Understanding Exceptional Children and Their Education

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CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY

Unit 1: Introduction :

Types of disability, Need for special education, General nature of special education. Mainstream education.

Unit 2 : Mental Retardation :

Definition, Classification, Causes of mental retardation. Characteristics and Education of the mentally retarded learners.

Unit 3 : Gifted Children :

Definition, Characteristics, Problems with gifted children, Education of the gifted learner.

Unit 4 : Visual Handicap :

Definition, Classification, Causes of visual handicap, Characteristics and education of the visually handicapped children.

Unit 5 : Auditory Handicap :

Definition, Classification, Causes of hearing handicap, Characteristics and education of the hearing handicapped learners.

Unit 6 : Learning Disability :

Definition, Types of learning disability, Causes of learning disability, Diagnosis, Characteristics and education of the learning disabled.

Unit 7 : Special Education in India :

Recommendations of the Committees and Commissions, Role of Govt. agencies, Community and N.G.Os, Legal provisions.

KALYANI UNIVERSITY

Unit 1 : Special Needs and Education :

(a) Concept and range of special needs.

(b) Special needs and its implication on (i) Universal elementary education, (ii) Curriculum, and (iii) Instruction ; Trends in Special Education and its present status in India.

Unit 2 : Nature, Types and Characteristics of Children with Special
Needs :

(a) Classification of children with special needs Locomotor impairment, Speech & Hearing impairments, Visual impairment, Slow learner, Learning disability, Emotionally disturbed and socially maladjusted (delinquent), Disadvantaged, categories.

(b) Gifted and talented children type psycho-educational characteristics.

Unit 3 : Identification and Assessment of Children with Special Needs :

(a) Techniques of identification of children with special needs Functional, testing and Non-testing, Preparation and standardization of tests for identifying gifted, creative learning disable and emotionally disturbed children and administration these to selected groups.

(b) Implications for assessment information for instructional planning and curriculum.

Unit 4 : Accommodation of children with Special Needs in Regular Classroom :

(a) Principles of integration and other contemporary trends (normalization, inclusion).

(b) Models of integrating education applicable in India.

(c) Factors of successful integration school climate, classroom organization, resource room, special teacher, community resources and support.

(d) Evaluation of integrated education programmes.

Unit 5 : Teaching-Learning Strategies for Children with Special Needs :

(a) Approaches Systems approach, Multisensory approach, Perceptual strategies, Behaviour modification approach, Cooperative learning approach, and Individualized educational approach.

(b) Technological aids for teaching children with special needs.

(c) Imprecate of home, institution and teachers in teaching-learning of children with special needs in integrated setting.

(Transaction Mode : Lecture-cum discussion, demonstration, group discussion, problem solving sessions, school visits, case study etc.)

VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY

Unit 1 : Special Needs and Education :

(a) Concept and range of special needs.

(b) Special needs and its implication on (i) Universal elementary education, (ii) Curriculum and (iii) Instruction; Trends in Special Education and its present status in India.

Unit 2 : Nature, Types and Characteristics of Children with Special Needs :

(a) Classification of children with Special Needs Locomotor impairment, Speech & hearing impairments, Visual impairment, Slow learner, Learning disability, Emotionally disturbed and socially maladjusted (delinquent), Disadvantaged, Types, functional limitations and psycho-educational characteristics of each categories.

(b) Gifted and talented children type psycho-educational characteristics.

Unit 3 : Identification and Assessment of Children with Special Needs :

(b) Implications for assessment information for instructional planning and curriculum.

Unit 4 : Accommodation of children with Special Needs in Regular Classroom :

(a) Principles of integration and other contemporary trends (normalization, inclusion).

(b) Models of integrating education applicable in India.

(c) Factors of successful integration school climate, classroom organization, resource room, special teacher, community resources and support.

(d) Evaluation of integrated education programmes.

Unit 5 : Teaching-Learning Strategies for Children with Special Needs :

(a) Approaches Systems approach, Multisensory approach, Perceptual strategies, Behaviour modification approach, Cooperative learning approach, and Individualized educational approach.

(b) Technological aids for teaching children with special needs.

(c) Imprecate of home, institution and teachers in teaching-learning of children with special needs in integrated setting.

(Transaction Mode : Lecture-cum discussion, demonstration, group discussion, problem solving sessions, school visits, case study etc.)

WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

Education of Children with special Needs.

Students will be able to

Define Exceptional Children, Visual Impairment, Auditory Impairment, Mentally Retarded, Gifted Children, Learning Disabled and other Social Disadvantages.

Identify the characteristics of

Discuss the different educational provisions of Special need children

Develop an empathetic attitude towards differently abled children.

Exceptional Children

(a) Definition,

(b) Types,

(d) Disability & Handicapped.

(e) Concept and bases (Philosophical, Economical, Social) of mainstreaming including inclusive and integrated education.

Visual Impairment