Disability Rights Awareness and Inclusive Education Training Manual by Kuyini, Et Al
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Disability Rights Awareness and Inclusive Education Training Manual By Kuyini, et al. (2015) (CEVS-Ghana, GES Special Education Division, & Pathfinders Australia) DISABILITY RIGHTS AWARENESS AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: BUILDING CAPACITY OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS A MANUAL FOR IN-SERVCE TRAINING AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION FUNDED BY UN VOLUNTARY FUND ON DISABILITY CEVS-Ghana PROJECT LEADER: DR. AHMED BAWA KUYINI (CEVS-Ghana & University of New England, Australia) PARTNERS Crescent Educational & Volunteer Service (CEVS-Ghana) Ghana Education Service, Special Education Division, Accra Ghana Education Service, Tamale Metro Office Pathfinders, Australia 1 Disability Rights Awareness and Inclusive Education Training Manual By Kuyini, et al. (2015) (CEVS-Ghana, GES Special Education Division, & Pathfinders Australia) CONTRIBUTORS Ghana Education Service, Special Education Division, Accra Mr. Thomas Patrick Otaah Mr. Bukari Mohamud Mohamed Crescent Educational & Volunteer Service (CEVS-Ghana) Mr. Hudu Mumin Mr. Fadlu Mashod Dr. Razak Kuyini Alhassan Fati K. Mahama Zakaria Alhassan Pathfinders, Australia Mr. Alan Brennan Mrs. Tracie Wallace Mrs. Rachel Kilbourne February - June 2015 2 Disability Rights Awareness and Inclusive Education Training Manual By Kuyini, et al. (2015) (CEVS-Ghana, GES Special Education Division, & Pathfinders Australia) About the Authors /Contributors Dr. Ahmed Bawa Kuyini (Project Leader) is a founding member and Chairman of Crescent Educational & Volunteer Service (CEVS-Ghana). He is also a senior lecturer in Social work and Special /Inclusive education at the University of New England. Australia. Mr. Thomas Patrick Otaah and Mr. Bukari Mohamud Mohamed are senior directors at the Head Office of the Special Education Division, Ghana Education Service, Accra Mr. Hudu Mumin, Mr. Fadlu Mashod, Dr. Razak Kuyini Alhassan, Mrs Fati K. Mahama, Mr. Alhassan Zakaria are staff of Crescent Educational & Volunteer Service (CEVS-Ghana), Tamale Mr. Alan Brennan, Mrs. Tracie Wallace, Mrs. Rachel Kilbourne are partners from Pathfinders, Australia Signed: ………………….. Dr. Ahmed Bawa Kuyini 3 Disability Rights Awareness and Inclusive Education Training Manual By Kuyini, et al. (2015) (CEVS-Ghana, GES Special Education Division, & Pathfinders Australia) Table of contents About the Authors /Contributors ..................................................................................3 About This Manual And Training Notes ......................................................................8 Module 1: Defining concepts & types of disabilities ....................................................9 Introduction .....................................................................................................................9 Causes of Disabilities.....................................................................................................10 Types of Disability .........................................................................................................11 Module 2: Assessment ...................................................................................................18 Introduction: Definition and aims of Assessment ......................................................18 Assessments forms and tools ........................................................................................19 Basic Screening for possible eye defects/visual impairment........................20 Screening the ear for possible hearing defect/hearing impairment ..............21 Screening for intellectual disability..............................................................21 Module 3: Rights, Legislation and Policies for Persons with Disabilities ................24 Introduction ...................................................................................................................24 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Key principles/ rights .......25 Other critical rights ................................................................................................26 Provisions for persons with disabilities in Ghana ......................................................27 The 2006 Persons with Disability Act (Act 715)...................................................28 Module 4.........................................................................................................................32 Inclusive Education: Concept, Organisation & Staff Roles ......................................32 Definition of related terms............................................................................................33 Rationale for Inclusive Education................................................................................33 Implications of inclusive education concept................................................................34 The role of the school in promoting inclusion.............................................................35 The Roles and Responsibilities of Principals and Teachers in Inclusion .................35 Principals’ Roles and Responsibilities:..................................................................35 Teachers’ Roles and Responsibilities: ...................................................................36 4 Disability Rights Awareness and Inclusive Education Training Manual By Kuyini, et al. (2015) (CEVS-Ghana, GES Special Education Division, & Pathfinders Australia) Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities..................................................................38 Module 5.........................................................................................................................40 The Inclusive Classroom: Teaching Approaches & Strategies .................................40 Introduction ...................................................................................................................40 Special Educational Needs............................................................................................40 Inclusive classroom organisaiton and teaching approaches......................................41 Effective teachers and effective teaching...............................................................41 Three areas of teaching in inclusive education ......................................................41 Instructional Adaptation ..............................................................................................42 Types of adaptations.....................................................................................42 Summary of Key Strategies for including diverse learners.......................................45 Interventions For Learning Disability/Difficulties (LD)............................................45 Dyslexia...........................................................................................................................45 Strategies For Assisting Learners With Dyslexia ..................................................46 Dysgraphia .....................................................................................................................46 Strategies For Assisting Learners With Dysgraphia .............................................47 Dyscalculia .....................................................................................................................47 Strategies For Assisting Learners With Dyscalculia .............................................48 Auditory Processing Disorders.....................................................................................48 Strategies For Assisting Learners With Auditory Processing Disorder................48 Visual Processing Disorder...........................................................................................49 Strategies For Assisting Learners With Visual Processing Disorders ..................49 Creating Learning Style Compatible Classrooms Conditions for LD......................50 Effective Teaching Practices Checklist (ETPC) (Kuyini, 2004, 2012)......................51 Planning instruction ......................................................................................................57 Designing Adaptation...................................................................................58 5 Disability Rights Awareness and Inclusive Education Training Manual By Kuyini, et al. (2015) (CEVS-Ghana, GES Special Education Division, & Pathfinders Australia) Samuel’s Story ...............................................................................................................60 Module 6: Managing Problem Behaviours .................................................................62 Introduction ...................................................................................................................62 How the school contributes to behaviour problems ...................................................63 What behaviours should be of concern to the school? ...............................................63 What are the functions of behaviour? .........................................................................64 Assessing the Function of Behaviour: Functional Behaviour Analysis (FBA) ........66 Assessing the Classroom Ecology.................................................................................67 Constructing and Implementing an Intervention Plan..............................................67 Steps in constructing plan ......................................................................................67 Implementing your behaviour plan – Specific and General Strategies....................68