Curriculum Adjustment and Adaptations for the Disabled Children
The document discusses curriculum adjustments and adaptations for students with disabilities, emphasizing the importance of providing tools for full access to educational content rather than merely reducing it. It includes various strategies such as simplifying materials, modifying instructional methods, and enhancing assessment practices to support diverse learning needs. The goal is to create an inclusive educational environment that utilizes different approaches and resources to cater to individual requirements.
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- 1. Curriculum Adjustment andAdaptations for the disabled Dr Kaustuv Bhattacharyya E-mail: amikaustuv@gmail.com M.Ed. Course 2.2.4 24/01/22 © Dr Kaustuv Bhattacharyya, WBES
- 2. Modifying the contents Adjustingand Adapting Modifying the instructional strategies the curriculum Adopting different methods for assessment “Curriculum is a tool in the hands of the artist (teacher) to mould his material (child) according to his ideals (objectives) in his studio (school).” - Cunningham 24/01/22 © Dr Kaustuv Bhattacharyya, WBES
- 3. Not ‘newer thingsto do’, but are different ways of doing them! Curriculum adaptations … justifies … Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. 24/01/22 © Dr Kaustuv Bhattacharyya, WBES
- 4. Adaptations Supplement &Complement = Tea = Coffee Milk Sugar 24/01/22 © Dr Kaustuv Bhattacharyya, WBES The goal here is not to reduce contents for students with disabilities, but to provide tools for them to access the contents in the fullest sense.
- 5. • Rewriting ina simplified format. • Providing summaries, graphic organizers, or outlines. • Developing study guides to provide support before -, during -, and after reading. • Shortening assignments. • Adjusting the pacing of assignments. • Colour-coding textbooks. • Audio taping textbook contents. … etc. 24/01/22 © Dr Kaustuv Bhattacharyya, WBES Simplifying existing materials can take many forms:
- 6. Dimensions of CurriculumAdaptations vAdapting Instructional Strategies • Demonstration • Role Play • Teacher’s presentation cues - gestural, visual, or verbal • Diversifying the selection of groupings for instruction • Cooperative learning activities • Involving a peer to read aloud to a disabled learner (as per requirement) 24/01/22 © Dr Kaustuv Bhattacharyya, WBES
- 7. Other possibilities • MultisensoryApproaches • Whole word approach to teaching reading • Concrete materials and manipulatives • Hands-on experience • Repeat/Rephrase directions • Braille • Recorded Books • Self-checking materials • Programmed materials • High interest-Low Vocabulary Reading … etc. 24/01/22 © Dr Kaustuv Bhattacharyya, WBES
- 8. v Adapting instructionalmaterials Readability level of the written materials • Enhancing Critical features of the content • Designing materials with features that appeal to sensory modalities other than visual / auditory • Selecting alternate instructional materials for their durability or safety features 24/01/22 © Dr Kaustuv Bhattacharyya, WBES
- 9. Some strategies toenhance critical features of the contents üUsing Advance organizers or Post organizers üLarge print display üPresentation of new vocabulary words in boldface üHighlighting difficult words in a passage üReplacing words with pictures in a passage üReading window üAcronyms üSummaries of main ideas 24/01/22 © Dr Kaustuv Bhattacharyya, WBES
- 10. v Adapting curricularcontents v Adapting assessment practices 24/01/22 © Dr Kaustuv Bhattacharyya, WBES
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