Title of the Study Program
Title of the Module
Faculty, Department
Instructor
Address
Dance pedagogy, Theatre and film pedagogy
Arts Education of Children with Special needs
Faculty of Education, Department of Arts Education
Prof. dr. Aldona Vilkeliene
Studentų st. 39, LT-08106 Vilnius, Room 236,
Phone: +370 5 275 70 96; e-mail: menas@leu.lt
English
Language of Instruction
none
Required Prerequisites
Suggested Academic Cycle Bachelor degree studies (from 2nd year of studies)
or Year of Studies
Spring
Semester
3 credits
ECTS Credits
3
Contact Hours per Week
Compulsory
Compulsory/ Elective
Lectures, seminars and individual consultations
Methods of Teaching
Written assignment
Form of Assessment
Course Description
The course aims to familiarise students with pedagogical and psychological problems of
special needs children, particularity of education and will learn to appropriately apply
methods for education of disabled or gifted children, who are also specific in their thinking,
behaviour and creativity. A particular role educating such children is played by ethnic arts as
an environment, which is closest to an individual and creates a feeling of security and ensures
creativity.
Aims: to provide students with knowledge of possibilities for arts education of children with
special needs and to form their ability to practically apply them for dissemination of artistic
activity outcome.
Main objectives. To enable a student:
1. To know psychological and physiological aspects of exceptional children education
2. To familiarise with principles of exceptional children’s capabilities
3. To adapt the content of arts education more flexibly
4. To apply the results of exceptional children’s arts education in local and multicultural
educational space.
Readings
1. Hallahan D.P., Kauffman J.M. Exceptional children: Introduction to Special
Education. Englewood Cliffs, N.J : Prentice-Hall, 2002.
2. Sherratt D., Peter M. Developing Play and Drama in Children with Autistic Spectrum
Disorders. London: David Fulton Publishers, 2002.
3. Perret D. Roots of Musicality. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2005.
4. Vilkelienė A. The Opinion Teachers and Family Members on Artistic Education of the
Disabled: Ethnotherapeutic Approach. In: The problems of artistic education: III
International scientific conference. Vilnius: Vilnius Pedagogical University, 2006, p.
139–144 (CD). ISBN 9955-20-128-2.