Special needs..I haven’t had any lesson about special needs in Turkey yet.If Iwere in Turkey now, I would get the lesson about special needs this season.So I hadn’t very much information about special needs before.But I think I learnt a lot of things during the special needs lessons.
Also we had to prepare a presentation about "special education in Turkey" and we searched about "dyscalculia" which was relevant our branch.It was very usefull for me because while ı was searching about this topic, I had a general idea about special needs in Turkey.When the other presentations were told, we had a new chance to learn the other country' special needs.
During the lessons we mentioned about some important people for education such as Vygotsky and of course "Social Development Theory"...Vygotsky's theory was really important for education.I am also interested in ideas of Vygotsky.The relations between language, conception, social interaction were amazing.
11th March we went to visit the Favrdalskolen for school experience.At the Beginning our special teacher met to us and the headmaster who was gave some information about the introduction of school.The headmaster was in his casual clothes like the other teachers in Denmark.In Turkey not only the headmasters but also the teachers are their suit, when they were in the school.
The school was really big and composed of five buildings with green garden.Students classified according to their age group.It is important for their social life and meeting to similiar teachers.We had a tour around the school.We had a chance we watched their performance.Every class had a lot of material, laptops ,pictures that are everywhere.It was interested that most of classes hadn't door :) I must to say that they had very nice library.
Some classes had two teachers.While main teacher was telling the lesson other teacher try to help pupil who needs special education.So that the teacher would be supported and the pupil who needs special education was tried to adapt.(for physical disabilities )
After that we were divided some group to visit special classes.We joined to their English lessons.The class was composed of 6-7 pupils.
In my opinion the student who are studying in Denmark really lucky.I hope that they are using this oppurnity in the best way...
