Special education in botswana university

History of special education in botswana

This programme is meant to provide learners with the strategies of adopting inclusive principles in diverse classrooms. To facilitate the practice and reinforcement of psychosocial skills in the multicultural learning environment and to equip in-service students with high quality life skills that will demonstrate relevant knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes.

Also, to impact on and develop lifestyles that will lead to personal success, health and well being of the learners as well as the children in schools. The programme also embraces gender issues as an inclusive aspect of learning. This course introduces the learner to the concept of Human Development and Learning from childhood to adulthood. It will look at underpinning theories of Human Development and Learning and how they can be implemented in teaching and learning for student development including learners with special needs.

This course examines the different approaches of teaching and learning in any subject area within the school curriculum. It examines the contemporary approaches to teaching, including different learning settings, recognized theories and practices which are supported by current research, examining effective ways to engage and support learning; the use of information and communication technologies in teaching and learning and their relevancy to subject area within the curriculum.

It plans, designs and develops, relevant lessons, programmes activities and evaluation to foster student interest and determine how specific approaches can be applied across the curriculum, community and wider world. In this learners will study about a number of issues and elements which relates to learners, specially children with different types of learning difficulties.

You will have a broader understanding and better perception of the need to address the issue of children with special educational needs. This course is designed to help learners to design, implement, analyse and review assessment to enhance student learning.