Application of the Integrated Teaching Strategy (ITS) for Children with Learning Difficulties in Bayelsa State

The paper examined the Integrated Teaching Strategy (ITS) and to what extent it could ameliorate learning difficulties among children. The paper further assessed the effectiveness of the strategy in tackling illiteracy among children. A workshop organised by the Association of Productive Empirical Psychologists of Nigeria (APEPN) in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa state of Nigeria, resulted in the direct application of the teaching strategy on children identified with the problem of literacy in the elementary schools. The workshop concluded with the findings that the Integrated Teaching Strategy (ITS) is an effective approach for the remedy of learning difficulties especially illiteracy. It was therefore strongly recommended for teachers to apply it from time to time when handling learning problems.