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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Children with learning disabilities or special needs to deserve a chance to stand equally in society. This will only be possible when the doors of education are wide open for them but a normal teacher can't teach them. Special children require special teachers and that is the sole purpose of this course.
The Swayam's Children With Development Challenges Course is specially designed to teach teachers and caretakers of those children some special ways of dealing with them. This course will help them develop a better understanding of such students. It will also help them in developing a deeper connection with them and thus teach them with patience and care.
This course is developed, keeping in mind the needs of children who need special attention. Having an in-depth understanding of the field of education and child psychology will not only help the teachers understand these children well but also will help them in the field of special education.
The Highlights
- Study material available absolutely free
- Six weeks course
- Online doubt clearance
- Credits transferable to student’s University Academic Records.
- Regular self-assessment tests
- Hands-on assignments & project work
- Government-approved certificates
- Course videos are available for download
Programme Offerings
- self assessment practical
- 100% audio-video pedagogy
- discussion forum
- Comprehensive reading materials
- community of learners
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | School of Distance Education, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad |
Eligibility Criteria
Education
Since it is a specialized course and requires a certain level of understanding, it is recommended that people having an educational background should enrol in this course. It is an important criterion with undergraduates having an idea about teacher education or those with B.Ed and M.Ed degrees can opt for this course.
Furthermore, if you have a B.Sc or B.A. in Psychology, it is quite helpful since you will be able to relate the course content to real-life case studies and scenarios and gain well-round know-how of topics covered.
Certificate Qualifying Details
Students are only going to get certified if they are able to score good marks in both internal assignments and the final examination conducted offline. The assignments and projects are 30% of the marks you’ll receive for this course, while the rest 70% focuses on the end-term examination.
What you will learn
After completion of this course, you will be able to understand the following concepts clearly:
- Understand the different concepts of developmental challenges.
- Understand the need and importance of special education.
- Get an idea about the characteristics of different disabilities.
- Know the etiology, identification of behavior-based disabilities.
- Understand the welfare and rights of children with disabilities.
- Know the behavioural issues of Children with special needs.
Who it is for
This course is designed for the following set of people:
- Teachers,
- Child psychologists
- Child therapists
- Education counsellors.
Admission Details
All the courses on Swayam are free of cost and students can download and study free of cost from anywhere. There is no enrollment fee as well and usually, the rotational policy is applied, where you can enrol in the course at the conclusion of the existing batch.
If students need a certificate, they need to fill the registration form and pay for the examination form.
Application Details
To register for the exam, students need to fill in an application form.
When filling the application form, students need to pick the favourable centre for examination and pay the fee. Follow the steps mentioned below to fill the application form:
- Go to the website
- Login or Sign Up Using Your social media accounts or through the
- Go to the course library
- Click on the course-related tile, and go to the course information page
- If the course is open for registration, it shows a 'Join Now' option
- Click on it and join
- For examinations, fill out a form, the URL for which is provided shortly after the previous batch has concluded.
- Make the payment using your preferred option
- Access the reading material
The Syllabus
- Introduction to Developmental Challenges in children
- Hearing Impairment
- Slow Learners
- Learning Disabilities
- Cerebral Palsy
- Behaviour Disorders
- Down Syndrome
- Visually Impaired
- Speech and Language Disorders
- Physical Disabilities
- Welfare Organizations
- Introduction to teaching special children
- Historical perspectives
- Learning theories
- Visual impairment
- Hearing impairment
- Modes of teaching
- Multiple disabilities
- Socio-emotional behavioural difficulties
- Barriers in inclusive education
- Introduction to special education
- Learn with spledcn. Needs
- Shifting models of disability
- Edcn. Provisions
- O & M-Barriers to inclusive edcn.
- Guidelines for inclusive edcn.
- Curriculum adaptations
- Managing inclusive edcn
- Recent initiatives in spledcn
- Regular school teachers competencies
Evaluation process
There are offline exams conducted by Swayam for those who want to get a certificate. The host university conducts exams at different centers across the country.
English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
This course is specially designed for teachers and B.Ed students aiming to pursue a career in teaching students with disabilities. You are expected to at least have a B.Ed degree for this course.
It helps teachers to understand their students deeply and connect more with them. This in turn helps them in their career opportunities. This course offers systematic, project-based learning on concepts related to education and child psychology, making it one of the most scientifically sound courses on the entire platform.
Mrs.V.Kavitha Kiran of The English And Foreign Language University is the instructor of this course. She has done B. Sc in Rural Home Science, ANGRAU, Hyd and M. Sc in Human Development and Family Studies ANGRAU, Hyd. She also has a great range of teaching experience and research experience.
After completion of this course, you will be suitable to work at any Institute designed for children with disabilities or even as a private tutor for special children.
Yes, Universities approve Swayam scores as Credits as it is MHRD approved.
There are a total of 6 assignments and you must submit 30% of them and score 70% at the end term exam.
The is a 6-week program starting from 6 July 2020 to 30 Nov. 2020.
While Swayam doesn’t guarantee an internship or a job opportunity, you can actually add these certificates to your CV to make it more robust and whenever you apply, considering you have the relevant experience, you would be considered for the job. Thus, it can have a long term effect.