Teachers' Opinions About Dyslexia and the Challenges They Face

The aim of this research is to examine the opinions of the teachers in Turkey about dyslexia and determine their training needs. Participants consisted of primary school, Turkish, guidance, special education, and pre-school teachers serving in the Kalecik District of Ankara. The Semi-structured Teacher Interview Form and the Teacher Information Form were applied to these teachers as data collection tools. The obtained data was analyzed by using content analysis method, percent and frequency and examined in five sub-titles. As a result of the data analysis teachers were not informed enough about dyslexia in their university education and they did not think their dyslexia training was adequate. Teachers have not been sufficiently informed about dyslexia after they have been assigned to their profession. When the source of information about dyslexia is examined, 25 % of the teachers stated that they learned dyslexia with an Indian film called Stars on the ground / Every child is special rather than formal education. Teachers also stated that they would not be able to identify them if they encountered a dyslexic student, and that they did not know about specific teaching methods to meet the needs of students with dyslexia. Teachers stated that they are not taking any special approach to work with dyslexic students, and they think that the training of these students should be done through resource rooms via individualized work rather than the inclusion programs