EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
An exceptional child is one who deviates from the normal child in mental, physical, emotional and social characteristics to an extent that he requires special educational services.He may Far above or extremely below from the average.
TYPES OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
Mentally exceptional children:
The include the gifted, slow learner and the backward children
Physically exceptional children:
They include the blind,dump,deaf and crippled children
Emotionally exceptional children:
They include delinquents
Socially handicapped children:
They include the under privileged
Multi handicapped children:
They include children having more than one defect.
GIFTED CHILDREN
The gifted child is he who has been endowed with great natural ability, intelligence or talent.Gifted children have high cognitive ability, creativity and superior talent in special areas.
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PROBLEMS OF GIFTED CHILDREN Inability to adjust with substandard teaching
Difficulty to tolerate sub standard opinions
Contempt for the gifted from others
Lack of extra competent teachers
Indifference of the society towards the gifted
Interest to be in company with elders instead of peers
EDUCATIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE GIFTED
Accept their superiority
Engage them in peer tutoring
Arrange special schools for gifted
Frame special curriculum
Early admission
Double promotion
SLOW LEARNERSlow learner is a state of being below the normally accepted level in learning of things. A child who is slow in learning is called a slow learner.
CAUSES OF SLOW LEARNING
Biological weakness
Physical defects and diseases
Poverty and economic conditions
Harsh attitude and dominance by parents
Poor method of teaching
Lack of adequate motivation.
NEEDS OF SLOW LEARNERS
Special coaching
Counseling service
More practice
Visual presentations
Sympathy
Friendly attitude of teachers
Special motivation
Immediate feedback.
IDENTIFYING SLOW LEARNERS
DIAGNOSTC TEST
CONTINOUS OBSERVATION
ASSESSING EMOTIONAL CHARACTERS
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
UNDER ACHIEVER
Under achievement means the achievement of a person below his level of intelligence. Their performance is not promising. Their study habits may be poor and self confidence, low.
Delinquent child is a child who has violated a criminal law or engaged in disobedient behavior and is in need of rehabilitation. They disobey the standards of the society. They are self interested. Social welfare is not at all their aim. They disrespect the values the society respects.
DELINQUENT CHILD
Indecent behavior
Violation of low
Telling lies
Poor social skills
Aggressiveness.
CHARACTERISTICS OF DELINQUENT CHILD
MEASURES TO PREVENT DELIQUENCY
Educating the parents
Additional tuition
Counseling service
Ensuring more parental care
Improving family conditions of learner
Modification of the curriculum.
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
Physically handicapped children mean the children with physical disability. They may be Blind,deaf,dumb or crippled. Each of these categories of children needs special care and type of education.
o For teaching blind persons the aids such as braille writer, braille slates and stylus for pupils, braille papers tape recorders, abacus for teaching mathematics are needed.
o For the deaf students ,teaching of sign language is important. Signs using fingers, hand etc. Is to be familiarised.Finger spelling and speech reading techniques too may be focused.
o Multi handicapped children have more than one disability. They need special treatment and care.