About KVM College of Special Education
An Exciting Place to Learn Special Education And Make a Difference in the Life of a Child!
The K V M College of Special Education is an organization under the K V M Trust, and is recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), New Delhi. The College was established in 2001. The primary objective of the College is personnel preparation in special education. The College also offers home-based and center-based special education and rehabilitation services to children and youth with special education needs. Within a few years of its existence, the College received in 2004 a “Very Good Performance” citation from the Assessment and Accreditation Committee of the RCI.
Disability Focus
The College is focusing on providing special education and related services to children and youth with the following disabling conditions: intellectual disability (mental retardation), cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, behaviour disorders, and at-risk category.
VISION
- We envision a world where education promotes a person’s potential in acting for upliftment of the society.
- Integration of teaching and learning.
- Leadership in service and outreach.
- Adapt as needed to serve an expanding and identified special education population.
MISSION
- Prepare outstanding educators.
- Advance the profession of education through application of clinical processes.
- Provide individualised services for children with special needs to help them utilise opportunities to attain success in life.
- Improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families by developing and disseminating essential skills, knowledge, and values through research, teaching, and service.
Services
The College offers the following services
Sensory Integration Lab
Early Intervention for At-Risk Infants (0 – 6 Years)
Home-Based Special Education & Rehabilitation
Center-Based Special Education & Rehabilitation
Psychology Lab
Behaviour Management and Support
Counseling
Community-Based Rehabilitation and Special Education
Program of learning (PLO)and Course Learning outcome(CLO)
Programme of learning (PLO) intends to place teacher education preparation in special
education in the rights-perspective of the larger picture. The prime intention is to develop a task
force of the special teachers / educators who can deliver the best in all settings: inclusive, special,
open or home based and in all the roles: classroom teacher, resource teacher, itinerant teacher or
cross Disability facilitators. The B.Ed.Spl.Ed programme (Intellectual Disability) aims to
develop Special Education teachers/ educators children with disabilities for various settings
(including Inclusive, Special, Open School and Home Based Education). The B.Ed.( Special
Education) programme will prepare human resources to enable them to acquire knowledge and
develop competencies and skills to impart education and training effectively to children with
disabilities as well as all other children and thus being teachers for all children . After completing
the B. Ed (Special Education) programme the student – teachers will:
Acquire knowledge and skills about human development, contemporary Indian education, and
pedagogy of various school subjects and assessment for learning to
Acquire knowledge and skills about nature and educational needs of children with
disabilities as well as of few select specific disabilities.
Develop conceptual understanding of education provisions and skills for working with
children with various disabilities in Special and Inclusive settings.
Enhance knowledge and skills for professional development. In order to active the
programme of learning objective ,Course Learning objective (CLO) given are
Classes about Cross Disability and management equipping the teacher trainees in the assessment
and evaluation, treatment planning and implementation parent education and counseling,
collaborative Teamwork management in cross disability settings, teaching cross disability
settings. Also exposure to various talks about learning implication of different categories of
disabilities and different levels and inclusive pedagogies. Leadership skills decision making
skills, presentation skills, Emotional intelligence, Digital literacy and use of ICT. Innovative
teaching techniques and its purposes. Observed children in various settings Anganawadi, play
school, preschool and primary school and identify milestones achieved. Journal club review and
presentation of anyone journal, article related to human growth and development. Developing
checklist for
Screening. Journal, Article related sensory disabilities. Prepare life skills curriculum
prepare screening tool for children with ASD case study of child with CP /MD develop
intervention plan. Organize screening camp in the rural area. Curricular Adaptation for
teaching science to students with disabilities, visits special school and observation report
writing journal on therapeutic intervention observed on student each in behavior
intervention, OT, PT, yoga play therapy use of mass media or multi media for creating
awareness on disability in rural area. To conduct workshops for parent making parent
Self Help Group sibling SHG develop Teacher Made Test for a given subject matter
develop questionnaire.