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Special Educational Needs in the Greek Educational System. A. Compulsory Education. Nursery School : 5-6 year-old pupils. Primary School: 6 grades. Junior High School : 3 grades. B. Non-compulsory Education. Senior High School: 3 grades General Senior High School
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Special Educational Needs in the Greek Educational System A. Compulsory Education • Nursery School: 5-6 year-old pupils • Primary School: 6 grades • Junior High School: 3 grades B. Non-compulsory Education • Senior High School: 3 grades • General Senior High School • Professional (Technological) Senior High School • Other Technological Schools • Tertiary Education
Special Education Law 3699/2008 Special Education: Disabled Students with Special Educational Needs or Students with Special Educational Needs • Special Schools • Co-teaching • Parallel Classes • Home-teaching • Diagnostic, Evaluation and Support Services
Education for Students with Special Educational Needs (I) • General class: students with not serious learning difficulties • General class with co-teaching: • students who can follow the class syllabus • students who have serious special needs but there is not a special school or parallel class in the area
Education for Students with Special Educational Needs (II) • Parallel class • common and specialised syllabus for students with less serious SEN • specialised - group or individual - syllabus in the context of an extended schedule for students with serious SEN – when there is not a special educational school in the area
Education for Students with Special Educational Needs (III) • Blind Students/Students with impaired vision: General Class • Students with Autism: • Highly Functional (Asberger): General Class – Co-teaching by • a) Special Educational Teacher • b) Assistant provided by the family • Students with Autism and Retardment: Special School
Problems in Implementation • Lack of money: Insufficiency in buildings, equipment, special education teachers, teacher-training • The wash-back effect: teachers teach focusing on final exams • Disbelief to diagnoses – teachers’ personal beliefs and prejudices • Classroom organisation – teaching methods • Competitive system/environment