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COMENIUS Multilateral school partnerships Name: Special Solutions For Special Children Slovakia Prešov. Slovakia. Prešov. PREŠOV. Private Primary School with Nursery for children and pupils with autism Vodárenska 3, Prešov. School. Inform a tion about organisation.
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COMENIUS Multilateral school partnerships • Name: Special Solutions For Special Children • Slovakia • Prešov
PrivatePrimarySchoolwithNurseryforchildren and pupilswithautismVodárenska 3, Prešov
Information about organisation • The school was established in 2007 • A year later, in 2008, the school opened a special educational counselling centre and an afterschool club • In year 2011 the school moved into new premises • At the moment there are 57 children and pupils with autismin the school • 14 children in nursery department (from 3 to 6 yearsold) • 43 pupils in primary school (from 6 to 18) • 287clients in special educational counselling centre (from 18 months to unlimited)
Educationofchildrenwithautism • Children are educated accordingtheSchool educational program, which is based on the State educational program for children with autism. • Children are educated individually according individual educational programme (IEP) • IEP are made by special needs teachers for a period of 3months.
ICT • ICT Room • Interactive Whiteboard • iPad • X-Box Kinetic • Play Station 2 Eye toy • Reading Pen
ICT Room We have a special ICT room for IT lessons with various programmes for educational purposes or just for fun. Each computer has access to the Internet. Interactive Whiteboard There is one room equipped with IWB in the school. It is used for whole class lessons or individual teaching.
ReadingPen Readingpenis a veryeffectivetool to teachpre-literacyskills: • eye-handcoordination • left-rightorientationof text • kinetic, visual and auditorychannelsoflearnig are used Itisalsousedforchildrenwho are taughtreading by GlobalReadingtechnique.
X-boxkinetic and PlayStation 2 EyeToy they are effective to support: • coordinationofmovements • socialinteractions in theclassamongclassmates • ability to imitate (dance and sportgames) • behaviour in theclass (x-boxasmotivation)
i-Pad WeuseiPadfor: • communication (PECS application in iPad) • foreducationalpurposes: matching, sorting, puzzlegames, soundmatching, sequencing, etc. • forbehaviour: iPadis a verypopularmotivation, so weuseitas a rewardafterwork • freetimeactivity
Methodsweuse: • - TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children) • - PECS (The picture exchange communication system) • - method of a multiplied repetition • - method of positive reinforcement • - method of positive conditioning • - ABA – applied behaviour analysis • - principles of visualisation and structuring of activities
Specialeducationalcounselling centre • Special educational counselling centre provides differential-diagnostic, counselling and therapeutic services for clients with autism and their families. It was established in 2008 as a part of Private Primary School with Nursery for children with autism. Its services are available for clients of the whole region of East Slovakia. At the moment there are 240 clients in the centreand their number is growing every day.