Children struggle because teaching systems are hard to understand — Africa Dyslexia Organisation
Africa Dyslexia Organisation Group
Students fail because they do not understand the way they are taught,” the Founder and Executive Director of Africa Dyslexia Organisation (ADO), Rosalin Abigail Kyere-Nartey, has said.
The Founder and Executive Director of Africa Dyslexia Organisation stated that therefore, the job of everyone, including teachers, to change this. Mrs Kyere-Nartey said this at the start of a two-day in-person training in Accra last Wednesday. The event, called “Leaving No Child Behind II: Dyslexia and Assistive Technology Training,” brought together teachers from public and low-fee private basic schools in the La Nkwantanang–Madina Municipality.
They took part in hands-on practical training focused on dyslexia, inclusive education, basic reading and writing skills, multisensory teaching methods, and how to use assistive technology in the classroom. The training, supported by KGL Foundation, aims to change the story by giving teachers practical, proven ways to better find and help students who have trouble with reading, spelling, writing, processing, memory, and taking part in class.
The programme includes live demonstrations of multisensory teaching methods and classroom-based support for dyslexia. It is part of a larger effort to make inclusive education stronger and improve basic reading and writing results for vulnerable students in Ghana’s education system.
Mrs Kyere-Nartey noted that the training is part of a much bigger 10-month journey. That journey focuses on building teacher skills, deepening inclusive education practices, and making sure that students who quietly struggle in class are no longer ignored.
”Across Ghana and many parts of Africa, there are thousands of children sitting in classrooms every single day who are smart, creative, able, and full of potential. Yet they keep struggling with reading, writing, spelling, processing, taking part, and confidence.
Again, the Founder and Executive Director of Africa Dyslexia Organisation drew to attention that ”Too often, these children are misunderstood, labelled, punished, ignored, or left behind simply because the education system has not properly prepared teachers to identify and support them. That is why this programme matters,” she said.
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