Education of Exceptional Children
- New Delhi Atlantic Pub. & Dist.
- vii,160p.;22cm
CONTENTS 1. The Concept of Exceptional Children Who are the Exceptional Children? 1-17 1 Positive and Negative Deviations 3 Concepts of Impairment, Disability and Handicap 5 Types of Exceptional Children 6 Needs and Problems of Exceptioal Children 11 How are Exceptional Children to be Educated? 14 2. Special Education 18-41 What is Special Education? 18 Principles of Special Education 19 History of Special Education 20 Objectives of Special Education 25 The Resource Teacher 26 The Resource Room 31 Aids and Equipment 34 Types of Special Education Services 3. Integrated Education and Mainstreaming Background What is Integrated Education? Mechanics/Nature of Integrated Education Scope of Integrated Education Educational Provisions Importance of Integrated Education The NPE (1986) and the POA relating to Integrated Education Mainstreaming 38 42-58 42 43 44 45 46 48 50 51 Components of Mainstreaming 52 www.jagran.com Efficacy of Mainstreaming Issues in Integration 4. Integrating the Hearing Impaired What is Heating Impairment? Classification of Hearing Impaired Identification and Placement of Hearing Impaired Characteristics of Hearing Impaired Children Care and Training of Heating Impaired Role of Teacher 5. Integrating the Visually Impaired Who are the Visually Impaired Children? Identification and Placement of Visually Impaired Children Characteristics of Visually Impaired Children Care and Training of Visually Impaired Role of the Teacher 6. Integrating the Mentally Retarded Concept of Mental Retardation Mental Retardation and Mental Illness Classification of MR Identification and Placement of MR Children Identification Checklist for MR Children Characteristics for MR Children General Characteristics of MR Children Specific Characteristics of EMR, TMR and CMR Children Care and Training of Educable Mentally Retarded Children Role of the Teacher 7. Integrating the Learning Disabled What is Learning Disability? The Concept The LD and MR Children The LD, Backward Children and Slow Learners Types of Learning Disability Identification and Placement of LD Children 107 Characteristics of LD Children Care and Training of LD Childrenm Role of The Teacher 109 111 116 8. Integrating the Emotionally Disturbed 120-129 Who are the Emotionally Disturbed Children? Types of Emotionally Disturbed Children Identification and Placement 120 121 123 Characteristics of Emotionally Disturbed Children 124 Educational Programme Role of the Teacher 9. Education of Gifted Children Who are the Gifted Children? Identification of Gifted Children Characteristics of Gifted Children Educational Programmes for the Gifted Role of the Teacher Underachieving Gifted Children 19. Education of Socially Disadvantaged Children Who are the Socially Disadvantaged Children? Causes of Disadvantaged Conditions Identification of Socially Disadvantaged Children Problems of Socially Disadvantaged Children Educational Programmes for Socially Disadvantaged Children Appendices Appendix-1 Normal Milestones of Development Appendix-2 The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 Bibliography 126