Early Childhood Education and Children with Special Needs (Theory)

1. Need  and objective
2. Historical development of pre school education in west and India.
3. Philosophies of pre school education-Indian and western.
4. Play- Importance and types.
5. Creativity – definition, meaning, importance, relationship between play  and creativity, Expression of creativity- day dreaming, story telling, imaginary companion, constructive play, dramatic play, fostering creativity.
6. Indoor and outdoor activities.
7. Literature for young children.
    

1. Program planning – concepts of curriculum, curriculum models, basic principles, types of pre school programs. Early intervention program in child development.
2. Institutions catering services to the needs of children- pre-school centers,  anganwadis, crèches, day care, special schools, general introduction of services  provided.
3. Role and qualification of ECE personnel, Entrepreneurship in ECE
4. Principles and significance of annual, monthly, weekly and daily planning.
    

1. Definition, need and approaches to special education.
2. Classification of special children, characteristics,  identification, causes, effects and educational implications for children with special needs -

   •    Physical and health impairments- Orthopedic, neurological, cerebral palsy,spinabifida, limb deficiency, epilepsy, diabetes, asthama, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, AIDS
   •    Visual impairment, legal blindness, Braille
   •    Hearing impairment, sound, audiometry, degree, dactylology
   •    Mental retardation
   •    Communication disorder- speech disorder ( articulation, fluency disorder, voice disorder), language disorder- aphasia
   •    Giftedness
   •    Emotional disturbance
   •    Learning disability
    

3. Integration – advantages and disadvantages
4. Rehabilitation                                                                                                                            
5. 5. Medical assessment of exceptional condition
6. Prevention of disabilities- Techniques for pre natal assessment, genetic counseling, chorionic villus sampling- fetoscopy, amniocentesis, ultrasound, maternal blood analysis.
    

1.    Definitions, major elements of counseling
2.    Counseling and psychotherapy
3.    Levels and classification of counseling
4.    Counseling techniques, types of counseling and uses
5.    Counseling the parents with various exceptional conditions
 

1. Status of young Children in India - rural, tribal, urban and slum with reference to morality rate, availability of health services, SES of family, nutrition, education, housing,play materials
2. Role of national and international and voluntary agencies early childhood education,health recreation – NCERT, ICCW, NIPCCD, CHEB, WHO, CARE, UNICEF,Balbhavans
3. Programs ,policies and services for children with special needs.