M.Ed. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2017
First Semester
Special Education
CURRICULUM AND TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR
CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
(CBCS 2015 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all the questions about 100 words each.
1. What is a collaborative curriculum?
2. What is organic reading?
3. What is origami?
4. Expand ICT.
5. Expand VAKT.
6. Enumerate the benefits of peer tutoring.
7. What is guided writing?
8. What is task analysis?
9. What are the aspects of plus curriculum?
10. Mention any four principles of curriculum adaptation.
Sub. Code
7431B2
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Part B 5 25)
Answer any five of the following in about 250 words each.
11. What is the philosophical basis of expanded core
curriculum?
12. What are the curriculum skills related to affective
domain?
13. Write a note on Unified English Braille.
14. What are the ethical considerations for expanded core
curriculum?
15. How would you critically evaluate a curriculum?
16. How would you teach mathematics to children with visual
impairment using role play?
17. Mention any two specific teaching strategies used for
children with visual impairment in detail.
18. How would you make use of 'Whole language approach' in
teaching reading to students with visual impairment?
Part C x 10 30)
Answer all questions about 750 words each.
19. Write in detail the ecological and multisensory
approaches to curriculum development for VIAD.
Or
Write in detail the thematic and functional
approaches to curriculum development for VIAD.
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20. How would you use ICT in teaching children with
visual impairment?
Or
How would you develop a collaborative curriculum?
21. Write a note on assessment of needs of children
with visual impairment with reference to accessing
school curriculum.
Or
Write a note on
Collateral curriculum
Supportive curriculum.
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