When a seven-year-old student at a leading south Delhi school was identified to be suffering from learning disorders dyslexia and dyscalculia, he was provided regular counselling and is now making good progress. Another three-year-old student was severely withdrawn and avoided interaction until it was found that he suffered from autism spectrum disorder. Timely intervention in his case, too, helped the child.
Often children with special needs do not get such attention in schools across the country and are scarred for life. The complex but the vital subject was highlighted in Aamir Khan’s film Taare Zameen Par and has now caught the attention of policymakers at the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
In a major step towards creating inclusive classrooms, the CBSE has decided to draw a comprehensive policy to tailor teaching processes in its over 20,000 affiliated schools to the needs of children with special needs.
According to a CBSE official, hundreds of students, who have disabilities like dyslexia, dysgraphia or other physical or mental disabilities, sit in classrooms with other children.
It was decided that a policy document, which focuses on areas such as teaching, classrooms, infrastructure, and examination of children with special needs, has to be brought out. All special educators in CBSE schools will be mapped.
Read more of this in a report by Amandeep Shukla published in Hindustan Times... (Link given below)
