Monday, April 11, 2011

Semester Eighth: B.S. in Special Education University of Karachi

Major – I: INTERNSHIP IN MENTAL RETARDATION
Course Code: 622
Credit Hours: 03

Major – II: INTERNSHIP IN VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
Course Code: 632
Credit Hours: 03

Major – III: INTERNSHIP IN LEARNING DISABILITY
Course Code: 642
Credit Hours: 03

Major – IV: INTERNSHIP IN HEARING IMPAIRMENT
Course Code: 652
Credit Hours: 03

Major – V: INTERNSHIP IN PHYSICAL DISABILITY
Course Code: 662
Credit Hours: 03

    Practical Teaching will consist of a planned program based on following experiences:

1.   Attachment as teaching assistant in different classes for a period of one month.

2. Carefully supervised practicum where students will plan I.E.P. and demonstration 10 lessons. There practicum will be carefully supervised and all teachers working with students will evaluate the performance. This information will then be shared and discussed with students. Emphasis will be on development of proper competence and work attitude in the student teachers.
1.1        Observation
1.2        Group Teaching
1.3        I.E.P. Development
1.4        Internship school management

    Examples of internship activities included:

    a) Teaching Observation skills

    b) Teaching organization skills (following daily schedules) 

    c) Providing instructional support, parallel curriculum, and efforts to actively modify the general education curriculum adoptions. 

    d) Use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) techniques to support individuals with visual impairments and multiple disabilities 

    e) Consultation with classroom staff to support newly acquired communication skills 

    f) Social skills instruction using peer tutoring arrangements 

    g) Consultation with teachers to facilitate the generalization of social skills across school and vocational settings 

    h) Instruction of functional reading skills that include choice-making to enhance daily living activities and sight words to facilitate transition between classes 

    i) A functional behavior assessment was conducted to understand a frequent and complicated set of behaviors 

    j) Consultation and collaboration with the paramedical personnel to develop appropriate intervention



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