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    General information

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    Welcome message

    Dear learners,

    Welcome to the module "PDE6143-Inclusive Education and Special Needs Education"!

    • This module is taught to PGDE (Postgraduate Diploma in Education) students.

    • Blended learning (online and face-to-face) is the module delivery mode.

    • The module is organised and divided into 4 units.

    Module aim

    This module aims to help you learn how to adapt educational practices to various special educational needs of learners in an inclusive educational setting.

     

    Module learning outcomes

    By the end of this module, you will be able to:

    1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of various basic concepts of Special Needs Education and various special educational needs among learners;
    2. Apply effective teaching/learning strategies for learners with special educational needs;
    3. Identify learners’ individual limitations/needs and strengths;
    4. Explain how to adapt educational practices for accommodating learners with special educational needs in an inclusive education setting.
    Module Facilitator

    - Dr Patrick Suubi, Email: suubip@gmail.com, Tel: 0788623391 (Module Leader)
    - Ms Mariane Uwamariya, Email: umarianne05@gmail.com, Tel: 0788580671

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    Unit 1: Basic concepts of Special Needs Education

    This unit aims at helping you get knowledge and a better understanding of various concepts related to Special Needs Education.

    Unit learning outcomes

    By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

    1. Distinguish between the concepts of special educational needs (SEN) and Special Needs Education (SNE);
    2. Differentiate between certain terms used in SNE, such as disability, impairment, and handicap; habilitation and rehabilitation; regular, special, integrated and inclusive education.

    Unit indicative content

    1. The concept of Special educational needs (SEN)
    2. The concept of Special Needs Education (SNE)
    3. Impairment, disability and handicap
    4. Regular, special, integrated and inclusive education
    5. Rehabilitation and habilitation
    6. Special needs education teacher and coordinator
    7. Resource room

    Unit learning resources

    Read the following resources before engaging in the unit activities (e-tivities):

    Unit learning activities

    - E-tivity 1.1: Forum activity for Unit 1

    The purpose of this e-tivity 1.1 is to help you discuss about various examples explaining some of the basic concepts of SNE.

    - E-tivity 1.2.: Quiz activity for Unit 1

    This e-tivity 1.2 helps you assess the achievement of the unit level learning outcomes 1 and 2.

     

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    Unit 2: Categories of learners with special educational needs

    This unit helps you get a better understanding of the various types of learners with SEN and learn about teaching and learning strategies for addressing them.

    Unit learning outcomes

    By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

    1. Identify characteristics of learners with different types of special educational needs (SEN);
    2. Explain why each type of learners with SEN is considered as having special educational needs;
    3. Apply teaching and learning strategies to respond to various special educational needs in the classroom.

    Unit indicative content

    1. Learners with sensory disabilities
    2. Learners with physical disabilities
    3. Learners with deviant learning abilities
    4. Learners with specific learning difficulties
    5. Learners with behavioral, emotional and social problems
    6. Learners from minority communities
    7. All other groups facing difficulties in education (orphans, street children, child mothers, traumatized children, ...).

    Learning resources

    - Read the following resources and work on the unit activities (e-tivities):

    - Watch the videos on braille writing and sign language.

    - Get familiarized with the indicated assistive devices for physically disabled people.

    Learning activities

    - E-tivity 2.1: Quiz activity for Unit 2

    This e-tivity 2.1 helps you assess the achievement of the unit level learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.

    - E-tivity 2.2: Forum activity for Unit 2

    The purpose of this e-tivity 2.2 is to help you exchange ideas about the reasons justifying why some learners qualify as having special educational needs.

    - E-tivity 2.3: Feedback activity for Unit 2

    The purpose of this e-tivity 2.3 is to detect misunderstood points for Unit 2.

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    Unit 3: Special educational needs identification, assessment and intervention

    This unit helps you get familiarized with the assessment of special educational needs (SEN) and the individualized education planning for learners with special educational needs.

    Unit learning outcomes

    By the end of this unit, you should be able to:

    1. Conduct special educational needs assessment;
    2. Develop an Individualized Education Planning (IEP) for a learner with learning difficulties.

    Unit indicative content

    1. Special Educational Needs Assessment (SENA)
    2. Individualized Education Planning (IEP)

              - Determining eligibility for IEP

              - Developing a Learner's Individual Education Plan

              - Implementation, acceptance and amendments (reviews) of IEP

    Learning resources

    Learning activities

    After reviewing  the above learning resources, work on the following activities (e-tivities):

    - E-tivity 3.1: Quiz activity for Unit 3

    The purpose of the e-tivity 3.1 is help you assess the achievement of the unit level learning outcomes 1 and 2.  

    - E-tivity 3.2: Forum activity for Unit 3

    The purpose of this e-tivity 3.2 is to help you exchange ideas about the strategies of assessing SENs.

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    Unit 4: Inclusive education strategies

    This unit aims at helping you acquire knowledge and skills in adapting educational practices to fit special educational needs (SEN) among learners in mainstream educational settings.

    Unit learning outcomes

    By the end of this unit, you should be able to:

    1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the inclusive education approaches;
    2. Explain the various ways in which educational practices can be adapted to fit the needs of learners with SEN in an inclusive school/classroom;
    3. Develop strategies of accommodating learners with SEN in an inclusive classroom and involving parents and the community in inclusive education.

    Unit indicative content

    1. Learner Friendly School (LFS) approaches
    2. Resource rooms-based Inclusive strategies
    3. Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) strategies
    4. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approaches
    5. Adapting educational practices in an inclusive education school/classroom

              - Adaptation of the school curriculum

              - Adaptation of teaching/learning methods

              - Adaptation of teaching/learning resources

              - Educational areas to be adjusted for helping learners with SEN

              - Adaption of the school-community partnership

    Learning resources

    Read Unit 4 PPT and the article "Teaching strategies for learners with SNE" (Ranjeeta, 2018), and watch the videos illustrating "Inclusive practices in classroom" and "Differentiation within the inclusion classroom model".

    Learning activities

    After reviewing all given materials, do the following activities (e-tivities):

    - E-tivity 4.1: Forum activity for Unit 4

    The purpose of this e-tivity 4.1 is to help you exchange ideas about examples of teaching/learning methods and resources that can be used in inclusive classroom situation.

    - e-tivity 4.2: Quiz activity for Unit 4

    This e-tivity 4.2 helps you assess your ability to adapt educational practices in accordance with the needs of learners in an inclusive setting.


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    Assessment rubric