Curriculum, Adaptation & Teaching Strategies for Visual Impaired

COURSE LAYOUT

Week – I
1.Concept, Meaning and Need for Curriculum2.Curricular Approaches in Special Education-Developmental, Functional. Eclectic and Universal for learning Approach3.Types of Curriculum - Need Based, Knowledge Based, Activity Based, Skill Based and Hidden Curriculum
Week – II
4. Curriculum Planning, Implementation and Evaluation – Role of Special Teachers of the Visually Impaired5. Core Curriculum and Expanded Core Curriculum6. Learning Media Assessment
Week – III
7. Braille Reading Readiness8. Techniques of Teaching Braille9. Techniques of Teaching Print to Children with Low VisionWeek – IV
10. Braille aids and devices, optical devices for print reading and writing11. Independent living skills - Meaning, Importance, components12. Daily living skills - assessment of needs and techniques of teaching age appropriate daily skills
Week – V
13. Sensory efficiency - Importance and procedures for training auditory, tactile kinesthetic senses and residual vision14. Techniques of teaching social interaction skills, leisure and recreation skills and self -determination15. Curriculum adaptation-Need, Importance and Process
Week – VI
16. Reasonable Accommodation - Need and Planning17. Planning of Lessons for Teaching Expanded core Curriculum - Individualized Education Program Writing18. Pedagogic Strategic-Cooperative Learning, Peer tutoring, Reflective teaching and Multisensory teaching
Week – VII
19. Preparation of Teaching Learning Material for Expanded Core Curriculum – Adaptation on the Strategies for Teaching
Expanded Core Curriculum, Reading Readiness Kit, Flash cards, Sensory Kits, Mobility Maps20. Curricular activities - Meaning and Need for Adaptation21. Adaptation of physical education activities and yoga
Week – VIII
22. Adaptation of Games and Sports - Both Indoor and Outdoor23. Creative Arts for the children with visual impairment24. Agencies for sports - VI