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Nevena PACEMSKA, Ana ANDONOVSKA, Jane CONNOLLY, Karen DOWEN

ACCEPTING CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

General literature

            Importance of pre-school education ( with particular emphasis on children with learning difficulties ).

            Over view of the present pre-school education provision for children in the Republic of Macedonia.

Methodology

            Questionnaires were circulated to kindergartens to assess:

1.       the present provision for pre-school children with learning difficulties in the Republic if Macedonia.

2.       the attitudes of pre-school educators in accepting children with learning difficulties in kindergartens.

Results

            The results indicated areas for future development in the educational  provision for pre-school children with learning difficulties in the Republic of Macedonia. In particular the study highlighted the attitudes of pre-school educators and their understanding of the needs of pre-school children with learning difficulties.