Authors: K.Tejarani
Abstract: Background: A learning disability is a neurological disorder and children with learning disability are just smart (or) smarter than their peers but may have difficulty in reading, writing, spelling, reasoning (or) recalling and organizing information if taught in conventional ways. One student with a learning disability may not have the same kind of learning problems as another the students with learning disabilities children are not dumb (or) lazy they usually average (or) above-average intelligence. Aim: The study aimed to assess the knowledge of learning disabilities and their prevention among parents of school-going children. Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge regarding learning disabilities and their prevention among parents of school-going children. To find the effectiveness of a structured teaching programregardinglearning disabilities and their prevention among parents of school-going children RUYA, Tirupati. To find the association between the pre-test level of knowledge regarding learning disabilities and their prevention among parents of school-going children with socio-demographic variables. Methodology: A quantitative evaluative approach and research design was one group pretest and posttest design. The sample size was 30 parents under 55 years parents of school-going children admitted to the Pediatric ward at RUYA Hospital, Tirupati was selected using the non-probability convenience sampling method. Results: The post-test knowledge score of 17.36 was higher than the mean pretest knowledge score of 9.36. The calculated paired t-testt=12.37, p=2.05 at the level of 0.05.t>p, soit is significant. The result of the study showed that there is a significant improvement in the knowledge of parent safter giving the teaching. parents of school-going children gain knowledge Regarding learning disabilities and their prevention.
