EP 306 Counseling and Special Needs Education
Important terms
Exceptional children.
Disability.
Handicap.
At risk.
a.
Exceptional
children
Children whose physical or learning attributes
deviate from the norm (above or below) to such an extent that special educational
programming is required to meet their special needs.
Example:
I.
Mental attributes
Gifted and talented
Mental intellectual disability.
II.
Physical
deviations
Physical disability.
Other health impairment.
b.
Disability
Refer to reduced function or loss of a particular
body part of an organism which limit the ability to perform tasks as other
people do. Example to see, walk, hear, synonymous with impairment.
c.
Handicap
Problems a person with disability encounters in
interacting with the environment.
A disability may pose a handicap in one environment
and not in another.
d.
At risk
Term used for children who are not yet identified
as having a disability but who are considered to have a greater than usual
chance of developing disability.
Language use
The person with disability person first.
Do not use the word disability for a person who has
a physical mental, emotional, sensory or learning disability.
Do not call one a handicap.
Avoid labelling them as a victim, disabled.
Avoid terms such as wheel chair bound. Someone with
a mobility impairment.
Appropriate interaction
Shake hand as with others.
Treat adult as adults.
If possible, sit down when talking to a person on a
wheel chair.
Speak directly to the person with disability.
Offer assistance with sensitivity and respect.
Population people with disability;
Differ with countries development and the ability
to provide health and social services.
10% of the total population is commonly use. This
include all level of disability.
Problems of
getting correct population
Definition
Attitudes
Capacity for proper identification.
Special needs education
Education therefore deals with it in terms of:
Who-special personnel.
Especially trained teachers in the different
exceptionalities. This provide instructional service.
Personnel providing related services.
Related services:
Audiology
Psychology
Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Speech language pathology
What is curriculum modification?
Variation in the content. Some people need to be
taught what others learn without effort.
Some may need higher level content.
It may be impossible for some of them to learn
certain things due to their disability.
Variation in methodology
Mode of communication for students with:
Visual impairment
Hearing impairment
Severe speech and language disorder and,
Profound and multiple disabilities.
Teaching methods and strategies:
Where? Education placement.
Inclusive placement.
Appropriate education for all students in the
regular classroom irrespective of their special needs.
Continuing of placements ranges from total
inclusion to total segregation.
Inclusive education
Inclusion-movement that seeks to create schools and
other social institutions based on acceptance, belonging and community.
Educating all learners together in high age
appropriate general education classroom in their neighborhood schools.
Zero rejection policy.
Positive effects of inclusive education
1.
Academic
performance, behavior and social development.
2.
Improved
self-esteem, grades, on task behavior, greater interaction with peers and a more
positive attitude towards school and learning.
3.
Enhancement of
students, preparation of adulthood.
Participate in past secondary academic programs be
employed and make higher salaries.
Live independently.
Be socially integrated in their community.
More like to be engaged or married.
1.
Friends in the
neighborhood, easier to play and visit, easier to get help
mates.
Negative effects of inclusive education
1.
Some may lead to
fear, frustration, ridicule, isolation.
2.
Can be used as an
excuse not to provide appropriate services.
3.
Teachers concerns
Class size
Completing
Time to meet curriculum and work with special
personnel.
Lack of appropriate expertise.
To handle special needs.
Continuum of services
-
Special
residential institution
-
Special class with
integration
-
Regular class
placement with assistance.
-
Regular class
placement
Total inclusion, regular class with assistance,
teacher consultation, regular class resources.
Special class placement
Special class with some regular class integration,
special class in regular school, special day school.
Special residential placement
Special residential institution
Special residential schools, homebound instruction,
hospital instruction.
Special aeede education is a part of not
Apart from regular education
Historical development of special education
Historical development internationally
1.
People with
disability have existed throughout human history.
2.
Negative attitude
towards people with disability have been documented.
Attitudes towards PWDS change in attitude towards PWD in stages
Neglect and abuse, killed or abandoned at birth or
at the identification of disability.
Pity and institutionalization. (During the spread
of Christianity).
PWDS were putting asylums in inhumane condition,
given food and clothing.
Separate education, special education, institution
were established.
Integration education more towards, normalization,
mainstreaming etc.
Inclusive movement
Internationally accepted should implemented with
caution.
Factors which led to the provision of education
1.
Changing concepts
regarding disability, change in mode of production.
2.
Religious
humanism, value of human being irrespective of disability.
3.
Advancement in
science and technology.
4.
Emergence of
voluntary charitable and service groups.
5.
Existing
inheritance laws e.g. deaf had to learn to speak to inherent.
6.
Emergency of
schools of PWDs.
Historical development in Tanzania
1.
Similar trends
like the international but much later.
2.
Negative attitudes
still persist and infanticide of children born with disabilities is still
taking place in some areas.
3.
Ignorance and
superstitious beliefs lead to the negative attitudes.
Basis for provision of services in Tanzania
1.
General government
pronouncements e.g. Arusha Declaration.
2.
International year
for disable persons (IYDPP) of 1981, protection of the dignity of person with
disability.
3.
Act no 2 of 1982
employment.
4.
Act no 03 of 1982
care and maintenance.
National policy on disability
In July 2004, the ministry of labour youth
development and sports produced a policy:
Objectives:
Encourage the development of PWDs.
Empower families of PWDs
Improve service delivery.
To allow participation of PWDs in decision and
implementation of important activities in society.
To enable families of PWDs and the society at large
to participate in decisions and improvement of important disability friendly
activities.
Areas included in the policy
- Health
- Early intervention
- Mental health services
- People with disabilities and HIV
- Education
- Skills training
- Employment
- Older people with disabilities
- Technical aids
- Accessibility
- Awareness creation
- Human rights and legal provision
- Accidents and compensation.
Special groups
Priority groups in provision of services
Women with disabilities.
Children with disabilities.
Older people with disabilities.
Establishment of educational services
Policy for provision of services very recent –
2004.
Initiated by voluntary organizations religious
group.
Most services are at the primary level.
Establishment of special school.
year |
disability |
Established by |
1950 |
Visual impairment |
Anglican church |
1963 |
Hearing impairment |
Roman Catholic |
1967 |
Physical disability |
Salvation Army |
1982 |
Intellectual handicap |
Tanzania government |
1994 |
autism |
Tanzania association of handicap |
1994 |
Deaf-blind |
Tanzania government |
Gifted and talented students
Gifted is hard to define.
It is generally accepted that, a gifted child would
have potential to perform at a level that is significantly beyond that of the
majority of other children of the same age, in one or more skill areas.
A gifted child may have the potential to become
e.g. a great artist, thinker or athlete.
A number of definition of gifted exist focus on
different aspects:
Feldhussem-talent as primary defining character.
Pirto-having superior memory, observational powers,
curiosity, creativity and ability to learn.
Renzulli-traits of above average general abilities,
high level of task commitment and creativity.
Gullford includes dimension of fluency,
flexibility, originality in his definition of creativity.
Gifted and talented could be in one or more of the following areas:
1.
Verbal/language
e.g. reading, writing and speaking ability.
2.
Logical and
mathematical e.g. number, classification and problem solving ability.
3.
Visual and
performing arts e.g. drawing, painting, musical ability.
4.
Body/movement/psychomotor
ability e.g. dance, athletic ability.
5.
Interpersonal e.g.
communication, leadership ability.
6.
Intrapersonal e.g.
reflective, self-sufficient ability.
What make a child gifted and talented?
1.
What a child
inherited genetically.
2.
The development of
the child before birth.
3.
Nurturing of the
child.
Characteristics
1.
Rapidly acquirer,
retain and use large amount of information.
2.
Relate one idea to
another.
3.
Perceive
operations of large systems that may not be recognized by the ordinary person.
4.
Acquire and
manipulate abstract symbol.
5.
Solve problems by
refraining the question and creating novel solutions.
6.
Make sound
judgments.
Caution
Gifted are not perfect, talents can make them
withdrawn or unmanageable.
Need both basic and advanced knowledge.
Identification and assessment.
Initially only IQ scores used as sole means of
identification-not the best means.
There is no generally agreed definition of
giftedness but most school placement decisions and most longitudinal studies
over the course of individual lives have been based on IQ in the top 2% of the
population that is above IQ 130.
Most appropriate use a combination of:
IQ scores.
Creative and achievement measures.
Nomination
Parents
Teachers and
Peer
And self-nomination.
Fostering intellectual development
Parents and teachers confoster, intellectual and
talent development through:
1.
Conveying positive,
realistic expectations.
2.
Encouraging
independence.
3.
Guiding
constructive coping strategies.
4.
Providing daily
opportunities.
To build abilities and enjoy success and pursuing
positive social experiences for the child.
Educational approaches
Three major approaches:
Ability grouping.
Enrichment and
Acceleration.
Ability grouping
Differentiation in placement to allow students with
similar level abilities be together.
Special schools for the gifted and talented.
Special classes.
Resources room services.
Regular classroom.
Enrichment
Giving experience which let students investigate
topics interests in great details.
Help students for define area of interest and
independently access a variety of information and materials.
More innovation, novelty and sophistication.
N.B enrichment is not do your own thing approach.
Topic must be based on ongoing curriculum.
Acceleration
Providing student opportunity to move through
required curriculum at a faster pace.
Acceleration option:
Early admission to school.
Grade skipping acceleration.
Content acceleration in one or two grades.
Curriculum compacting or telescoping.
Concurrent environment high school and college.
Advance placement tests.
Early admission to college.
Testing out of courses.
Teachers of
gifted children
Not necessary gifted but must:
Be flexible
Curious
Tolerant
Competent and self-confident.
Current
issues and future trends
Definition of gifted is still debatable.
Most services will originate from regular class
teacher.
Special groups of gifted
Individuals need special ways to identify.
Gifted females
Individual with disability.
Cultural diverse groups.
Final challenge:
Is there need to improve societal attitudes towards
gifted and talented?
Intellectual disability/mental retardation
Definition
Three criteria
for identifying a person with intellectual retardation
1.
Sub average
general functioning.
2.
Existing
concurrently with deficits adoptive behavior.
3.
Occurring during
the developmental period.
Intellectual functioning also called intelligence
refers to general mental capacity such as learning, reasoning, problem solving
etc.
One way to measure intellectual functioning is an
IQ test. General an IQ test scores around 70 or as high as 75 indicate a
limitation in intellectual functioning.
Adaptive
behavior
Adaptive behavior is the collection of conception,
social and practical skills that are learned and performed by people in their
everyday lives.
Conceptual
skills
Language and
literacy, money, time and number concepts and self-directions.
Social skills
Interpersonal skills, social responsibility,
self-esteem, social problem solving and ability to avoid being victimized.
Practical
skills
Activities that daily living (personal care)
occupational, skills, healthcare, travel/transportation, schedules, safety, use
of money, use of telephone.
Standardized tests can also determine limitations
in adoptive behavior.
Age onset
This condition is one of several developmental
disabilities during the developmental period which in the US, operationalized
as before the age of 18.
Additional considerations in defining and assessing intellectual disability
Additional factors must be taken into account such
as:
1.
The community
environment
Typical of the individuals peers and culture.
2.
Linguistic
diversity and cultural differences in the way people communicate, move and
behave.
3.
Limitations in
individuals often co-exists with strengths.
Signs of intellectual disability in children
Many different signs of intellectual disability in
children:
Signs may appear during infancy or they may not be
noticeable until a child reach school age.
It often depends on the severity of the disability.
Some of the most common signs of intellectual
disability:
Early signs:
1.
Rolling over,
sitting up, crawling or walking late.
2.
Talking late or
having problem with talking.
3.
Slow to master
things like potty training, dressing and feeding himself or herself.
4.
Difficult to
remember things.
5.
Low in
understanding.
6.
Inability to
connect actions to consequences.
7.
Behavior problems
such as explosive tantrums.
8.
Difficulty with
problem solving or logical thinking.
Causes of intellectual disability
1.
Anytime something
interfere with normal brain development, intellectual disability can result.
However a specific cause for intellectual disability can only be pinpointed
about a third of the time.
Most common causes of intellectual disability.
Genetic conditions-this include things like Down
syndrome and fragile x syndrome.
2.
Problem during
pregnancy, things that can interfere with fetal brain development include
alcohol or drug use, malnutrition, certain infections, or preeclampsia
(toxemia).
3.
Problems during
childbirth
Intellectual disability may result if a baby is
deprived of oxygen during childbirth or born extremely pre-mature.
4.
Metabolic
abnormalities e.g phenylketonuria and galatosemia.
5.
Illness or injury
Infections like meningitis, whooping cough or
measles can lead to intellectual disability. Several head injury, near
drowning, extreme malnutrition, exposure to toxic substance such as lead and
severe neglect or abuse can also cause it.
Educational approaches
Main concerns is modification in:
Curriculum (what)
Instructional technique (how)
Educational placement (where)
Specially trained personnel (who)
Curriculum (what)
Curriculum should focus on functional skills that
will help students to succeed in:
Self-care
Vocational
Domestic
Community
Leisure domains
Functional academics
Skills that can be used in everyday home community
and work environments.
The functional skills differ from one student to
another.
Instructional methods (how)
Continuous search for better teacher methods.
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) or behavioral
approach produced the most consistent educational improvement.
ABA defined as systematic arranging environmental
events to produce desired learning.
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) common features
Work for children with different types of
disability.
Most applied behavior analysis programs have the
following six common features:
1.
Precise definition
and task analysis
Precisely defined task.
Task analysis
Break down complex or multiple step behavior or
skills into small easy to teach subtasks.
Eg. Eating at a restaurant.
Locating, ordering, paying, eating and existing.
2.
Direct and
frequent measurement
Measure the actual behavior of interest
Frequent
N.B the regular monthly tests or end of course
tests are usually not adequate for detecting problems and modification of
program.
3.
Opportunity for
active student response
Choral responding
Response cards.
Guided notes.
4.
Immediate and
systematic feedback
Feedback most effective when its:
Specific towards specific response not generalized.
Immediate occurring immediately after response.
Positive reinforcement, most effective.
Systematic feedback.
Feedback is most effective when,
Frequent when it occurs frequently especially at
the knowledge acquisition stage.
Differential, must show what is and what is not
appropriate.
5.
Procedures for
transferring stimulus control
The student while learning performs activity or
skills as a response to prompting and in most an unnaturally occurring stimulus.
Stimulus eliciting the response must be transferred
to a naturally occurring one. Example, from prompts to pick spoon to eat to
response at being given food to eat or, “karibu chakula.”
Generalization-the extent to which a student
applies what is taught in one setting to other appropriate settings.
Maintenance-the extent to which one extends learned
skills overtime.
Students with MR do not generalize and maintain
information like other children need planned activities.
Educational placement
Alternatives
Special schools
Special class/unit
Regular school with assistance
Inclusive education
What can they
learn?
Mild MR can handle up to primary level.
Moderate MR taught communication should help and
daily living skills and vocational skills.
Several MR learn a functional communication and
self-help skills.
Profound MR totally dependent.
Current issues and future trends.
Development of laws to protect the right of persons
with MR.
Recent scientific advances reduces biologically or
clinically caused MR
1.
Genetic counselling
2.
Amniocentesis
3.
Chlorion villus
sampling
4.
Virus vaccines
5.
Early screening
tests
Early identification and intensive education
services show promise to high risk infant.
MR caused by psychosocial disadvantage no widely
used technique to decrease.
Current goal of services is to make lives people
with MR as normal as possible-home in school and at work.
What can I do to help my intellectually disabled child?
Step to help your intellectually disabled child
include:
Learn everything you can about intellectual
disability. The more you know the better advance you can be for your child.
Encourage your child’s independence. Let your child
try new things and encourage your child to do by himself or herself. Provide
guidance when your child does something well or master something new.
Get your child involved in group activities, taking
an art class or participating will help your child build social skills.
Stay involved by keeping in touch with your child
teachers, you will be able to follow him/her progress and reinforce what your
child learning at school through practice at home.
Get to know other parents of intellectual disabled
children. They can be great source of advice and emotional support.
No child is uneducable. Despite their intellectual
disability, children can learn skills which can improve their quality of life.
Hearing impairment
Hearing impairment is any level of hearing loss.
Deaf-severe hearing loss which precludes hearing of
language through audition even with hearing aids.
Hard of hearing. Hearing loss which is severe
enough to affect a person’s daily activities but person can still learn
language through audition.
Classification of hearing impairments
There are four categories using different criteria:
1.
Time of onset
Congenital-hearing problem acquired before birth.
Adventitious-hearing problem acquired after birth.
2.
Part of ear
affected
3.
Whether language
had been acquired
4.
Whether one or
both ears
Assessment of
hearing
Measurement technique:
Pure tone audiometry.
Speech audiometry
Alternative assessment technique
Play audiometry
Behavior observation audiometry
Evoked response audiometry
Operant conditioning audiometry.
Impedance audiometry insert prob and pump to test
functioning of the eardrum.
Audiogram
Hearing ability is shown in decibels and hertz
frequency.
Each ear is tested individually.
The higher the DB the greater hearing loss.
The critical range of frequency pitch in Hertz is
from 500hz to 200hz
Degree of hearing loss
Slight 27-40db
Mild 41-55db
Moderate 56-70db
Severe 71-90db
Profound 91db
An alternative way of categorizing in USA.
Mild at 26-45dB, a little difficulty hearing
speech. Even a mild hearing loss can be serious for children still learning to
talk.
Moderate at 46-65db more difficulty hearing speech.
Severe at 66-85db, a lot of hearing difficulty
hearing speech. It is at this level that we begin to use the term deaf.
Profound-anything over 85db. This level of hearing
loss, hearing aids may or may not help. Cochlear implant are often an option.
Causes of hearing loss
Exogenous vs. endogenous.
30% unknown cause.
Prenatal
Maternal Rubella.
Heredity.
RH factor compatibility.
Pre maturity and complications of pregnancy.
Postnatal
Meningitis
High fever
Industrial noise
Accidents and drugs.
Effects of hearing loss
Especially pre lingual deaf
Complex and profound.
The child face immense difficult in learning
language.
Academic problems. Achievement related to:
Severity of hearing impairment.
The age of onset.
Identifying hearing problem in class
Asking for repetition.
Tilting head to one side.
Oozing ears.
Missing words or letters in spoken communication.
Cannot understand unless facing speaker.
Educational considerations
Most have residual hearing and can benefit from:
1.
Amplification
Many types has to fit individual needs-hearing aids
are becoming smaller and lighter.
Classroom amplification system can be used in
mainstream and in special classes.
2.
Auditory
training/learning
Training to make better use of residual hearing.
Training for all and should start at home with very
young children.
Recognition of regular environmental sounds.
Running water, a knock on the door.
3.
Discrimination of
sounds
Emphasis today, ‘learn to listen and learn by
listening.’
4.
Speech reading-initially
lip reading-difficult
5.
Sign language:
different sign languages.
Educational
approaches
1.
Aural-oral focus
on speech reading and speech exclusively.
2.
Manual
communication
Emphasis in sign language, gesture and other manual
exclusively.
3.
Total
communication
Emphasis is getting the message through include
both oral and manual.
4.
Currently
bilingual education
Proficient in both sign language and spoken
language.
Accommodations
1.
Seating in front
of class.
2.
Written supplement
to oral instructions, assignment and directions.
3.
Use visual aids as
often as possible.
4.
Speaker facing to
class during lecture.
5.
Repeat questions
by other children.
6.
Have note taker
during lectures.
7.
Test
accommodations extended time, separate place interpreter direction etc.
8.
Unfamiliar words
written on board
9.
Interpreter
started where student can see interpreter and lecture.
10.
Reduce excess
noise.
Using hearing aids and speech reading
1.
Look at student
2.
Keep hand away
form mouth
3.
Use shorter
sentences
4.
Use appropriate
facial expressions and gestures.
5.
Avoid standing in
front of a window or glare.
6.
Don’t shout or
exaggerate mouth movements.
Using
interpreter
1.
Look at students
and not interpreter
2.
If using overhead
or video, leave some light on
3.
Talk to students
not interpreter.
4.
Don’t ask
interpreter questions.
5.
Give short break
during long lectures.
Technology
1.
Captioned video
and television
2.
Telephone system.
3.
Computer assisted
instruction
4.
More advance
hearing aids.
5.
Cochlea implants.
Current
issues
Early intervention, increases cognitive development
and academic achievement.
Post-secondary education. Mostly neglected, over
presentation in manual trades.
Visual
impairments
It range from mild loss, correctable with glasses
to total blindness.
Interested in those with low vision and blindness.
Two types of definitions legal definition and
educational definition.
Legal definition
Legally blind
Visual acuity for distant vision of 20/200 or field
of vision not exceeding 20-normal is 180 tunel vision. May have problem of
periphery vision.
Low vision.
Vision acuity-20/200 to 20/70.
Educational
definition
Focus on:
Function vision
Visual efficiency
Blind use modes other than sites
Low vision-can use vision and may learn to read and
write regular print through vision.
Concentration is on the extent they need special
materials for learning.
Effects of VI
VI affects education and emotional needs of child.
Effects differ depending on whether the visual
problem is congenital or adventitious.
Congenital more difficult in acquiring concepts but
better adjusted emotionally.
Adventitious easier at acquisition of academic
skills but more difficult in emotional adjustment.
Causes of visual impairment
Causes of blindness of visual impairment prenary or
during infancy in toddlers.
1.
Prematurity low
birth weight, needing to be treated with oxygen at birth, or breeding in the
brain.
2.
Family history
Congenital cataracts or metabolic or genetic
diseases.
3.
Infection of
mother during pregnancy such as rubella to xoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus, HIV
and some sexually transmitted infections including herpes, gonorrhea and
chlamydia.
4.
Problem with the
central nervous system such as developmental delay, cerebral palsy, seizures or
hydrocephalus.
Retrolental fibroplasia/retinopathy of
prematurity-dense growth of blood vessels and scar tissue in the eye leads to
visual loss and retina detachment (occur in pre mature babies placed in some
incubators.
1.
Tumor
Growth in the eye or brain which causes visual
impairment.
2.
Injuries
Any injury to the eye or the brain which affects
sight.
3.
Infections
Any problem caused by infection of the eye.
Cataract-reduced or loss of vision caused by cloudy
or opaque lens.
Glaucoma-abnormally high pressure in the eyeball.
Diabetic retinopathy-impairment caused by
hemorrhages on the retina.
4.
Refractive errors
5.
Myopia-near
sightedness, light is focused on a point in front of the retina-blurred vision
of distance objects.
Hyperopia-farsightedness, light is focused on a
point behind the retina. Blurred vision of hear objects.
Astigmatism-blurred vision due to irregularities on
the cornea or other surfaces of the eye.
Educational approaches
Student should be assisted to acquire as much
information as possible through non-visual senses and participate actively in
active practical experiences.
Teacher must be knowledgeable competent and
creative.
Most people who are blind, read and write braille.
Write by use of perkins, brailler or slate and
stylus.
Educational approaches they include need to type
and use other specialized materials.
Student’s participation depends of teacher ability
to adapt activities to include the students.
The teacher must be creative and provide as many
non-visual activities as possible.
Technical devices and special equipment
Tape recorder-many blind persons rely heavily on
tape recorders.
Talking computer terminal. It speaks the words that
appear on the screen of a standard print terminal.
Retomatic and click rule.
Generally, linear measurement in cabinet making and
wood working is required to be accurate within 1/32 or 1/64 of an inch.
Calculators. The firsts talking calculators were
developed in the early 70’s and were extremely expensive US400.
Braille thermometer. A metal clinical thermometer
which can be read tactually is available. It can be used by individuals in
medical employment or at home. A talking thermometer can also be constructed.
Light probe: in certain jobs it is necessary that
the operator of a piece of equipment know when a light is on, and it may also
be necessary to know the position of the light.
Type writers: there are no such a thing as type
writer for the blind because there is no need for it. Blind people use standard
typewriters, manual electric and selectric.
Braille Dymo tape machine. If relatively brief,
Braille labels are needed on file folders or equipment, they can be made by
blind or sighted employee using a Braille Dymo tape machine.
Closed circuit Tv enlargers: these machine magnify
print from a printed page onto a screen. Enlargement can be as much as 60 times
the size of the original print.
Computer driven braille printer: several companies
have developed machines which can be driven by a computer print Braille.
Braille thermoform machine: this machine is
comparable to a copy machine for print materials.
Kurzweil reading machine: this machine was
developed by Raymond Kurzweil to convert the printed page into synthesized
speech by means of a special automated scanning system and a min computer.
A beeping sphygmomanometer: a device to make it
possible for blind persons to record accurate blood pressure reading.
Braille micrometer: is able to measure the diameter
of a shaft or gear with an accuracy up to 0001 inches.
Talking calipers: some blind machenists prefer the
talking calipers. This depends some on individual preference and types of job
assignments.
Low vision
Student with low vision need to learn to use their
residual vision more effectively.
They may read normal print and use optical devices.
Normal print can be enlarged to different fronts.
Listening
skills
Students need to develop skills for more efficient
listening.
Need braining in
Attending to paying attention.
Awareness of sound.
Discrimination.
Assignment of meaning to sound.
Good listening broaden.
A child vocabulary and support speaking, reading
and writing skills.
There is a wide variety of learning to listen
skills/approaches.
Young children learn to discriminate sound far vs.
near, loud vs. soft, high pitch vs. low pitch.
Order children may learn to identify important
details in the presence of distracting background noise.
Stereotypic behavior also called blindism or blind
mannerisms
These are repetitive body movements or other
behavior.
Body rocking, eye rubbing, hand waving and head
weaving.
Puts a child at social disadvantage, they are conspicuous and draws negative attention to the person.
Notes Hazijafika Mwisho, Gusa Hapa Kupata Notes Zote kwa Tsh. 2,000/= tu.