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Creating an Inclusive School (Theory)
Course Objectives:
After completion of this course, the students will be able to-
- demonstrate knowledge of different perspectives in the area of education of children with disabilities
- reformulate attitudes towards children with special needs
- use specific strategies involving skills in teaching special needs children in inclusive classrooms
- modify appropriate learner- friendly evaluation procedures
- incorporate innovative practices to respond to education of children with special needs
- contribute to the formulation of policy
- get acquainted with laws pertaining to education of children with special needs
Course Outcomes (COs):
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DEDU 706 |
Creating an Inclusive School |
CO 135: Select an appropriate pedagogical strategy for inclusive classroom. CO 136: Demonstrate knowledge of different perspectives in the area of education for children with special needs. CO 137: Analyse and develop various inclusive learning practices. CO 138: Design various pedagogical strategies for inclusion in class room. |
Teaching strategies: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Activity
Learning strategies: Self-learning assignments, Debate, Report writing |
Formative Assessment (30%): Class test- week 6, Report presentation (1), Assignment (1)
Summative Assessment (70%): Semester end examination |
- Meaning, concept and need of inclusive school.
- Aims and objectives of inclusive school.
- Role of inclusive school in modern times.
- Inclusive classroom management.
- Teaching strategies for inclusive classroom.
- Cooperative teaching assignment.
- E-learning and inclusive education.
- Web based effective inclusive education.
- Historical perspectives and contemporary trends & approaches of viewing disabilities.
- Models, importance, types
- The charity model, the bio centric model, the functional model and the human rights model.
- Concept of special education, integrated education and inclusive education; philosophy of inclusive education.
- School’s readiness for addressing learning difficulties.
- Technological advancement and its application- ICT, adaptive and assistive devices, equipment’s and other technologies for different disabilities
- Pedagogical strategies to respond to individual needs of students: cooperative learning strategies in the classroom, peer tutoring, social learning, buddy system, reflective teaching, multisensory teaching, etc.
- Documentation, record keeping and maintenance.
Sessional Work (Any One):
- Case study of a learner with special needs.
- Making a report of visit to a resource room of SSA.
- Dayama, S. (2018). Creating an inclusive school. Aastha prakashan
- Creating an inclusive school. Radha prakashan mandir
- Kaushik, B. Creating Inclusive Schools: Theory, Process and Practice. https://etext.sagepub.in/etext (eBook)
- Thambhirajah, M.S. Essentials of Learning Disabilities and Other Developmental Disorders. https://etext.sagepub.in/etext (eBook)
- Dunn., L & Bay, D.M (ed.): Exceptional Children in the School, New York: Holt, Rinehart, Winston.
- Hallahar, D.P & Kauffman, J.M., Exceptional Children: Introduction to Special Education, Allyn & Bacon, Massachusetts, 1991.
- Hewett, Frank M. &Foreness Steven R., Education of Exceptional Learners, Allyn & Bacon, Massachusetts, 1984.
- Kirk, S.A & Gallagher J.J., Education of Exceptional Children; Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1989.
- Magnifico, L.X: Education of the Exceptional Child, New York, Longman.
- Shanker, Udey: Exceptional Children, Jullundur: Sterling Publications.
- Singh, N.N and Beale, I.L. (eds.) Learning Disabilities- Nature, Theory and Treatment Spring- Verlag, New York, Inc: 1992.
