UNIT III: Special Educational Needs (SEN) of Learners in Inclusive School
* Concept and Identification of Diverse Needs of Learners, Importance of Early Detection and Assessment of SEN, Role of Teachers in Identification and Assessment, Importance of SDG 4 for SEN of Learners.
* Definition and Characteristics of Physically Impaired Children (Hearing Impairment, Visual Impairment), Causes for Impairment and Need for Education.
* Concept of Mental Retardation, Classification of Mentally Retarded Children & their Identification and Causative Factors of Mental Retardation and Education of the Mentally Impaired.
* Developments in the Prevention and Care of Mentally Retarded Individuals in India: National Mental Health Policy (NMHP), National Policy of Mental Handicap (NPMH) 1998, National Institute for Mentally Handicapped (NIMH) 1984.
2. Inclusive Education in Low-Income Countries (e-book)
3. Children with Special Needs
4. How to Identify Children with Special Needs
5. Special Educational Needs of Physically Impaired Children
9. Identification and Evaluation of Mental Retardation
10. National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped (NIMH) 1984
Note: NIMH was renamed as the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan)
References:
A-Z of Special Education and Inclusive Education
1. Education Bureau (Hong Kong)
2. Southeastern Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unity
5. Inclusive Education (Old syllabus, Dept of Education, NEHU)