A project: Centre of Expertise for holistic support to blind and partially sighted children and youth, and children and youth with special educational needs EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE (March 2017 Decembre 2018 ) mag. Nina Čelešnik Kozamernik, project coordinator https://strokovnicenter.splet.arnes.si/ nina.celesnik@center-iris.si JANUARY 2019
Activities of the project are divided in 4 sections: 1 - overall assessment, 2 - extended curriculum, 3 - consulting and education, 4 - Centre of Expertise activities.
PROJECT IN NUMBERS
Blind and partially sighted children and youth 2017 2018 2019 2020 Together: Numbers of enrolled: 10 55 52 48 165 177 187
Signed agreements 2017 2018 2019 2020 Together: Signed agreements 15 2017 2018 2019 2020 Together: Signed agreements 15 60 Together: 3 27 30
FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS 2017 2018 2019 2020 Together: Families: / 30 90 Together: (individuals): 66 169 135 Professionals: 8 Together: 14 24 24
Education for parents 2017 2018 2019 2020 Together: 2017 2018 2019 2020 Together: Education for parents: 2 6 Together: 2 + 2 IRIS professionals 4 4 + 6 IRIS professionals 10 14 6 + 8 IRIS professionals
Education for professionals 2017 2018 2019 2020 Together: Education for professionals: 6 Together: 2 9 11
PARTICIPANTS IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2017 2018 2019 2020 Together: Participants in educational activities: 27 57 70 30 184 Parents: 66 169 Professionals: 68 100 Together: 134 269 403
EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE
1. Overall assessment New tests and education. Creation of documentation, protocols, proposal of normative and personnel regulation of the overall assessment – in progress.
2. Extended curriculum Home visits 4 children in early intervention, 20 hours per year. Additional expert support based on overall assessment, up to 10 hours a year - children who are not blind / partially sighted.
2. Extended curriculum Additional assistance for children and youth with special educational needs: - 30-hour computer course; - developing reading skills, individually for 5 children in the range of 15 hours per year; - multicultural learning – group of 4, in a form of a workshop.
2. Extended curriculum Courses and therapies: - A 3-day thematic camp for raising social competences for secondary school students; - a course of 10 hours for the last triad and secondary school; - tactile sensibilization - 20 hours per year, group.
3. Consulting and education - School for parents (7) - Lectures of professionals (7) - 4 groups of mentors - Purchase of special equipment. - Preparing and publishing videos with didactic and methodical recommendations.
3. Consulting and education Screening for Irlen syndrome: from March 2018: 103 tested (children and adults): 14 partially sighted, 27 people with learning difficulties.
An example: http://strokovnicenter. splet. arnes
4. Centre of Expertise activities Adapting the test for knowledge competitions. Agreements with commissions. Repairing and maintainance of Braill typewriters! Designing and updating of catalogs of toys, equipment and teaching aids for renting.
4. Centre of Expertise activities Education for professionals (11) Literature for professionals (17) Cooperation with other institutions
4. Centre of Expertise activities Training for a group of babysitters for working with blind and partially sighted children
4. Centre of Expertise activities Meetings of assistants of blind and partially sighted children and adolescents.
Sustainability of the results: The project is designed to provide the basis for the systematic regulation of Centre of expertise for holistic support to blind and partially sighted children and youth, as well as children and adolescents with special educational needs, and enables the sustainability of the results even after the project is completed (knowledge, workshops, literature, videos, new equipment ...).
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Thank you for your attention. nina.celesnik@center-iris.si