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Evaluation and Support of Children with Special Educational Needs

  • Course ID: Ψ 34 Ε
  • Semester: 8th Semester
  • Mandatory: Elective course
  • Teachers:
  • Erasmus: Yes
  • Theory Hours: 3
  • Laboratory Hours:
  • Teaching Hours: 3
  • ECTS: 4.5

Evaluation and Support of Children with Special Educational Needs

  • Historical background: Children with Special Educational Needs.
  • The concept of adaptive behavior.
  • Learning profile and characteristics of people with:
    • Long-term illness (Hearing disorders, Visual disturbances, Sensory disorders).
    • Adaptation problems (Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder, impairment of functionality, emotional difficulties)
    • Specific learning difficulties (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia) – Dysfunction of speech (Developmental and neurological speech disorders, Dysarthria, Trauma)
    • Distorted Developmental Disorders (Autism as a disorder of a person’s psychological development)
    • Cognitive impairments (Concept and nature of mental retardation – Theoretical approaches to mental retardation).
  • Theoretical models of approaching special educational needs.
  • Methods for assessing the emotional and behavioral difficulties of the students.
  • Support design and modern trends for children with special educational needs (Strategies, tools).
  • Collaboration of parents and teachers on student behavior.• Mental and health care services for children and adolescents (Organization and operation of mental health services).
You can find more about this Course on the Students Guide