scholarly journals COLLABORATION-BASED SUPPORT PROVISION MODELS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Rita Kantanavičiūtė ◽  
Laima Tomėnienė
Keyword(s):  
Special Educators ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Support Provision ◽  
Her Family ◽  
Speech Therapists

The article aims to reveal collaboration-based support provision models for a child with special educational needs and his/her family in Lithuania. The qualitative research method used was a semi-structured interview. The participants of the research were special educators and speech therapists providing support to school-age children with special educational needs. The obtained results of the research helped to reveal children support specialists’ attitude towards collaboration-based support provision to a child with special educational needs and his/her family in Lithuania. The research revealed the importance and opportunities of the implementation of interprofessional coordinated support based on interprofessional collaboration, referring to the experience of speech therapists and special educators providing support to a school-age child with special educational needs and his/her family. 

scholarly journals Neuropsychological Support of Education and Creative Activity of Primary School Age Children with Special Educational Needs

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-126
Author(s):  
Larysa Sushchenko ◽  
Liudmyla Lysohor ◽  
Olena Pavlyk ◽  
Oksana Shvets ◽  
Myroslava Kulesha-Liubinets ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Psychomotor Skills ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Primary School Age

It was analyzed that theoretical bases of the realization process of the neuropsychological approach in the correction of the children's development who have difficulties in training based on needed complex diagnostics in the conditions of constant monitoring of a condition in their development, constant improvement of methods and receptions of inclusive training of primary school age pupils. It is determined that the application of corrective neuropsychological influence on the damaged development of personality is one of the important areas of correctional pedagogy, which uses the compensatory capabilities of the child's brain. The article describes the content and features of neuropsychological features of developmental correction of primary school age children who have learning difficulties (psychomotor skills, speech, cognitive processes, visual-objective perception, emotional disorders, etc.). Means of neuropsychological correction are presented, which are represented by two blocks: formation and development of a sensorimotor component of higher mental functions and development and correction of cognitive functions and components that are part of them. The organizational and pedagogical conditions for the development of junior schoolchildren's creativity with special educational needs have been developed and experimentally tested, in particular: the creation of a creative development environment through the introduction of game teaching methods; intensification of subject to subject interaction of participants of the educational process in the conditions of inclusive education based on partnership pedagogy; maximum enrichment of subjects with creative content to increase the experience of creative self-expression of students in lessons and extracurricular activities successfully tested during the formative stage of the experiment.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF THE COMMUNICATIVE SPEECH SKILLS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN THE CONDITIONS OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 171-182
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Holub ◽  
Nadiia Holub
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Speech Development ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Primary School Age

The state of the problem under study in the psychological and methodological literature is analyzed in the article. The content of the definitions: “communicative skills”, “communicative-speech skills” and “communicative-speech development” has been clarified. The developmental features of communication and speech skills for primary school children in inclusive educational conditions are considered. The methodological techniques for the formation and development of communicative-speech skills in inclusive classes of elementary school are determined.Effective types of corrective assistance for children with special educational needs in the lessons of the subject “I explore the world”are the actualization of the motive of communicative action, the creation of emotional play situations, the organization of attention and increased speech control, and a decrease of the volume and the rate of work. For children of primary school age with special educational needs, long-term types of assistance are advisable for the formation of arbitrary forms of communication activity.In order to develop communicative speech skills, it is recommended to use in classrooms such methodological techniques as working with a terms dictionary, explaining the meaning of concepts, introducing new terms into one’s own statements, analyzing natural objects, composing stories on a given topic using the studied concepts.Organizational forms and methodological techniques for the formation of communicative speech skills are analyzed – a system of differentiated tasks, conversations based on illustrative material, role-playing games, group work, research projects, excursions, multimedia methods etc. The pedagogical conditions for the formation of communicative speech skills for primary school age children in inclusive classes at the lessons of the subject “I explore the world” are determined and characterized.In order to develop the communicative speech skills of schoolchildren studied in an inclusive learning environment, it is necessary to provide the early inclusion of primary schoolchildren with special educational needs in the process of systematic correctional and developmental work. Keywords: communicative speech skills, speech development, communicative speech development, inclusive education, inclusive class, special educational needs, pedagogical conditions, primary school age children, educational process.

scholarly journals A Journey of Self-Reflection in Students’ Perception of Practice and Roles in the Profession

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remigijus Bubnys
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Personal Strengths ◽  
Practical Experiences ◽  
The University

The basis of the study is the findings of scientific research dealing with experiential reflections of university students studying in the special education Bachelor degree study program in Lithuania. The special educator is a teacher of children with special educational needs, an educational assistance specialist who is able to recognize, assess, and meet children’s special educational needs arising due to disabilities, disorders, or learning difficulties, and to professionally provide special pedagogical assistance in the conditions of inclusive and special education. In order to analyze the experience of prospective special educators who study at the university for four years, first year students were chosen. At the start of their studies at the university, in the first month of their studies, students do their practice in the institutions of the educational system: Pre-school, general, and/or special education institutions. The aim of the practice is to get familiar with the subtleties of the future professional activity. It is maintained that students’ initial experience outlived at the start of studies is important and significant for further studies at the university. The article deals with the results of written reflections of students who have returned from practice. The phenomenological hermeneutics method enabled to disclose students’ experiences in their practical activities during their observational practice, providing deeper understanding of the study area, as a precondition for reflective learning in further university studies, and by interacting with participants of the (self) education process, the article presents future special educators’ practical experiences and perceptions of their roles in the profession. The results disclosed that self-reflection provides students with deeper perception of themselves as people with special educators’ needs and problems, personal strengths and competence limitations that enable them to identify sources and means for solving existing and future professional activity problems. It further reveals that cooperation with family members, university teachers, social pedagogues, teachers, children with special educational needs, sharing experiences with student colleagues could lead to greater self-confidence in oneself as a future specialist. Curiosity and personal initiative enabled students to identify positive and difficult moments of the professional activity and future professional role while learning from experience.

scholarly journals Creation of the Methodology of the Development of Functional Mathematical Literacy in the 8th Form of Mainstream School

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Ingrida Baranauskienė ◽  
Laima Tomėnienė
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Mathematical Knowledge ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Mathematical Literacy ◽  
Mainstream School

<p class="ListParagraph1"><em>The article deals with the aspects of the development of functional mathematical literacy of students with moderate special educational needs. Creating the methodology of the development of functional mathematical literacy of students with moderate special educational needs the action research was organized, where </em><em>9 eighth form students with moderate special educational needs, 9 parents of these students, 7 teachers of mathematics and 4 special educators participated. It has been found out that the development of functional mathematical literacy of students with moderate special educational needs educated in mainstream schools can be successfully organized when the methodology of its development is based on the combination of the concepts and theories of pragmatism, constructivism, social participation, empowerment, mathematical literacy, practical applicability of mathematical knowledge. </em></p><p class="ListParagraph"> </p>

Organization of Extracurricular Activities of Primary School Children with Sensory Disabilities in an Inclusive Educational Environment

2021 ◽  
pp. 77-89
Author(s):  
Natalya Aleksandrovna Odinokova ◽  
◽  
Victoria Eduardovna Gamanovich ◽  
Olga Vyacheslavovna Dalivelya ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
School Children ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Sensory Impairment ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Primary School Age

The article presents the author’s view of the organization extracurricular activities of primary school age children with sensory impairment based on a humanistic approach, focused on the personality of students with special educational needs, taking them into account individual characteristics, abilities and interests. The purpose of the article is to reveal the essence, evolution of formation and meaning in educational space of the school of extracurricular activities, emphasizing attention to the peculiarities of its organization with children of primary school age with sensory impairment. Methodology. The methodological basis is made up of research domestic and foreign authors, the experience of practicing teachers, testifying to the relevance of theoretical and practical software implementation of extracurricular activities with children with sensory impairment. Results. Based on the analysis of regulatory documents, scientific research, literature and teaching materials the concept of “extracurricular activities” was identified and substantiated, issues of structure, content, requirements for the conditions of its conduct on an example of organizing an excursion with children with visual impairments. In detention, conclusions are drawn about the features of the organization of extracurricular activities of primary school children with sensory impairments. In the future, it is envisaged to conduct a practical diagnostic research and analysis of the results obtained, which will reveal efficiency and prioritization of extracurricular activities, organized with children of primary school age with sensory impairment.

Recent friendships in anxious and depressed school age children

1989 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. M. Goodyer ◽  
C. Wright ◽  
P. M. E. Altham
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Emotional Disorder ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Consecutive Series ◽  
School Age ◽  
Community Controls ◽  
The Impact

SynopsisA consecutive series of school age children (7 to 16 years) with emotional disorders (N = 100) were compared with a series of community controls (N = 100) matched for age, sex and social class for the quality of their friendships. A semi-structured interview was developed to measure the quality of friendship for this purpose. Significantly more (48%) children with emotional disorder were likely to be rated as experiencing moderate to poor friendships in the 12 months prior to the onset of symptoms than were controls (16%) in the 12 months prior to interview. Prepubertal children with moderate to poor friendship patterns were classified as either predominantly anxious or depressed. Postpubertal children with moderate to poor friendships patterns were, in contrast, predominantly anxious. These findings suggest that puberty denotes a point of change for the impact of friendship deficits on the psychopathology of emotional disorder. There were no sex differences in the clinical classification of children with moderate or poor friendship patterns.

scholarly journals Predictors of psychotic symptoms among young people with special educational needs

2019 ◽  
Vol 215 (01) ◽  
pp. 422-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Stanfield ◽  
Andrew G. McKechanie ◽  
Stephen M. Lawrie ◽  
Eve C. Johnstone ◽  
David G.C. Owens
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Psychotic Disorder ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Syndrome Scale

BackgroundPsychotic symptoms and psychotic disorders occur at increased rates in adults with intellectual disability, including borderline intellectual functioning, compared with the general population. Little is known about the development of such symptoms in this population.AimsTo examine whether clinical factors predictive of psychotic disorder in a familial study of schizophrenia also apply to those with intellectual disability.MethodAdolescents with special educational needs (SEN) were assessed with the Structured Interview for Schizotypy (SIS) and Childhood Behavioural Checklist (CBCL). These scores were used to prospectively divide participants based on their anticipated risk for psychotic disorder. A subsample were reassessed three times over 6 years, using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS).ResultsThe SEN group were more symptomatic than controls throughout (Cohen's d range for PANSS subscale scores: 0.54–1.4, all P &lt; 0.007). Over 6 years of follow-up, those above the SIS and CBCL cut-off values at baseline were more likely than those below to display morbid positive psychotic symptoms (odds ratio, 3.5; 95% CI 1.3–9.0) and develop psychotic disorder (odds ratio, 11.4; 95% CI 2.6–50.1). Baseline SIS and CBCL cut-off values predicted psychotic disorder with sensitivity of 0.67, specificity of 0.85, positive predictive value of 0.26 and negative predictive value of 0.97.ConclusionsAdolescents with SEN have increased psychotic and non-psychotic symptoms. The personality and behavioural features associated with later psychotic disorder in this group are similar to those in people with familial loading. Relatively simple screening measures may help identify those in this vulnerable group who do and do not require monitoring for psychotic symptoms.Declaration of interestNone.

scholarly journals Inventory “Family Organization and Negative Beliefs” in Maternal Depression: Development and Psychometrics Indicators

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Aguiar Pizeta ◽  
Ana Paula Casagrande Silva-Rodrigues ◽  
Sonia Regina Loureiro ◽  
Sonia Regina Pasian ◽  
Anne Marie Fontaine
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Recurrent Depression ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Family Organization ◽  
Negative Beliefs

Abstract This study aimed to describe the development and the empirical evidence of reliability and validity of an instrument that proposes to assess, in the context of maternal depression, family organization resources and cumulative risks in families with school-age children. The items were constructed based on protection processes and developmental outcomes. The Inventory was conducted during a semi-structured interview with a convenience sample: 100 mothers of school-age children, 50 of them diagnosed with recurrent depression and 50 without psychiatric disorders. Agreement analysis between the coding of interviews by independent evaluators indicated values higher than 85%. Based on the exploratory factor analysis, the final composition of the instrument was 31 items, distributed in the dimensions Family Organization and Negative Beliefs, with Cronbach’s alpha value of, respectively, 0.72 and 0.87. Statistically significant differences between the groups with and without depression sustained the discriminant validity of the instrument, enabling its use as a guiding resource for interventions.

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