ECE 315

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

ASSIGNMENT 5
REPORT OF VISITING AN INSTITUTION

EYDA AIKGZ
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ANKARA
For the assignment, I visited an institution which name is 'zel Glesin zel Eitim ve
Rehabilitasyon er!ezi'" #he institution is in $zmir %addesi, &'z'lay" #he institution which
was (ounded at )*+, aimed to diagnose, rehabilitation and s-ecial education o( the -eo-le
who have disability o( s-ea!ing, hearing and voice"
#he word 'Glesin' symbolizes the (eeling o( ha--iness, sel(.con(idence, trust and
(orward.loo!ing" oreover, the meaning o( 'Glesin' is that -roviding -ro-er education"
/ow, the details will be given about the institution" #here are two ty-es o( -rogram"
0ne o( them is a training -rogram (or -eo-le with hearing disability and the second one is a
training -rogram (or -eo-le with s-eech and language di((iculties"
In the institution, there are sta(( (rom di((erent areas1
.s-ecial training audiologist 2,3
.s-ecialist clinics audiologist 2)3
.classroom teacher o( -eo-le with hearing disability 243
.early childhood educator 2)3
.-sychologist 2)3
.music teacher 2,3
In general (rame, there are three units which are individual and grou- classes (or
-eo-le with hearing disability, individual and grou- classes (or -eo-le with s-eech and
language di((iculties and audiology unit" 5e-ending on that, they -rovide services1
.rehabilitation and education o( hearing disability
.ada-tation o( hearing.aid
.-rogramming and evaluation o( cochlear im-lantation
.thera-y (or language and s-eech di((iculties
.develo-ed thera-y methods (or stuttering
.thera-eutic and educational a--roach to s-eech delay
.thera-y and rehabilitation (or voice disorders
.music thera-y -ractices (or hearing, s-eech and voice disabilities
#here are currently )6+ students in the institution" 78.+6 o( students are a--ro9imately
in the range o( age o( 6.:" #he duration o( course is ten months" In one wee!, there are two
hours (or individual education and in one month, there are (our hours (or grou- education"
oreover, there are + classes as : individual and , grou-" #he institution is o-en in the : days
o( wee!"
#heir studies are not limited on -eo-le with s-ecial needs" #hey also -ur-ose to involve
-arents o( -eo-le with s-ecial needs" #hey have an educational -rogram (or them" #hey
organize activities which get together children and their (amilies" Furthermore, they su--ort
children (or develo-ing socially and academically"
I believe that the institution is well in terms o( -lace, e;ui-ment, education, etc" For
instance, the -lace o( institution is in &'z'lay and it is good because &'z'lay is center o( the
city and the trans-ortation (or school is easy (or students" oreover, the e;ui-ment o(
institution is also good" I mean that they have s-eci(ic e;ui-ments (or s-eci(ic disability and
disability levels" <ta(( are a--roachable" =ll in all, they (ollow the -rogress in the (ield and
they a--ly modern methods in rehabilitation and education"