CEREBRAL PALSY EDUCATIONAL ISSUES IN LIBYA: LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES AND ADAPTATIONS
1 Tripoli University (LIBYA)
2 Civil Aviation College (LIBYA)
3 Community Health Department Derna (LIBYA)
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           Appears in: 
EDULEARN13 Proceedings
           Publication year: 2013
Pages: 3428-3437
ISBN: 978-84-616-3822-2
ISSN: 2340-1117
Conference name: 5th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
Dates: 1-3 July, 2013
Location: Barcelona, Spain
 
             Abstract:
Libyan survey shows that four types of cerebral palsy exist: athetoid cerebral palsy, spastic cerebral palsy, ataxic cerebral palsy and mixed cerebral palsy.  Children with Disabilities  that suffer from spastic cerebral pals are of order of 60 to 80 percent.  10 to 20 percent of cases are athetoid cerebral palsy, and 5 to 10 percent of cases are ataxic cerebral palsy.
This paper is designed to highlight some experiences for education and learning of students impacted by palsy i.e a neurological disorder that occurs during infancy or early childhood. It shows how  cerebral palsy needs to be addressed after due consideration of several different issues, including communication difficulties.  The objective is to assist special education teachers who can learn more about the language difficulties and the different cerebral palsy communication methods available.
Libya based Children Tripoli University hospital findings show that  when working with students who have cerebral palsy, as well as speech and language difficulties, some etiquette  like when working with a student who cannot understand what teacher has said,  one has to be patient and repeat oneself. The university  hospital good practice is that repeating back the information to make sure  teacher understands what the student said. Finally, in case of the student  who use cerebral palsy communication methods,  teacher is advised to  not  to mind having  sentences finished to save time, but before doing so, always make sure the student is okay with thisKeywords:
 Cerebral Palsy, Educational Issues, Libya, Language Difficulties and Adaptations.