INTRODUTION TO DIFFERENTLY- INTRODUTION TO DIFFERENTLY- ABLE CHILDREN AND REGULAR ABLE CHILDREN AND REGULAR CLASSROOMCLASSROOMSession.Session.

BYBY Munawar ZamanMunawar Zaman

Warm up activity; ToolkitWarm up activity; Toolkit

Wright your family name in the lower left Wright your family name in the lower left corner of the paper and your name in the corner of the paper and your name in the upper right corner.upper right corner.

Wright your age on the mid of the bottom Wright your age on the mid of the bottom edgeedge

Divide your age by two and write in the Divide your age by two and write in the upper left corner.upper left corner.

Draw eight circles across the middle of the Draw eight circles across the middle of the page page

Draw a triangle inside the middle of the Draw a triangle inside the middle of the second, forth and seventh circles.second, forth and seventh circles.

Make a cross in the first and sixth circles Make a cross in the first and sixth circles and put your pen down. and put your pen down.

Children with Learning Disabilities

Learning disability is a neurological condition that interferes with a person’s ability to store, process, or produce information. It can affect one’s ability to read, write, speak, spell, compute math, reason and also affect a person’s attention, memory, coordination, social skills and emotional maturity.

Common learning disabilities include:Dyslexia – a language-based disability in which a person has trouble with specific language skills, particularly reading. Dyscalculia – a mathematical disability in which a person has a difficult time solving arithmetic problems and grasping math concepts. Dysgraphia – a writing disability in which a person finds it hard to form letters, write within a defined space and express ideas.

Characteristics have trouble learning in alphabet, rhyming

words, or connecting letters to their sounds. made many mistakes when reading aloud,

and repeat and pause often. Can’t understand what he or she reads. have real trouble with spelling. have very messy handwriting or hold a

pencil awkwardly.

struggle to express ideas in writing. learn language late and have a limited

vocabulary. mispronounce words or use a wrong word

that sounds similar. not follow the social rules of conversation. confuse the math symbols and read wrong

numbers.

Children with Emotional Disturbance

An emotionally disturbed child has certain inner tensions which create anxiety, frustration, fears and impulsive behavior.

Characteristics: An inability to learn which cannot be

explained by health, sensory, or intellectual factors.

An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers andteachers.

Inappropriate types of behavior or feeling under normal circumstances.

A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.

A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal and schoolproblems.

Children with Behavioral Disabilities/Disturbances

Children with behavioral disabilities often display one Or more than one types of extreme behavior: withdrawal, aggression, or hyperactivity.

Characteristics: uses aggressive behavior to deal with most

situations withdraws or stays quiet and passive most of the

time

shows excessive activity, restlessness, or inability to stick with something

shows extreme fear and anxiety doesn't seem to recognize basic feelings

of happiness, sadness, anger, or fear may not want to be touched

Intellectual giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly higher than average. It is different from a skill, in that skills are learned or acquired behaviors. Like a talent, intellectual giftedness is usually believed to be an innate, personal aptitude for intellectual activities that cannot be acquired through personal effort.

Very Observant Extremely Curious Excellent memory Long attention span Excellent reasoning skills Well-developed powers of abstraction,

conceptualization, and synthesis Quickly and easily sees relationships in ideas, objects,

or facts Elaborate and original thinking

Nutrition Deficient/Malnutrition Children Malnutrition is the condition that results from

taking an unbalanced diet. In most of the world, malnutrition is present in the form of under-nutrition. In most developing or under-developing countries like Pakistan balanced or good diet is main cause of children absenteeism from the school. They are not performing equally as compare to those children having balanced or sufficient calories of food.

 

Characteristics:

Physically weak. Mostly absent due to health problems Child with slow growth. Economically weak families children. Child not consuming adequate calories and

protein for growth and maintenance. Child with abnormal nutrient loss or

increased energy expenditure.

Socio-economic deprived

The reduction or prevention of culturally normal interaction between an individual and the rest of society due to social and economic factors.

These children are excluded from the mainstream social benefits as a result of social policy and practice.

In Pakistan 3.3 million children are involved in child labor.

Majority of the child workers is concentrated in the invisible sector of the

economy and thus remain hidden from the statistical and planning procedures

Major types of socially deprived children comprises on:

Children with poverty Children based on minorities Gender based Religious group Culturally disadvantaged Socially diverse

One billion people in the world live in absolute poverty, surviving on less than $1 a day.

Often they cannot afford the cost of schooling, and need their children to work to help support the family.

Some 250 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 – or one in every six children in the world – are working .(UNESCO)

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