Dated 7/6/18 to 12/6/18.
The discussion started with @Venki The IllustSir's awesome presentation to re emphasize that most of our kids are visual learners .He explained how certain concepts can be taught by making some alterations to cartoon series of the child's choice.
To start with NIOS, Open Basic Education is at three levels A,B and C corresponding to 3/5/8 standards.The discussion shared OBE syllabus ,criteria and eligibility for enrolling OBE .However @Swaminathan Sir informed based on the NIOS prospectus that Secondary (10th) can be done without OBE or schooling with just a self certification. The minimum age required is 14yrs.
Discussion further revealed that there is no need to attend a special school for enrolling into OBE and it can be done through NIOS accredited centres ,of which 'Adarsh' is one in Kochi.The child should be 9yrs to do OBE level A. In certain cities like Mumbai to avail concessions submission of the disability certificate of the child documented with the concessions required (extra time,reader ,writer etc)is necessary.However in cities like Delhi there exists no such rule..Hence it's advisable to check the modifications required in disability certificate owing to regional differences with NIOS.
Regarding allowing a scribe for exam ,the scribe should be younger.(9th std child for 10th and allowing a caretaker for behaviour issues ) Now MOSJ have clearly clarified allowing adult writers.However a 10th pass opens the doors for group D Govt jobs and 12th pass for group C .For nonverbal kids the exam allows usage of laptops.Parents advised to arrange a meet up with the scribe to interact with them; and also have some practise before the exàm so that our children will be comfortable with a new person.
For 12th
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-in-stream-1-and-stream-2-in-NIOS/answer/MADHVENDRA?share=3083145e&srid=KSs6
http://www.niosadmission.com/nios-requirments/
For 10th(secondary) OBE is not a pre-requisite. A simple self certification by the candidate that he/she is ready for the exam suffices
For 12th the kid should have cleared the exam by a board recognised by NIOS )most state boards and prominent international ones are. List is given in prospectus
In case a foreign board is not in Nios list the a certificate by Indian embassy of that country and association of Indian universities to the effect that the board is equivalent to indian secondary board suffices .
In Kochi,Adarsh http://adarshrehab.org is an accredited centre for OBE.Choice school has secondary NIOS and Vigyan valley has secondary,senior secondary,NIOS 4yr IC and Push start programmes.
Facilitated Communication (FC) or Supported Typing is a form of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) in which people with disabilities and communication impairments express themselves by pointing and typing.
It often is referred to alternatively as Facilitated Communication Training because the goal is independent typing, nearly independent typing.
Discussion further lead to the prerequisites,prompts ,keyboards,software and apps that are of use to help our kids attain independent typing.
Keeping the touch screen devices upright helped many kids perform better than when kept horizontally due to poor eye hand co ordination.
The pre requisites for typing included recollecting from memory,being able to understand 'wh' questions ,aspects of theory of mind.Therapists added that providing visual cues for beginners will help them understand the expected outcomes from them; greatly reducing the stress levels.Starting with reinforcing items followed by introducing personal narratives. Caution should be on the choices the child have instead of the facilitator deciding things for the child( guiding )
Regarding homeschooling we received only fewer responses so that it should be deduced that the parents definitely chose to send their kids either to a normal school or a special needs school owing to it's advantages.
Typing is a complex process which involves lots of hand eye coordination, midline crossing, bilateral coordination, visual scanning and tracking, letter recognition, differentiation between capital and small letters, then the entire, executive functioning skill repetoire that include, planning, focus and attention to detail, organising, working memory, initiation, staying on task , auditory and visual processing too. Working on all these individually also helps develop typing skills
To help with scanning , cover off the keyboard leaving only one row of alphabets exposed at a time. Parents demonstrated how they have adapted the keyboards to suit the child's needs.Typing skills can be initiated by copy typing if the child possess some of the prerequisites like scanning and differentiation of alphabets and keys.
Parents pointed out that vision therapy helps a lot for developing typing skills.Many preferred the use of real keyboards instead of touch keyboards as it provided the proprioceptive input required for the child.It was suggested to try out multiple types and sizes of keyboards. Speed is a pre requisite in data entry, which is a good job opportunity for many of our kids.
Parents were happy with Avaz keyboard and Clevy keyboard.Some pointed out the disadvantages of using a colour keyboard were some kids will stim or get distracted with it.
Typing however is a higher task ,it can be attained by patience and practice.
The discussion was supported by anecdotes, notes,and demonstrations and resources .
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/89sutmub6gn3t/nios_subject_wise
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/e7zzslbg6eih7/nios_main
Active participants
Chitra Paul
Swaminathan Rajan
Vijayashree
Ditty Sheebu
Priti Ajay
Ismet Assenar
Gina
Lakshmi
Shereen Idikulla
Smrithy Rajesh.
Anitha Pradeep
Thank you all
*NIOS - USEFUL LINKS*
http://www.niosadmission.com/nios-requirments/
http://www.nios.ac.in/online-course-material/secondary-courses.aspx
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/89sutmub6gn3t/nios_subject_wise
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/e7zzslbg6eih7/nios_main
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/xpqqh4v1y718h/auditory_processing
*Homeschooling*
https://www.quora.com/Is-homeschooling-legal-in-India
*Typing Help*
https://www.bbc.com/news/10338131?ocid=wsnews.chat-apps.in-app-msg.whatsapp.trial.link1_.auin
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/interactive-alphabet-abcs/id383967580?mt=8
https://www.englishtype.com/specialASD.php?subMenu=1
http://www.assistiveware.com/product/proloquo2go
https://www.amazon.in/dp/B00A17MNHU/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_awdb_t1_zLMhBbMCB5A9N
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.visionobjects.stylusmobile.v3_2_store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mah.big.keyboard
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigbuttons
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aitype.android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.handwriting.ime
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jbak.JbakKeyboard
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appstech.huge
http://www.typingmaster.com
http://www.qwertynomics.ca
#Asd Parents and Therapists Group,Kerala.
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