School's Readiness for Inclusion ( B.Ed )
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The document discusses school readiness and the infrastructure needed for inclusion of students with diverse needs. It defines school readiness as having three key areas: children's readiness for school, schools' readiness for children, and family/community support. Five essential elements of school readiness are identified. The document also discusses the infrastructure and accessibility required to include students with various disabilities like visual impairment, deaf/hard of hearing, intellectual disability, physical disability, mental health conditions, and more. Features like accessible buildings, specialized learning materials, assistive devices, and therapy units are highlighted.
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School's Readiness for Inclusion ( B.Ed )
- 1. PRESENTED BY MR.AMOL UBALE SCHOOL'S READINESS FOR INCLUSION
- 2. "Readiness" is a term used to describe preparation for what comes next! Since 1990, one of the top national educational goals has been that all children in America will start school "Ready To Learn." While there is general agreement concerning the importance of school readiness, there is no consistent definition for it. What do we mean by School Readiness?
- 3. What do we mean by School Readiness? The National Education Goals Panel definition of school readiness covers three key areas: children's readiness for school schools' readiness for children family and community supports and services that contribute to children's readiness for school success
- 4. Five Essential Elements of School Readiness 1. Early Care and Education 2. Parenting and Family Support 3. Health and Social Services 4. Schools' Readiness for Children/School Capacity 5. Program Infrastructure, Administration and Evaluation
- 5. Why is School Readiness Important? Enter kindergarten with skills necessary for school success. Show greater understanding of verbal and numerical concepts. Are more socially competent. Show ability to stay with an activity longer. Are more likely to make typical progress through the primary grades. Are less often placed in special education classes. Are less likely to be retained in kindergarten.
- 7. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT •Make a commitment to the student that is reflected in the actions of the administrator • work to educate others to assist them in overcoming fear and prejudices • provide opportunities for teachers to communicate with each other. •Establish a school-based support team and encourage collaboration, consultation and cooperation. Be an active member of this team. • Provide the necessary release time so that collaboration may occur; •Encourage staff members to attend inservice sessions and to network with other teachers • Establish partnerships with parents and increase opportunities for parent involvement •Assign an ea upon student need. A student with a visual
- 8. School Management • Provide specialized instruction and services • Provide disability based good infrastructure • Appointment qualified and skilled teacher • Making environmental adjustments • Consults regularly with the classroom teacher, other regular and special education personnel, parents, and others to coordinate programs and services for the visually impaired student. • Shares responsibility with classroom teachers • Ensures that maximum participation in all classroom activities. • Provide opportunities for teachers to communicate with each other. • Organized assistive technology training
- 11. Infrastructure And Accessibility For Inclusion Of Various Type Of Diverse Learners
- 12. Availability of Physical Facilities •All weather roads •School Building •Water Facility •Functional drinking water facility •Girls’ Toilet •Boys’ Toilet •Condition of Classroom
- 13. Availability of Physical Facilities •Condition of Classroom •Boundary Wall • Playground •Ramp facility • Electricity facility •Library Facility •Computer Facility •CAL Facility
- 14. Different Types Of Disabilities • Vision Impairment. • Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing. • Mental Health Conditions. • Intellectual Disability. • Acquired Brain Injury. • Autism Spectrum Disorder. • Physical Disability.
- 16. Vision Impairment. • Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment or vision loss, is a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses. Some also include those who have a decreased • ability to see because they do not have access to glasses or contact lenses.
- 17. Infrastructure Required For Visual Impairment. • Species Land And Building
- 18. Musical Room For Visually Students
- 19. Computer Room For Visually Students
- 20. Typing Room For Visually Students
- 21. Braille Library For Visually Students
- 23. Visually Impaired Students Activity Room
- 25. Deaf And Hard Of Hearing
- 26. Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Hard of Hearing refers to an individual who has a mild-to- moderate hearing loss who may communicate through sign language, spoken language, or both. Hearing Impaired, used to describe an individual with any degree of hearing loss, is a term offensive to many deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.
- 31. Counselling For Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing
- 32. Transition / Vocational Services For Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing
- 33. Other Infrastructure • Reduce visual distractions • Reduce auditory distractions • Obtain student’s attention prior to speaking • Enhance speech reading conditions • Specialized lighting • Sign language instruction for deaf or hard of hearing
- 35. Mental Health Mental health refers to our cognitive, behavioral, and emotional wellbeing - it is all about how we think, feel, and behave. The term 'mental health' is sometimes used to mean an absence of a mental disorder.
- 36. Types Of Mental Illness • ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder where there are significant problems with attention, hyperactivity or acting impulsively.
- 37. Types Of Mental Illness Anxiety disorder: Everyone experience anxiety sometimes but when it becomes overwhelming and repeatedly impacts a person’s life. It may be an anxiety disorder.
- 38. Types Of Mental Illness Autism: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental mental illness that makes it difficult to socialise and communicate with others.
- 39. Infrastructure and accessibility for for Mental Health • Occupational Therapy Unit • learning friendly environment • Sensory training & perceptual knowledge • Computer Training Centre • extracurricular workshops • Summer Camp • facilitate training program for the parents
- 41. Characteristics of Intellectual Disability
- 43. Accessibility for Intellectual Disability • Give extra time to complete tasks and tests • Provide concrete aids, digital objects and manipulatives, drawings, diagrams and mathematical tools to support new learning or the completion of the task. • Assign a smaller workload • Break tasks into manageable chunks
- 45. Types of Physical Disability • Spinal cord injury (SCI) Cerebral palsy. ... • Epilepsy. ... • Multiple sclerosis (MS) ... • Tourette syndrome. • Traumatic brain injury
- 46. infrastructure for Physical Disability • creation of ramps and accessible toilets. • special parking places for wheel chairs • visual alarms • priority seats on buses for the physically challenged • enlarged doorways and hallways • electric wheel chairs • tactile texture • making beaches disabled friendly