DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, ALIGARH
SEMESTER - I
(Complusory-04 Credits)
Theory: 80
Sessional: 10
Activity: 10
B.ED-1013
B.ED
Education for Children with Special Needs
Objectives:
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After completing the course, the student teacher will be able to
understand aboutSpecial and Inclusive Education.
Visually Impaired children.
Hearing Impaired children.
Children with Learning disability.
UNIT-I Special Education
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Definition and meaning of children with Special needs.
Concept of Special and Inclusive Education.
Development of Special Education with special reference to India.
Cascade of services.
Current Issues in Special Education.
UNIT-II Teaching Students with Vision Impairment
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Basic concepts about Visual Impairment
Characteristics of Visually Impaired Students
Etiology of Vision Impairment
Inclusive Practices for Students with Vision Impairment
Classroom adaptations for Students with Vision Impairment
UNIT-III Teaching Students with Hearing Impairment
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Basic concept about Hearing Impairment
Characteristics of Hearing Impaired children
Etiology of Hearing Impairment
Inclusive Practices for Students with Hearing Impairment
Educational adaptations for Students with Hearing Impairment
Prof. Sunita Sharma
UNIT-IV Teaching Students with Learning Disability
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Basic concept about Learning Disability.
Characteristics of Learning Disabled children.
Causes of Learning Disability.
Inclusive Practices for children with Learning Disability.
Educational adaptation for Learning Disabled Students.
Books Recommended
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2. Blackhurst, A.E. and Berdine, W.H. (1981) An Introduction to Special Education. Little Brown
and Co., Toronto.
3. Cecil R. Reynolds and Elain Fletcher- Janzen. Encyclopaedia of Special Education (2nd Ed.) Vol.
1, 2 & 3, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
4. Disabilities and Impairments – An Interdisciplinary Research Journal, Akshat Publications, Delhi.
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5. Gearheart, B.R. (1972) Education of Exceptional Child: History, Present, Practice and Trends.
International Text Book Co., New York.
6. Hallahan, Daniel P. and Kauffman, James M. (1991) Exceptional Children: Introduction to
Special Education.Allyn and Bacon, Boston, U.S.A.
7. Hewett, F.M. and Farness, S.R. (1984) Education of Exceptional Learners.Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
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8. Kundan, C.L., (2000): Status of disability in India, New Delhi, R.C.I
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Ltd.
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Delhi.
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Distributors, New Delhi
13. Smith, Deborach D. And Lu cKassan, Ruth (1992), Introduction to Special Education: Teaching
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Students with Special Needs in Inclusive settings, PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi
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Teaching.Springer-Verlag, New York Inc.
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Children. Methuen & Co. Ltd. Great Britain.
19. Werts, Margaret G. , Culatta, Richard A. and Tompkins, James R. (2011) Fundamentals of
Special Education, PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi
Prof. Sunita Sharma