INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR LEARNERS WITH DIVERSE NEEDS

Abstract

Education has to be child centered and for that pedagogical issue have to be analyzed in the context of Learners’ background, their needs, abilities and strengths. Therefore, it particularly becomes more pertinent to have a thorough understanding of Learners with diverse needs. It further assumes significance in the context of RPWD Act 2016 and NEP 2020 besides the early initiatives for Inclusive Education, after 3 international conferences organized at Jometin, Thailand (1990), Salmanca (1994) and Dakar, Senegal (2000). Therefore, pedagogical considerations should be viewed from the perspective of learners with multicultural backgrounds, gifted and creative learners, and those with special abilities, such as children with sensory disorders (including visual impairment and hearing loss), children with behavioral disorders, children with speech and language (communication) disorders, intellectually challenged children, children with physical and health problems, and children with learning disabilities. Keeping into consideration the present paper focuses on pedagogical considerations, for Learners with Diverse Needs, which have to be contextual and resource specific and Learners centric and the teachers have to overcome the numerous challenges including attitudinal accessibility related and resources related barriers apart from other problems. It calls for reconsideration of Teacher Education Programes both at Pre-Service and In-Services and compliance of provisions of RPWD Act-2016 and NEP 2020 to ensure successful and effective functioning of Inclusive education settings.