PROBLEMS IN CONJUNCT CONSONANT AND VOWEL DIACRITICS IN MALAYALAM WRITING AMONG CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES STUDYING IN PRIMARY CLASSES

Abstract

            The study intended to explore the difficulties in Conjunct Consonant and Vowel Diacritics in Malayalam writing among children with learning disabilities studying in primary classes. The objectives of the study are 1) To find out the difficulties in conjunct consonants in Malayalam writing among children with learning disability studying in primary classes, and 2) To find out the difficulties in vowel diacritics in Malayalam writing among children with learning disability studying in primary classes. The sample of this study consists of 40 children with learning disabilities studying in class third and fourth. Identification module for conjunct consonant problems among children with learning disabilities (IMCC – LD) and Identification module for vowel diacritics problems among children with learning disabilities (IMVD – LD) were used to data collection apart from personal data sheet. The findings are 1) 75% students with learning disabilities are facing difficulties in conjunct consonant in Malayalam writing 2) In the case of vowel diacritics in Malayalam writing 80% students with learning disabilities have difficulties 3) There is no significant difference in the difficulties in conjunct consonant in Malayalam writing between class 3 and class 4 and 4) There is no significant difference in the difficulties in vowel diacritics in Malayalam writing between the students with LD studying in class 3 and class 4.