factors, education system and teaching methods prevalent in Pakistani schools.
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    Patterns of specific learning difficulties in literacy, numeracy and orthography in school children of grade 4thand 5th
    (University of Management and Technology, 2015) Fatima Naeem
    The concept of dyslexia has been with us for nearly 200 years, yet its existence is debatable to some and doubtful for others. No standard psychological assessment exists to identify dyslexia / SLD's in Pakistan. This study was carried out to identify the patterns and signs of SLD's in school children of grade 4th and 5th (9 - 12 years) in public schools. First current literature was searched to identify signs of SLD's in the achievement level and cognitive functioning of school children. 900 school children (48.30% boys and 51.70 % girls) were assessed on 8 individual and 10 group tests, measuring achievement and cognitive skills. The results were analyzed for three levels of achievement Above Average, Average, and Below Average . The analysis of data showed that achievement and cognitive problems are prevalent in all three levels of achievement, yet the functioning was not consistent with the diagnosis of SLD's. On dictation test Urdu four graphical errors were idenetified (Omission, Addition, Phonetic Attempt, and Bizarreness). Regression analysis of the data showed that acaheievement and cognitive skills were found to be the signigicant negative predictor of dictation error Bizarreness. The results were discussed in the terms of cultural factors, education system and teaching methods prevalent in Pakistani schools.