Opinions of Classroom Teachers and Prospective Classroom Teachers about the Learning Difficulties Encountered in the Teaching Process of Reading and Writing

Abstract

This case study was carried out with 137 primary school classroom teachers in Krehir provincial center and with 100 prospective classroom teachers studying at Ahi Evran University Faculty of Education in the fall semester of the 2007-2008 academic year. Questionnaire form was used in the research as the data collectio tool. It is demonstrated in this study that the classroom teachers and prospective classroom teachers who participated in this research do not have the correct information on the nature of reading and writing disorders; but that they have sufficient information on the problems encountered by students with reading and writing disorders; that they may feel scared, upset, worried and insufficient besides the feeling of more responsible when they encounter such
students in their classes; that this causes the concern that it will slow down the educational process; that different methods and techniques are thus required; that they have insufficient information on how to cope with these difficulties though they possess the necessary equipment to identify such students; and that the education which they get does not meet this requirement.