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SPECIAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN LATVIA

SPECIAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN LATVIA. S econdary education 3 years. Vocational secondary education 4 years. Vocational education and training 3 years. Special needs education. 19 18 17 16. 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7. Basic education 9 years.

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SPECIAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN LATVIA

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  1. SPECIAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN LATVIA

  2. Secondary education 3 years Vocational secondary education 4 years Vocational education and training 3 years Special needs education 19 18 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 Basic education 9 years a g e 7 6 5 Pre-school education 2 years 5 4 3 2 1 Pre-school education up to 5 years

  3. Comprehensive schools

  4. Amount of students in Latvia 2011\2012 school year

  5. What is special education in Latvia? Special education creates possibilities and conditions for students with special needs, appropriate education in every school at the same time to provide psychological and medical correction

  6. Students with special needs in Latvia in context Weak eyed\the blind Partially deaf\the deaf Diseased in mind Language disorders Learning dissabilities connected with memory Students with psyhoneurosis deseases

  7. The law of education predicts That parents have possibility to choose the school very close to their neighbourhood It is not allowed to make a selection of students It is not allowed to send down students from school till the age of 18

  8. Where arestudying special education students Special or general education schools where are provided special programms or special correction programms Students can study at home with a help of teacher.

  9. The staff of support in schools with special programm Speech therapist Psychologist Special pedagogue A nurse Physiotherapist Social employee

  10. Latvia has 61 special schools 8 regional inclusive education support centres

  11. Inclusive education support centres provide (IESC) Pedagogical medical commision functions, recommending for students having functional disorders education programm and support activities appropriate to their abilities, health status and development level Consultive support covering regional municipalities Methodogical and consultive free of charge support for educational

  12. Methodogicalandconsultivefreeofchargesupportforeducationalinstitutions, parents, specialistsandotherpersonsregardingtheensuringofappropriateeducationfor students withspecialneeds • Suppervisionofthepedagogical process organizingwithintheeducationinstitutionsfor students havingfunctionaldisorders • Promotionanddevelopmentofcooperationwithfamilydoctors, socilasreviceinstitutionsandpublicorganizations • WorkinginunifieddatabaseswithState’s • Pedagogicalmedicalcommission

  13. Possible model for students where to study At home Care centres Special schools Comprehensive school with a special educations classes Comprehensive school, general education class

  14. Children who have the biggest problems in getting education Long term disease children Special needs children Disable Children who are not ready to take up general education Children with slower thinking “ silent” children Children with low social skills from social risk families

  15. What to do look after these children by involving different specialists stimulate parents visit ped-med commisions schools are looking for possibilities to accept special education programms make essential staff at every school think how to include these students in comprehensive schools

  16. + - • Motivated conversations with parents • Schools provide after school activities by learning • Learn students how to study • Teachers work in different way • Difficultieswithmanagementofthelesson • More timeforlessonpreparation • More attention to these students duringthelessons • Knowledgeaboutworkbythesechildren • Less paidforteachers

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