St Agnes Teacher Training for Special Education, Mangalore Infrastructure: Library, Labs, Auditorium, Cafeteria & Other Facilities

Ayesha Taneem

On completion of the course the trainee teacher is expected to perform the following functions :
Screening and educational assessment of persons with mental retardation.

Apply principles from psychology to develop, implement and evaluate educational programmes for persons with mental retardation at pre-school, primary, secondary and pre-vocational levels in home-bound, school, hostel or any other setting offering special educational programmes.

Analyse and manage, under supervision from appropriate expert, behaviour problems in the classroom setting.

Inform the family regarding available services and promote integration of the person with mental retardation in the family and the community under guidance from concerned experts.

Initiate, under supervision from appropriate experts, prescribed therapy programmes in Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.