CC-10_Creating an Inclusive School-Bed 4th Sem

Authors: Dr. Jayanta Mete, Dr. Prarthita Biswas, Mr. Pranay Pandey

Syllabus:

 

Unit I: Introduction to inclusive Education:

 

• Concept & history of special education, integrated education and inclusive Education & their relation.

• Philosophical, Sociological, Economical & Humanitarian dimensions of inclusive education.

• Advantages of inclusive education for the individual and society.

• Factors affecting inclusion.

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Unit II: Legal and policy perspectives:

 

 

• Important international declarations / conventions / proclamations- BMF(1993-2012), recommendations of the Salamanca Statement and Framework of Action (1994), UNCRPD (2006).

• National initiatives for inclusive education. National Policy on Education (1968,1986), Education in the National Policy on Disability (2006), RTE Act (2009).

• Special role of institutions for the education of children with disabilities?RCI, National Institute of Different Disabilities.

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Unit III: Defining learners with special needs:

 

 

• Understanding differently abled learners?concepts, definitions, characteristics, classification, causes and preventive measures of V.I, H.I, SLD, LI.

• Preparation for inclusive education?School?s readiness for addressing learner with diverse needs.

• Assessment of children with diverse needs (MDPS, BASIC-MR, FACP, VSMS, DDST, UPANAYAN and related others) to know their profile and to develop individualized Education Programme (IEP/ITP)

• Identification and overcoming barriers for educational and social inclusion

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Unit IV: Inclusion in operation:

 

 

• Classroom management and organizations, curricular adaptations, learning designing and development of suitable TLM.

• Pedagogical strategies to respond to individual needs of students: Co-operative learning strategies in the class room, peer tutoring, social learning, buddy system, reflective teaching, multisensory teaching etc.

• Technological Advancement and its applications?ICT, Adaptive and Assistive devices, equipments, aids and appliances.

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Unit V: Teacher preparation for inclusive school:

 

 

• Problems in inclusion in the real classroom situations; ways for overcoming the problems in inclusions

• Review of existing educational programmes offered in secondary school (General and Special School)

• Skills and competencies of teachers and teacher educators for secondary education in inclusive settings

• Teacher preparation for inclusive education in the light of NCF, 2005 and NCFTE, 2009

• Characteristics of inclusive school