Children with Special Needs

Paper Code: 
ECE 331
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Objectives

The course will enable the student to-

  • Understand the concept, needs and problems of disabled children
  • Evaluate the legislative provision for children with special needs
  • Understand causes, diagnosis and remedial measures for different types of disability
  • Apply the skills of taking remedial measures for different kind of disabilities.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and

teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

  
 

The students will–

Approaches in Teaching: Lecture & discussion specific to current research in ECCE, Audio visual resources, xperiential learning through demonstration Learning activities for the Students:

Self -directed /: Read joournal articles, books to collate information on need and rationale of ECCE, assignments, field practicals.

Quiz. PPT, Group discussion, Class test focusing on definitions, short notes, match the following, assignments, CA test , Semester End Examination.

  

CO25: Appraise the legislations and Acts for disabled in India

CO26: Develop remedial

measures for communication disorder, emotional

  

disturbance, autism and

  

learning disability.

CO27: Develop the skills for counselling parents of children with special needs.

CO28: Examine the causes,

  

classification and diagnosis

  

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Unit i
  1. Distinction between impairments, disability, handicap
  2. Children with special needs- concept, definition, causes, needs, problems and classification of special children.


  1. Legislations and act for disabled in India-RCI act 1992, PWD act 1995 and National Trust act (1999) and Mental Health Act (1987)
  2. Special features of Right of person with Disability Act, 2016.

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Definition, Type, Causes, symptom, diagnosis and Remedial measures of:

 

 

  1. Physical and health impairments- Orthopedic, neurological, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, limb deficiency, epilepsy, diabetes, asthama, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, AIDS
  2. Visual impairment, legal blindness, Braille
  3. Hearing impairment, sound, audiometry, degree, dactylology
  4. Intelletual Disability

 

9.00
Unit III: 
Definition, Type, Causes, symptom , diagnosis and Remedial measures of:

                  

 

  1. Communication disorder- speech disorder ( articulation, fluency disorder, voice disorder), language disorder- aphasia
  2. Giftedness
  3. Emotional disturbance
  4. Autism
  5. Learning disability

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Rehabilitation Perspectives

  1. Education for independent living
  2. Job opportunities
  3. Housing & residential facilities
  4. Gender issues and disabilities

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Unit V
  1. Integration – advantages and disadvantages
  2. Prevention of disabilities- Techniques for pre natal assessment, chorionic villus sampling- fetoscopy, amniocentesis, ultrasound, maternal blood analysis, genetic counselling.

  3. Counselling parents of children with special needs.
 
 

 

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Gedkar,E.Disabled in India,somaiya,1983.
  2. Lilly Stephen,M. Children with Exceptional Needs,Holt,Rinehart,1979.
  3. CroockShank,W.M. Psychology of Exceptional Children and youth, "New Jersey,Prentice Hall", 1958.
  4. Baker,H.J.,Introduction to exceptional children,NewYork,Macmillan Co.,1959.
  5. Dunn,L.M.(ed) "Exceptional children in the schools", Holt Rinehart & Winston,1963.
  6. Kirk,S.A.Education "Exceptional children" Hinghton,Miffhir,1962.
  7. Heek,A.O., "Education of Exceptional children", New York,McGraw Hill,1953.
  8. Garrison,K.C.andForce,Dewy,G.the Psychology of Exceptional children,NewYork,fourthedition,theRonals Press Co.,1965


  1. Frampton and Rowell,Education of the handicapped.
  2. Good enough,Florence,Exceptionalchildren,NewYork,appleton century Lnafhs,1956.
  3.  
 
 


Ellis,N.(ed) Hand book of Mental deficiency Psychological theory & Research.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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