How are social skills and autonomous/ decision- making abilities in pupils with SEN assessed in Greece? How are social skills and autonomous/ decision- making abilities in pupils with SEN assessed in Greece? PANTAZOPOULOU MARA MATTHAIOU DIMITRA

KDAY CENTRES (DIAGNOSTIC, EVALUATION AND SUPPORT CENTRES) DETECTIONDIAGNOSISASSESSMENT SUPPORT

DIAGNOSIS ASSESSMENTINTERVENTIONSUPPORT THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAMME

THE PROGRESS OF A CHILD WITH Special Educational Needs ΚDAY CENTRES SCHOOL INCLUSION SCHOOL PROGRESS VOCATIONAL TRAINING SOCIAL INCLUSION/ INTEGRATION

SCHOOL INCLUSION AIMS AT SOCIAL INCLUSION/ INTEGRATION SOCIAL INCLUSION IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS AND AUTONOMY/ DECISION-MAKING SKILLS

In Greece, a child with SEN may :  Attend a special school  Attend an inclusion class in a mainstream school  Have parallel support from an SEN teacher in the mainstream school

For children in kindergarten assessment of social skills is made through:  Structured questionnaires ( completed by the parents at the KDAY centre)- assessment tests  A report compiled by the kindergarten teacher  Observation of the child made by the SEN teacher of the KDAY Centre in the school

For children in primary and secondary schools, assessment is made:  With the help of the SEN teacher (of the inclusion class or offering parallel support) through reports and assessment materials *In secondary schools, inclusion classes are few and do not function sufficiently.  Observation from the SEN teacher of the KDAY Centre visiting the school In the Special Vocational Education and Training Workshops (EEEEK), children with severe difficulties are trained to develop social skills and skills for independent living

Structures to develop autonomous living in Greece are few. Programmes of such, exist in some Municipalities- in the form of Playscheme Creative Activity Centres. Children with sensory difficulties attend special programmes at the special school of their disability after school hours or on weekends Assessment of these is made through the general assessment of the child, without the possibility of the school intervening, or of the Centre (KDAY Centre) or of some other Service of the Ministry of Education

MULTI-LATERAL DEVELOPMENT

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