EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

An exceptional child is one who deviates from the normal child in mental, physical, emotional and social characteristics to an extent that he requires special educational services.He may Far above or extremely below from the average.

TYPES OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

Mentally exceptional children:

The include the gifted, slow learner and the backward children

Physically exceptional children:

They include the blind,dump,deaf and crippled children

Emotionally exceptional children:

They include delinquents

Socially handicapped children:

They include the under privileged

Multi handicapped children:

They include children having more than one defect.

GIFTED CHILDREN

The gifted child is he who has been endowed with great natural ability, intelligence or talent.Gifted children have high cognitive ability, creativity and superior talent in special areas.

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Order things logically

Have good memory

PROBLEMS OF GIFTED CHILDREN Inability to adjust with substandard teaching

Difficulty to tolerate sub standard opinions

Contempt for the gifted from others

Lack of extra competent teachers

Indifference of the society towards the gifted

Interest to be in company with elders instead of peers

EDUCATIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE GIFTED

Accept their superiority

Engage them in peer tutoring

Arrange special schools for gifted

Frame special curriculum

Early admission

Double promotion

SLOW LEARNERSlow learner is a state of being below the normally accepted level in learning of things. A child who is slow in learning is called a slow learner.

CAUSES OF SLOW LEARNING

Biological weakness

Physical defects and diseases

Poverty and economic conditions

Harsh attitude and dominance by parents

Poor method of teaching

Lack of adequate motivation.

NEEDS OF SLOW LEARNERS

Special coaching

Counseling service

More practice

Visual presentations

Sympathy

Friendly attitude of teachers

Special motivation

Immediate feedback.

IDENTIFYING SLOW LEARNERS

DIAGNOSTC TEST

CONTINOUS OBSERVATION

ASSESSING EMOTIONAL CHARACTERS

ACHIEVEMENT TESTS

UNDER ACHIEVER

Under achievement means the achievement of a person below his level of intelligence. Their performance is not promising. Their study habits may be poor and self confidence, low.

Delinquent child is a child who has violated a criminal law or engaged in disobedient behavior and is in need of rehabilitation. They disobey the standards of the society. They are self interested. Social welfare is not at all their aim. They disrespect the values the society respects.

DELINQUENT CHILD

Indecent behavior

Violation of low

Telling lies

Poor social skills

Aggressiveness.

CHARACTERISTICS OF DELINQUENT CHILD

MEASURES TO PREVENT DELIQUENCY

Educating the parents

Additional tuition

Counseling service

Ensuring more parental care

Improving family conditions of learner

Modification of the curriculum.

PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

Physically handicapped children mean the children with physical disability. They may be Blind,deaf,dumb or crippled. Each of these categories of children needs special care and type of education.

o For teaching blind persons the aids such as braille writer, braille slates and stylus for pupils, braille papers tape recorders, abacus for teaching mathematics are needed.

o For the deaf students ,teaching of sign language is important. Signs using fingers, hand etc. Is to be familiarised.Finger spelling and speech reading techniques too may be focused.

o Multi handicapped children have more than one disability. They need special treatment and care.