Disability and Special Educational Needs Focused Curriculam (DST307)

This course introduces the essential principles for designing and delivering curriculum for persons with diverse disabilities across different settings. It emphasises creating meaningful, functional learning experiences and adapting instruction to meet each learner’s unique needs. Students will explore practical strategies such as differentiation, accessible teaching approaches, and individualised planning that enable participation in both special and mainstream environments. Through examples and application-focused activities, learners will learn how to design curriculum and instructional plans for children, youth, and adults with disabilities in classrooms, community programmes, and workplace-based learning. This course is relevant for educators, social service professionals, therapists, and others supporting individuals with disabilities in education, care, and community contexts.

• Designing Curricula for Learners with Diverse Needs
• Curriculum Delivery in Classroom, Workplace, and Community Settings
• Understanding and Defining Learning Objectives
• Managing Unexpected Challenges in Programme Implementation
• Developing a Functional Curriculum for Learners with Special Needs
• Strategies to Promote Access to the General (Mainstream) Curriculum
• Curriculum and Pedagogical Approaches in Disabilities and Special Educational Needs
• Assessment in Learning and Programme Evaluation
• Individual Education Plan or Individualised Care plan
• Group Education or Care Planning
• Evaluating Curriculum Effectiveness
• Providing Feedback and Review

• Distinguish the key components involved in designing a curriculum for persons with diverse learning needs.
• Analyse the ways in which differentiation addresses the needs of learners with diverse learning requirements.
• Examine how various strategies facilitate access to the general curriculum.
• Design a curriculum customized to address the needs of persons with diverse learning requirements.
• Relate assessment results to curriculum planning and instructional practices.
• Predict the anticipated outcomes of a functional curriculum.