Children with Special Needs (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24ECE331
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
2.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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: 

 

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course

title

 

24ECE 331

 

Children with Special Needs (Theory)

 

CO32: Appraise the legislations and Acts for disabled in India

CO33: Develop remedial

measures for communication disorder, emotional disturbance, autism and learning disability.

CO34: Develop the skills for counselling parents of children with special needs.

CO35: Examine the causes, classification and diagnosis and remedial measures for visual, hearing, orthopedic  and intellectual disability.

CO36: Develop module for prevention, integration and counselling

CO37: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

 

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.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Special needs
  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.

 

12.00
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

 

12.00
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

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Rehabilitation Perspectives
  1. Education for independent living
  2. Job opportunities
  3. Housing & residential facilities
  4. Gender issues and disabilities

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Integration and Counselling of children with special needs
  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. Garrison,K.C.andForce,Dewy,G.the Psychology of Exceptional children,NewYork,fourthedition,theRonals Press Co.,1965
  2. Kirk,S.A.Education "Exceptional children" Hinghton,Miffhir,1962.

 

References: 

Suggested 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. Heek,A.O., "Education of Exceptional children", New York,McGraw Hill,1953.
  7.  

 

Frampton and Rowell,Education of the handicapped.

 

  1. Good enough,Florence,Exceptionalchildren,NewYork,appleton century Lnafhs,1956.

 

E resources:

1.https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/21118/1/Unit-3.pdf

  1. https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/6610/1/Unit-10.pdf

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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