Special Education for Special Children
Special education for special children has been
provided since independence of Pakistan in 1947. This system has to face ups
and downs throughout the history. Pakistan stands on 7th number of
most populous in the world but 160th in literacy rate. Deaf children
and special education have become challenge for Pakistan where already millions
of children have to go for labor work instead of education. Millions of mothers
are unable to feed their children due to poverty situation in the country.
Currently, Pakistan has to face above 3% of disable people. By viewing such
situation many questions may occur in minds under population pressure like, how
a deaf child feels and thinks about his future? How he can get attention of
society and parents? How he can play an important role for his country? The progress for special people was seen in
different decades especially from 1,980 to 1,995. All stakeholders like Govt.
of Pakistan, NGOs, Parents and Teachers played an important role for special
people all over the country.
Special Education and Training Centers of Deaf Children
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| Special Education of Deaf |
From 1,947 special schools and training centers have
been opened for deaf children and treated separately. Since Pakistan has high
illiteracy rate of population so all concerned stakeholders have different approach
of behavior and treating methods to such individuals. Generally, all regular
institutions avoid admitting the disable and deaf students. The management of
regular schools thinks that they will have to arrange special arrangements like
hearing tools, training centers and teachers for these students. They think
that it is responsibility of special schools and training centers so avoid from
disable children. The parents and teachers think that deaf individuals have low
learning qualities so should be treated separately from normal students.
Instructional Approach for Deaf Children
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| Special Training of Deaf |
Since Pakistan has poor education system, so
instructional approach in general and special education not being effective. It
has to been observed that most of teachers and parents never used “Sign
Language” for special children. Similarly most of teachers avoid using cued
speech in class rooms. It needs to use “Sign Language” at national level to
help out in improving communication skills accordingly. The special schools and
training centers are not in good position so that can introduce deaf students
with new techniques and learning ways. The institutions are unable to purchase equipment
and higher the trained teachers. Resultant they are unable to provide
fruitful results. Further, it has been observed that above 90% don’t have expensive
hearing aids for this purpose.
General Perception about Special Education and Deaf Children
Pakistani society is not ready to provide positive
response to deaf individuals. Generally, they don’t treat them as part of this
society and think that all deaf individuals have low ability to survive in
lives. Due to poverty situation and countrywide unemployment all disable people
are looking like burden for society and should be treated separately by sitting
Govt. Normally, parents are ready to attend their normal children and haven’t
time for deaf children. They don’t have to attend meetings with teachers and
follow instructions or guidelines for betterment as well. The organizations are
not ready to have vacancies or special quota for these special
candidates/applicants. They are offering only low grades at low salaries
ignoring the qualities candidates.
In the end all stakeholders including NGOs should
come forward and play an important role for all disable people.
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