EDUC N7011 - Inclusive Educational Practice

Module Details

Module Code: EDUC N7011
Full Title: Inclusive Educational Practice
Valid From:: Semester 1 - 2023/24 ( September 2023 )
Language of Instruction:English
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits:: 15
Module Owner:: Jerry Ryan
Departments: Nursing Midwifery & Early Years
Module Description: The aim of this module is to equip the student with the knowledge, skills and practical experience to facilitate the holistic development of the child with additional needs.
 
Module Learning Outcome
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Module Learning Outcome Description
MLO1 Outline the history of provision of care and education for young children with additional needs in Ireland
MLO2 Define the characteristics of the various developmental disabilities in early childhood and describe their impact on the child’s social, emotional and educational development.
MLO3 Apply the process of identifying children with additional needs, collaborate with parents and other professionals to initiate referral and application for additional supports for the child
MLO4 Explain the theoretical underpinnings of common interventions for children with additional needs and how to adapt educational practices to provide inclusive educational experiences.
MLO5 Design, facilitate and evaluate appropriate play experiences for a child with additional learning needs.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named DkIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
No recommendations listed
 
Module Indicative Content
Historical Context of Education & Care for children with Additional Learning Needs in Early Childhood
Historical Context of Education & Care for Children with Additional Learning Needs in Early Childhood, Models of education & care. Inclusive & Specialist provision. Development of Access & Inclusion Model (AIM) and Leadership for Inclusion Co-ordinator in ELC settings.
Special needs in the Family Context
Supporting families. The process for the family of receiving a diagnosis. Diverse Families. Parent, Siblings and Grandparents.
Ability & Disability
Supporting A Strengths Based Approach to Fostering Resilience seeking opportunities to complement and support existing strengths and capacities of children as opposed to a deficit model focusing on, an staying with, the problem or concern. Personalising learning to meet the needs of the individual child. Facilitating the philosophy and vision of First 5, providing insightful practice for others.
Characteristics of Additional Learning Needs –
Causes & DSM criteria of Intellectual Disability. Physical Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disabilities, Sensory Disabilities & Attentional Difficulties.
Interventions to Include & Support Children with Additional Needs
Intellectual Disability. Physical Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disabilities, Sensory Disabilities & Attentional Difficulties. Ensuring ELC provision promotes participation, strengthens social inclusion, and embraces diversity.
Multidisciplinary Approaches
Roles and responsibilities with the multidisciplinary team. Providing an inclusive and diverse approach to catering and supporting children with additional needs. Challenging normative and deficit models of children and childhood, in favour of Aistear’s view of children as competent and confident learners
Working with the Child with Additional Learning Needs
Understand how AIM support works in ELC settings, moving from universal to targeted supports which provides more individualised learning. Applying Siolta Quality Standards to the Child with Additional learning Needs. Collaborative practice & effective sharing of information with a range of professionals to support the child’s continuous learning and development.
Aistear & Children with Additional learning Needs
Designing, adapting, and differentiating Curricula design for children to ensure meaningful, engaging and with additional learning needs. Partnership with parents and stakeholders.
Curriculum Area Focus: Self Care & Help
Designing Curricula for children with additional learning needs. Eating, Toileting and Sleeping; engaging and meaningful play activities and pedagogical practices to support opportunities and possibilities for the child’s learning, development, and progress.
Communication
Communication (verbal/non-verbal) language (receptive/expressive), and speech. Terminology and typical development. Common childhood communication impairments, delays versus disorders, causes and contributory factors, impact on development. Naturalistic techniques e.g. Hanen. Augmentative techniques e.g. Lámh/Makaton
Module Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Course Work50.00%
Project50.00%
Module Special Regulation
 

Assessments

Part-time

Course Work
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 50
Marks Out Of 100 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2,3,4
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
n/a
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 50
Marks Out Of 100 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 4,5
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Design, facilitate and evaluate appropriate play experiences for a child with special educational needs
Practical
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 0
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2,3,4,5
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
To pass this module students must successfully complete a work placement (5 days) in an inclusive education setting organised by the DkIT Careers and Employability Office
No Final Examination
Reassessment Requirement
No repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will be offered solely on the basis of coursework and a repeat examination will not be offered.

DKIT reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

This module has no Full-time workload.
Workload: Part-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Combination of F2F & Online Classes Every Week 2.00 2
Online (Contact) Contact No Description Every Week 1.00 1
Practical Contact Placement Officer Once per semester 0.20 3
Practical Contact Work Placement (5 days) Once per semester 2.33 35
Directed Reading Non Contact No Description Every Week 5.00 5
Independent Study Non Contact Student responsibility to organize and manage own study space and time and commitment to supplement classroom input with additional reading and interpretative reflection Every Week 9.30 9.3
Total Weekly Learner Workload 19.83
Total Weekly Contact Hours 5.53
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Buckley, B.. (2007), Children’s Communication Skills from Birth to 5 Years, Routledge, London.
  • Deiner, P.. (2012), Inclusive Early Childhood Education: Development, Resources & Practice, Wadsworth, [ISBN: 10: 1111837155].
  • Garguilo, R. & Kilgo, J.. (2013), An Introduction to Young Children with Special Needs: Birth Through Age Eight, Wadsworth Publishing, [ISBN: 10: 1133959253].
  • Mash, E. & Wolfe, D.. (2013), Abnormal Child Psychology, 5th. Cengage Learning, [ISBN: 10: 1111834490].
  • Moloney, M. & McCarthy, E. (2018), Intentional Leadership for Effective Inclusion in Early Childhood Education and Care, Routldge, London.
  • Nutbrown, C. & Clough, p.. (2013), Inclusion in the Early Years, 2nd. Sage Publications, [ISBN: 10: 1446203239].
  • Ring, E., Daly, P. & Wall, E.. (2018), Autism from the Inside Out. A Handbook for Parents, Early Childhood, Primary, Post Primary and Special School Settings, Peter Lang Publishers, Oxford.
  • Santrock, J.. (2013), Children, 12th. McGraw-Hill, [ISBN: 9780078035128].
  • Thompson, S. and Thompson, N.. (2018), The critically reflective practitioner., Macmillan International Higher Education, Macmillan International Higher Education.
  • DCYA. (2016), CHILD CARE ACT 1991 (EARLY YEARS SERVICES) REGULATIONS 2016,, Government of Ireland, Dublin.
  • Government of Ireland. (2018), First 5: A whole-of-government strategy for babies, young children and their families, Government Press, Dublin.
  • Government of Ireland. (2010), Síolta – The national quality framework for the early years, Government of Ireland, Dublin.
  • NCCA/National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. (2009), Aistear: early childhood curriculum framework, principles and themes, NCCA, Dublin.
  • Tusla, Child and Family Agency. (2018), Quality and regulatory framework: full day care service and part-time day care services, Early Years Inspectorate, Tusla, Dublin.
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Bee, H. & Boyd, D. (2012), The Developing Child, 13th. Pearson Education, [ISBN: 13: 9780205844487].
  • Berger, K.S.. (2012), The Developing Person Through Childhood, 6th. Worth, [ISBN: 10: 1-4641-0805-6].
Recommended Article/Paper Resources
Supplementary Article/Paper Resources
  • Parsons, S., Guldberg, K., MacLeod, A. and Jones, G. (2009), International Review of the Literature of Evidence of Best Practice Provision in the Education of Persons with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
Other Resources