Page 281 - RUICHSS 2023 Proceeding

University of Ruhuna ISSN: 2706-0063
Matara, Sri Lanka

Difficulties in Teaching Students With SEN Within the Regular

Classroom

The teacher respondents had encountered several difficulties in teaching

students with SEN within the regular classroom. They pointed out that it

was difficult to fulfil the needs of students with SEN and without SEN at
the same time as their needs were diverse. Teachers believed that they have

a heavy workload to complete in school. There was a strong pressure to
complete the vast syllabus. Balancing the teaching learning process with

slow learners might be doubtful. Teachers need more time to assist students
with SEN. However, teachers had only 40 minutes to stay in one classroom

in the secondary section. On the other hand. conducting extra lessons for

students with SEN was rather difficult with the situation in the country.
Some teachers had parental barriers from other students. Furthermore,

teachers mentioned that the family support provided for those students with

SEN in mainstream classroom is not sufficient. As the parental support is
one of vital factors on education, lack of parental involvement in school

activities regarding the students with SEN has become a major barrier. Most
of the teachers expressed that the lack of communication between teachers

and parents who have children with SEN is challenging when organizing a
common learning environment in the regular classroom.

Most of the teachers did not have proper training regarding inclusive

education and the provided training was not adequate. Without having a

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