Use of Washington Group question sets by teachers to identify functional difficulty in schools in Sierra Leone.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective disability inclusion in education requires that teachers and others in the education system have access to accurate and reliable information about children's disabilities. Washington Group (WG) tools are increasingly used in low- and middle-income countries, however, the feasibility and accuracy of such tools is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of using WG tools to assess functional difficulty (FD) in children in rural Sierra Leone and to examine the prevalence of FD.

Methods

Class teachers in eight schools completed an FD assessment for each child on their class register using either the WG Short Set (WG-SS) or Child Functioning Module-Teacher Version (CFM-TV). Teacher experiences with the tools were explored during

SUBMITTER: de Kadt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12709033 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature