Schools Readiness for Inclusive practices

1. SCHOOLS READINESS FOR
ADDRESSING LEARNING
DIFFICULTIES
Dr.Jaganmohana Rao
Faculty of Education
MITE, Kohima

2. SCHOOLS READINESS FOR
ADDRESSING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
Children are not innately ready or
not ready for school. Their skills and
development are strongly influenced
by their families and through their
interactions with other people and
environments before coming to
school.

3. READINESS: “Ready to learn” i.e Preparation for
what next…
Readiness expectations should include all areas:
physical, cognitive, social, and emotional
competence as well as positive attitudes toward
learning.”
Readiness includes the bellow elements:
“ready children, ready families, ready
communities, ready early care and education,
and ready schools.”

4. • Ready
Communi
ty
•Ready
School
• Ready
Early
Childhood
Services
• Ready
Family
Ready
Children
Ready
Children
Ready
Children
Ready
Children

5. Ready families + Ready early childhood
services + Ready Communities + Ready
schools = Ready children.
Ready Family:
Parent expectations: perception of academics as being
one of the most important criteria for school entry
i.e Ranks and High Score
Teacher expectations: teachers are more concerned
with behavioural skills such as sharing, attentiveness,
self-control, persistence and sensitivity to others

6. To encourage language development
To Develop fine and gross motor skills
To Develop emotionally and socially
Ready early childhood services:
Balwadi, Anganwadi and Day Care Centres
Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
Ready Communities:
Libraries, Playground, Music Classes, Health
Care Providers and Supportive Services

7. Ready Schools:
To provide barrier free infrastructure
To Appointment qualified and skilled teacher
Making environmental adjustments
Consults regularly with the class teacher
Physical Facilities
1) Condition of Classroom 2) Boundary Wall
3) Playground 4) Ramp facility 5) Electricity
facility 6) Library Facility 7) Computer Facility