<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>At the primary school level, can children distinguished by their skills/abilities be sure that by acknowledging their differences they can be guaranteed a sustainable education? To what extent are they given equal treatment? The goal of this study was to identify the number of left-handed pupils in different classes of Estonian primary school and to discover what knowledge and skills are needed to teach the left-handed children. Results show that a significant number of elementary school children (9%) are left-handed, justifying a need to pay more attention to their uniqueness. In contrast, 46% of surveyed teachers report not having the necessary knowledge and skills to teach this population. While left-handedness has not been researched much throughout the world, including Estonia, it is necessary to recognize that a significant number of students are left handed and teacher knowledge about how to anticipate and prevent their difficulties in a school setting should be taken into consideration to guarantee the success of these children at school and in everyday life.</p></abstract>

At the primary school level, can children distinguished by their skills/abilities be sure that by acknowledging their differences they can be guaranteed a sustainable education? To what extent are they given equal treatment? The goal of this study was to identify the number of left-handed pupils in different classes of Estonian primary school and to discover what knowledge and skills are needed to teach the left-handed children. Results show that a significant number of elementary school children (9%) are left-handed, justifying a need to pay more attention to their uniqueness. In contrast, 46% of surveyed teachers report not having the necessary knowledge and skills to teach this population. While left-handedness has not been researched much throughout the world, including Estonia, it is necessary to recognize that a significant number of students are left handed and teacher knowledge about how to anticipate and prevent their difficulties in a school setting should be taken into consideration to guarantee the success of these children at school and in everyday life.

Teaching Left-Handed Primary School Pupils in Estonia

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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At the primary school level, can children distinguished by their skills/abilities be sure that by acknowledging their differences they can be guaranteed a...

Teaching Left-Handed Primary School Pupils in Estonia

Published Online: May 04, 2009

Page range: 58 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0019-0

Keywords
left-handedness, primary school, teachers, knowledge, skills, learning difficulties

This content is open access.

Teaching Left-Handed Primary School Pupils in Estonia

Published Online: May 04, 2009

Page range: 58 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0019-0

Keywordsleft-handedness, primary school, teachers, knowledge, skills, learning difficulties

This content is open access.

Keywords
left-handedness, primary school, teachers, knowledge, skills, learning difficulties