Introduction to the Learner in Difficulty

This course is designed to help participants:

1.     Develop a frame of reference for pursuing courses in the management of learning in difficulty, particularly within the Caribbean context.
2.     Examine critically definitional issues regarding the learner in difficulty.
3.     Focus on factors that may contribute to learning difficulties for learners in the regular classrooms, particularly those without overt exceptionalities.
4.     Examine the needs of the learner in difficulty with reference to the factors enumerated.