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Article detail · 2021

Knowledge and beliefs of classroom teachers about dyslexia: the case of teachers in Turkey

Journal

European Journal of Special Needs Education

ISSN 0885-6257

YÖKSİS OpenAlex SJR Q1 JCR Q3 Citations 27 Top 10% Percentile 91.6% FWCI 3.34
Year
2021
DOI
10.1080/08856257.2020.1779980
Type
article

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Abstract

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Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin, is characterised by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities and is encountered in one in every five children. Teachers’ pedagogical knowledge plays an important role in the education of students with dyslexia. Dyslexia is a very new topic in Turkey. For this reason, scientific research in the field of dyslexia in the country is currently very limited and teachers have very limited knowledge about dyslexia. Due to the lack of such studies, this study was conducted with teachers who worked directly with individuals with dyslexia. The objective of this study was to analyse the knowledge levels of 260 primary school teachers on dyslexia and factors that may be associated with it as determined by their scores on the Knowledge and Beliefs about Developmental Dyslexia Scale. The results show that these classroom teachers were not knowledgeable enough about dyslexia and did not feel ready to teach students with dyslexia. For this reason, it would be beneficial to attach importance to the professional development of teachers by improving their knowledge through inservice training programmes, seminars, and conferences. The findings are discussed within the framework of extant literature.

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27 citations

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21 publications in the local catalog that cite this work (OpenAlex reference match; not the full global list).

  1. An analysis of classroom teachers’ awareness of inclusive education 2022 Citations 18 · OpenAlex
  2. Pre-service EFL Teachers’ Knowledge and Beliefs about Developmental Dyslexia: Implications for EFL Teacher Training 2023 Citations 6 · OpenAlex
  3. DyslexiaNet: Examining the Viability and Efficacy of Eye Movement-Based Deep Learning for Dyslexia Detection 2025 Citations 4 · OpenAlex
  4. DyslexiaNet: Examining the Viability and Efficacy of Eye Movement-Based Deep Learning for Dyslexia Detection 2025 Citations 4 · OpenAlex
  5. DyslexiaNet: Examining the Viability and Efficacy of Eye Movement-Based Deep Learning for Dyslexia Detection 2025 Citations 4 · OpenAlex
  6. The impact of an online training program on pre-service teachers’ knowledge and beliefs about dyslexia 2024 Citations 4 · OpenAlex
  7. The impact of an online training program on pre-service teachers’ knowledge and beliefs about dyslexia 2024 Citations 4 · OpenAlex
  8. Dyslexia awareness among English language teachers in Türkiye 2024 Citations 4 · OpenAlex
  9. Second Language Teachers Knowledge and Beliefs About Dyslexia: Turkish Context 2025 Citations 3 · OpenAlex
  10. Second Language Teachers Knowledge and Beliefs About Dyslexia: Turkish Context 2025 Citations 3 · OpenAlex

Authors

  1. HALİME MİRAY SÜMER DODUR ÇANKIRI KARATEKİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  2. ÖZLEM ALTINDAĞ KUMAŞ DİCLE ÜNİVERSİTESİ