Adaptation and implementation of quality systems for children with specific learning disabilities in Lithuania

About this project

<p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The need for new initiative was determined by insufficient attention in Lithuanian education and health care systems for children with specific learning disabilities, especially specific reading and letter comprehension disorders. There is a lack of reliable methodology and knowledge in Lithuania to educate children and parents with these disorders.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The main aim of the project is to strengthen children's mental health by adapting and implementing new quality systems for children with specific learning disabilities in Lithuanian schools.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Project partners will cooperate to develop the most effective quality system of methods and services for vulnerable children with specific learning disabilities by adapting successful practices of foreign countries. Adaptation of a new methodology will provide an opportunity to identify and determine the level of risk of having a specific reading disorder (or developmental dyslexia) in schools.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">New mechanism will be used to train primary school students with reading and writing disorders, special abilities, and positive self-esteem (psychological well-being).</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The implementation of the project activities will contribute both to the strengthening of mental health and to the improvement of the emotional climate of the school and local communities. It will also boost public awareness of the importance of health and the reduction of its inequalities is expected to increase.</span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Project partners

• Panevėžys City Municipality Administration Project partner· Lithuania
• Rokiškis District Municipality Administration Project partner· Lithuania
• Elektrėnai Municipality Administration Project partner· Lithuania
• Vilnius City Municipality Administration Project partner· Lithuania