The Special Education Curriculum The Special Education Curriculum Curriculum is viewed as the heart of all education system, it is a standards-based sequence of planned experiences where students practice and achieve proficiency in content and applied learning skills. Bauzon (2001) emphasized the necessity of curriculum in education. The issues, problems, and prospects of an educational institution are intimately intertwined with the issues, problems, and prospects of the curriculum. Two Approaches relevant to the teaching of Special Education Integrative or Activity-Centered Curriculum • The scope and sequence of this approach is found in the child himself. The learner’s needs and interest supply the basis for planning the activity or experiencedcentered curriculum. • Activity-centered curricula focus on the needs and interests of the individual student. Learning occurs through questioning and problem-solving. Detailed lessons often are not planned, because the teacher can't anticipate what student interests will surface or where students' inquiries will lead the class. Child-Centered Curriculum Approach It is designed for the child is the center of educational process. Children become the focus of educational process and the focus of educational efforts, experience becomes the medium of learning. Stowe (2006) presented the curricula for children with special needs. Learning Disabilities Weekly spelling test with scheduled posted on bulletin board. Students with Dyslexia have much easier time focusing on the topic that is interesting to them. Take an active role in helping your students gain in skills in the area of reading, writing, and calculating. Teach independently with homework and class assignments, as he/she moves into higher grades. For Dyscalculia children, keep a sharp eye for opportunities and skills that are appropriate with mathematical understanding and interest. Use graphs, blocks of different sizes and clearly outline boxes with numbers. Provides copies of any computation or word problems that would undertaken in class. Children with Dysgraphia must taught cursive writing, when the letters are connected it eliminates the issue of spacing in words and make it easier to stay on the baseline. Use paper with wide lines to determine student’s skill level. Plastic pencil grips may relieve the physical tension of gripping the pencil. Correct the children’s the way of gripping the pencils and provides guides in cursive design at your children’s desk or his/her notebook. Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) The curriculum includes the balance of teacher-directed and self directed activities. Provides a chart that specifies what she/he needs to do and estimate the time to finally reach his/her goal. Teach the child to be on time, create a class poster on how a student when paying attention and provide activities (ideal to his/her intelligence) to maintain focus. Autism In as much as students with autism tend to be visual learners, visual cues greatly help them understand language, concepts, directions, and schedules which are strategically posted inside the classroom. Teach concepts in many different setting and identify the interest of each child with autism to utilize these as your instructional materials. Tourette Syndrome Many students with this disability have difficulties with fine motor and visual functioning. For this reason, some homework and classroom assignments need to be shorter since handwriting can laborious. Mental Retardation Learn about student’s developmental level and types of intelligence so you can plan how to include his/her in learning activities. Take time to introduce new information. Then practice, practice, practice and review. Depth of learning rather than breadth is important for the child remain confident on what she/he can be learn. Gifted and Talented Gifted students have different assignments, but they should be in the same area of study as what the class is working on. Even if your student has already mastered, she/he has academic needs THANK YOU Prepared by: JOSIAH M. DELA PEÑA BSED SOCIAL STUDIES 3A References https://www.ride.ri.gov/InstructionAssessment/Curriculum/Cur riculumDefinition.aspx https://www.theedadvocate.org/edupedia/content/what-isstudent-centered-curriculum/ THANKS! Do you have any questions? youremail@freepik.com +91 620 421 838 yourcompany.com CREDITS: This presentation template was created by Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon, and infographics & images by Freepik Please keep this slide for attribution.
