Creating An Inclusive School

CREATING AN INCLUSIVE SCHOOL

UNIT-1

Concept of Exceptionality and Children with Special Needs

·          Understanding Diversities/Differences-concept, Characteristics and Types of Various. 

·          Disabilities (Visual, Hearing, Mental Retardation, Locomotors and Neurological Disorders, Learning Disability and Multiple Disability).

·          Concept, Meaning and Need of Inclusive Education.

·          Transition from Segregation to Inclusion.

·          Principles of Inclusive Education.

·          Models of Inclusion.

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Legal and Policy Perspectives

·          International Declarations and Conventions:

·          Salamanca Statement and Framework of Action, 1994

·          Educational  Provisions  in  the  UN  Convention  on  the  Rights  of  Person  with  Disabilities (UNCRPD), 2006

·          Constitutional Provisions

·          Education of Students with Disabilities in NPE 1968, 1986, POA(1992) (PWD Act 1995), (RCI Act , 1992), (RTE Act 2009)

·          Education in the National Policy on Disability, 2006

Role of Organizations for Education of Children with Disabilities

·          Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)

·          National Institute of Different Disabilities

·          Composite Regional Centres (CRCs)

·          District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs)

·          Non Voluntary Govt. Organizations (NGOs)

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Special Needs & Inclusion

·          Special  Needs  in  Terms  of  Learning  Experiences  in  the  Context  of  Disabilities  and  their  Learning Styles.

·          Schools Awareness and Readiness for Addressing Learning Difficulties.

·          Concept of an Inclusive School-Infrastructure and Accessibility, Awareness and Positive Attitude Towards Disability, Human Resources, Whole School Approach.

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Practices and Support System for Inclusive Set up

·          Pedagogical  Strategies  to  Respond  to  Individual  needs  of  Learners  in  Classroom:  Peer  Tutoring,  Cooperative  Learning  Strategy,  Social  Learning,  Buddy  System,  Reflective Teaching, Multisensory Teaching.

·          Support Services and Partnership in Teaching: Developing Positive Relationship between  School  and  Home.  Teaching  and  co-teaching  Personnel  :  Parents  and  Teachers,  Teacher  and  Special  Teacher,  Team  of  Teacher,  Parents,  Special  Educator,  Speech  Therapist,  Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist and  Counselor,  Professional Training of Teachers  in Inclusive Schools.

·          Assistive and Adaptive Technologies in Inclusive Set up, use of ICT, Equipments and others Technologies for Different Disabilities.