REMEDIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR ACADEMIC FAILURES AMONG STUDENTS

Prevention of academic failure is a serious challenge because children who fail academically experience significant social and economic challenges throughout their lives. Causes of academic failure include familial, socioeconomic, and cultural issues that lead to a lack of readiness for school, academic, instructional, and motivational problems as well as physiological, cognitive, and neurological barriers to learning. This article reviews the field of academic interventions. It describes types and targets of academic interventions; intervention delivery systems; guidelines relating to the selection, implementation, and evaluation of academic interventions; and selected evidence-based strategies. Key Words: Preventions, Interventions, Academic Failures, Academic, Instructional, and Motivational Reasons