About the courses
Special Education
ACT’s Special Education program emphasises on ADHD, Autism and Learning Disabilities with an aim to acquaint you with the ways to identify and address them in an inclusive classroom. The inclusive education courses Mumbai focus on the inclusive practices and how to effectively deal with learners with disabilities in general education classrooms. The program will train you with the various approaches to teach SEN children while making a significant contribution as an educator.
The course is available in 3 different levels: Certificate, Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma.
Autism
Asian College of Teachers’ specially designed Autism spectrum disorder courses Mumbai have
been developed for those willing to pursue a career in teaching in an inclusive classroom. The course equips you with an in-depth knowledge base related to Autism and makes you aware of its various aspects. It prepares both aspiring and working teaching professionals with the techniques to deal with autistic kids in the classroom. It also covers a broader aspect of autism and related disabilities to prepare and provide students with a better learning experience.
The Autism course comprises 3 levels - Certificate, Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma.
ADHD
The detailed courses on ADHD by Asian College of Teachers have been designed and developed by experts in the field, for both aspiring and working teachers to equip them with specific and functional strategies for identifying and strategically handling of learners with ADHD in the inclusive classroom environment. This course aims at educating you with the requisite knowledge regarding ADHD so that you are able to face every challenge with ease and confidence as an inclusive classroom educator or shadow teacher.
The course has 3 levels - Certificate, Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma.
Learning Disabilities (LD)
If you are willing to foray into inclusive teaching and gain an in-depth knowledge regarding Learning Disabilities, then opting for this course would definitely be a smart move for you. Completing any of the three levels is sure to benefit you in making a genuine difference as an educator in an inclusive classroom. It also provides you with a thorough idea and the types of behaviour related with the various types of learning disabilities along with the ways to identify them in learners. Equipping you with the appropriate strategies and approaches to maintain a proper learning environment in the classroom, the course aims to transform individuals into global teaching professionals.
The course is available in 3 distinct levels - Certificate, Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma.
SEN - Live Online Workshop
Asian College of Teacher’s live online workshop is the new addition to Behavior management courses for special education Mumbai and has been developed for teachers willing to stay updated with the latest trends in their profession along with upgrading themselves as efficient educators. The live online mode sees the facilitators and instructors as guides, while creating a platform for participants and peers to become active collaborators rather than being just mere learners. Such online workshop from ACT creates opportunities for trainees across the globe where they get to attend live online classes and interact with their facilitators and peers and learn while collaborating in online activities.
Curriculum
Learning Disability
- Phase 1: Understanding and Identifying Students with LDs
- Phase 2: Making sense of the IEPs
- Phase 3: Learning the Right Teaching Strategies
- Phase 4: Helping Students with Word Identification Problems
- Phase 5: Helping Students with Reading Comprehension Problems
ADHD
- Phase 1: Understanding Students with ADHD
- Phase 2: Understand the Common Characteristics of HFA/AS
- Phase 3: Discover How Your Students Think
- Phase 4: Nurture Students' Social Skills
- Phase 5: Encourage Language Reciprocity
Autism
- Phase 1: Meet your Students with Autism
- Phase 2: Understand the Common Characteristics of HFA/AS
- Phase 3: Discover How Your Students Think
- Phase 4: Nurture Students' Social Skills
- Phase 5: Encourage Language Reciprocity
Learning Disability
- Phase 1: Understanding Learning Disabilities
- Phase 2: Identifying Students with LDs
- Phase 3: Modifying Your Classroom
- Phase 4: Managing Student Behaviour
- Phase 5: Instructional Methods to help students with LD overcome challenges in an Inclusive Classroom
- Phase 6: Learning Strategies & Assessment Techniques for students with LD
- Phase 7: Dyslexia
- Phase 8: Dysgraphia & Dyscalculia
ADHD
- Phase 1: Understanding Students with ADHD
- Phase 2: Understanding Students with ADHD
- Phase 3: Problem-Solving for Academic Performance
- Phase 4: Classroom Beliefs and Rules
- Phase 5: Preplanning and Facilitating an ADHD-Friendly Classroom
- Phase 6: Role of Family
- Phase 7: Clinical Diagnosis of ADHD
Down Syndrome
- Phase 1: Definition and History
- Phase 2: Identifying Down Syndrome in Children
- Phase 3: Causes and Complications of Down Syndrome
- Phase 4: Teaching Children with Down Syndrome
- Phase 5: Inclusive Education for Children with Down Syndrome
Autism
- Phase 1: Meet your Students with Autism
- Phase 2: Understand the Common Characteristics of HFA/AS
- Phase 3: Nurture Students' Social Skills
- Phase 4: Encourage Language Reciprocity
- Phase 5: Work with Sensory Sensitivities
- Phase 6: Autism and Inclusive Education
- Phase 7: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
- Phase 8:
- Asperger Syndrome (AS)
- High Functioning Autism (HFA)
- Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)
Learning Disability
- Phase 1: Understanding Learning Disabilities
- Phase 2: Identifying Students with LDs
- Phase 3: Modifying Your Classroom
- Phase 4: Managing Student Behaviour
- Phase 5: Instructional Methods to help students with LD overcome challenges in an Inclusive Classroom
- Phase 6: Learning Strategies & Assessment Techniques for students with LD
- Phase 7: Dyslexia
- Phase 8: Dysgraphia & Dyscalculia
- Phase 9: Language Processing Disorder
ADHD
- Phase 1: Understanding Students with ADHD
- Phase 2: The Emotional Impact of ADHD
- Phase 3: Problem-Solving for Academic Performance
- Phase 4: Preplanning and Facilitating an ADHD-Friendly Classroom
- Phase 5: Problem-Solving for Academic Performance
- Phase 6: Role of Family
- Phase 7: Clinical Diagnosis of ADHD
- Phase 8: Role of Teacher and Parents
Down Syndrome
- Phase 1: Definition and History
- Phase 2: Identifying Down Syndrome in Children
- Phase 3: Causes and Complications of Down Syndrome
- Phase 4: Teaching Children with Down Syndrome
- Phase 5: Inclusive Education for Children with Down Syndrome
Autism
- Phase 1: Meet your Students with Autism
- Phase 2: Understand the Common Characteristics of HFA/AS
- Phase 3: Nurture Students' Social Skills
- Phase 4: Encourage Language Reciprocity
- Phase 5: Work with Sensory Sensitivities
- Phase 6: Autism and Inclusive Education
- Phase 7: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
- Phase 8:
- Asperger Syndrome (AS)
- High Functioning Autism (HFA)
- Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)
- Phase 9: Types of Play Skill for Autistic Learners
Certificate level
- Phase 1: Meet your Students with Autism
- Phase 2: Understand the Common Characteristics of HFA/AS
- Phase 3: Discover How Your Students Think
- Phase 4: Nurture Students & Social Skills
- Phase 5: Encourage Language Reciprocity
- Phase 6: Work with Sensory Sensitivities
- Phase 7: Nurture Special Interests
- Phase 8: Encourage Homework Completion
Diploma level
- Phase 1: Meet your Students with Autism
- Phase 2: Understand the Common Characteristics of HFA/AS
- Phase 3: Discover How Your Students Think
- Phase 4: Nurture Students & Social Skills
- Phase 5: Encourage Language Reciprocity
- Phase 6: Work with Sensory Sensitivities
- Phase 7: Nurture Special Interests
- Phase 8: Encourage Homework Completion
- Phase 9: Counter Runaway Emotions and Meltdowns
- Phase 10: Redirect Violent Fixations
- Phase 11: Foster Attentiveness
- Phase 12: Plan for the Future
- Phase 13:
- Asperger Syndrome (AS)
- High Functioning Autism (HFA)
- Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)
- Phase 14:
- Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS)
- Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
- Rett Syndrome (RS)
- Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)
- Williams Syndrome (WS)
- Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
P G Diploma level
- Phase 1: Meet your Students with Autism
- Phase 2: Understand the Common Characteristics of HFA/AS
- Phase 3: Discover How Your Students Think
- Phase 4: Nurture Students & Social Skills
- Phase 5: Encourage Language Reciprocity
- Phase 6: Work with Sensory Sensitivities
- Phase 7: Nurture Special Interests
- Phase 8: Encourage Homework Completion
- Phase 9: Counter Runaway Emotions and Meltdowns
- Phase 10: Redirect Violent Fixations
- Phase 11: Foster Attentiveness
- Phase 12: Plan for the Future
- Phase 13:
- Asperger Syndrome (AS)
- High Functioning Autism (HFA)
- Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)
- Phase 14:
- Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS)
- Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
- Rett Syndrome (RS)
- Phase 15:
- Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)
- Williams Syndrome (WS)
- Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
- Phase 16: Counter Runaway Emotions and Meltdowns
- Phase 17: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
- Phase 18: Autism Spectrum Disorder affects Play
- Phase 19: Types of Play Skill for Autistic Learners
- Phase 20: Life Skills Training
- Phase 21: Reading, Literacy and Comprehension for children with autism
- Phase 22: Understanding Sensory Processing Issues.
Certificate level
- Phase 1 : Understanding Students with ADHD
- Phase 2 : The Diagnostic Process
- Phase 3 : Are They Putting in the Effort?
- Phase 4 : ADHD and Brain Activation
- Phase 5 : ADHD and Activity Level
- Phase 6 : Attention and ADHD
- Phase 7 : The Emotional Impact of ADHD
- Phase 8 : Memory
Diploma level
- Phase 1 : Understanding Students with ADHD
- Phase 2 : The Diagnostic Process
- Phase 3 : Are They Putting in the Effort?
- Phase 4 : ADHD and Brain Activation
- Phase 5 : ADHD and Activity Level
- Phase 6 : Attention and ADHD
- Phase 7 : The Emotional Impact of ADHD
- Phase 8 : Memory
- Phase 9 : Problem-Solving for Academic Performance
- Phase 10 : Classroom Beliefs and Rules
- Phase 11 : Preplanning and Facilitating an ADHD-Friendly Classroom
- Phase 12 : Student Self-Reliance
- Phase 13 : Previous Understanding about ADHD was a myth
- Phase 14 : Role of Family
- Phase 15: Clinical Diagnosis of ADHD
Down Syndrome
- Phase 1: Definition and History
- Phase 2: Identifying Down Syndrome in Children
- Phase 3: Causes and Complications of Down Syndrome
- Phase 4: Teaching Children with Down Syndrome
- Phase 5: Inclusive Education for Children with Down Syndrome
Post Graduate Diploma level
- Phase 1: Understanding Students with ADHD
- Phase 2: The Diagnostic Process
- Phase 3: Are They Putting in the Effort?
- Phase 4: ADHD and Brain Activation
- Phase 5: ADHD and Activity Level
- Phase 6: Attention and ADHD
- Phase 7: The Emotional Impact of ADHD
- Phase 8: Memory
- Phase 9: Problem-Solving for Academic Performance
- Phase 10: Classroom Beliefs and Rules
- Phase 11: Preplanning and Facilitating an ADHD-Friendly Classroom
- Phase 12: Student Self-Reliance
- Phase 13: Previous Understanding about ADHD was a myth
- Phase 14: Role of Family
- Phase 15: Clinical Diagnosis of ADHD
- Phase 17: Role of Teacher and Parents
- Phase 18: Deafness
- Phase 19: Orthopaedic Impairment
- Phase 20: Intellectual Disabilities
- Phase 21: Multiple Disabilities
Certificate level
- Phase 1 : Understanding Learning Disabilities
- Phase 2 : Identifying Students with LDs
- Phase 3 : Making Sense of the IEP
- Phase 4 : Understanding Service Locations
- Phase 5 : Learning the Right Teaching Strategies
- Phase 6 : Helping Students with Word Identification Problems
- Phase 7 : Helping Students with Reading Comprehension Problems
- Phase 8 : Helping Students with Written Expression Problems
Diploma level
- Phase 1: Understanding Learning Disabilities
- Phase 2: Identifying Students with LDs
- Phase 3 : Making Sense of the IEP
- Phase 4 : Understanding Service Locations
- Phase 5 : Learning the Right Teaching Strategies
- Phase 6 : Helping Students with Word Identification Problems
- Phase 7 : Helping Students with Reading Comprehension Problems
- Phase 8 : Helping Students with Written Expression Problems
- Phase 9 : Helping Students with Math Reasoning and Calculation Problems
- Phase 10 : Modifying Your Classroom
- Phase 11 : Managing Student Behaviour
- Phase 12 : Linking Home and School
- Phase 13: Instructional Methods to help students with LD overcome challenges in an Inclusive Classroom
- Phase 14: Learning Strategies & Assessment Techniques for students with LD
- Phase 15 : Visual and Auditory Processing Disorder
- Spatial Relation
- Visual Agnosia
- Visual Closure
- Visual Discrimination
- Phase 16 : Non Verbal Disability
- Phase 17 : Specific Learning Disabilities:
- Dyslexia
- Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Text Comprehension
- Phase 18:
- Dysgraphia
- Dyscalculia
Post Graduate Diploma level
- Phase 1 : Understanding Learning Disabilities
- Phase 2 : Identifying Students with LDs
- Phase 3 : Making Sense of the IEP
- Phase 4 : Understanding Service Locations
- Phase 5 : Learning the Right Teaching Strategies
- Phase 6 : Helping Students with Word Identification Problems
- Phase 7 : Helping Students with Reading Comprehension Problems
- Phase 8 : Helping Students with Written Expression Problems
- Phase 9 : Helping Students with Math Reasoning and Calculation Problems
- Phase 10 : Modifying Your Classroom
- Phase 11 : Managing Student Behaviour
- Phase 12 : Linking Home and School
- Phase 13 : Instructional Methods to help students with LD overcome challenges in an Inclusive Classroom
- Phase 14 : Learning Strategies & Assessment Techniques for students with LD
- Phase 15 : Visual and Auditory Processing Disorder
- Spatial Relation
- Visual Agnosia
- Visual Closure
- Visual Discrimination
- Phase 16 : Non Verbal Disability
- Phase 17 : Specific Learning Disabilities:
- Dyslexia
- Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Text Comprehension
- Phase 18:
- Dysgraphia
- Dyscalculia
- Phase 19 : Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
- Phase 20 : Language Processing Disorder
- Phase 21 : Visual Perceptual/Visual Motor Deficit
- Phase 22 : Dyspraxia
- Phase 23 :
- Social and Emotional Development of Students with LD
- Social Skill Training
- Decision Making and Problem Solving Skill
DAY 1
- The Typical Classroom
- Understanding & Identifying diversity in classrooms
- Understanding & Fostering inclusiveness
- Glimpses of most common SEN learners (Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, ID, ADHD, ADD, ASD, Impairments, EBD)
- Quick Overview – Giftedness
DAY 2
- Differentiation* & the significance of IEP
- Instructional Strategies that address diverse learner needs
- Promoting “The 4Cs” to optimize achievement of learning outcomes for SEN learners
- Incorporating educational technology and adaptive learning tools
- Managing behaviour in inclusive classrooms
- Rights of SEN learners
DAY 3
Details at a glance:
Course Name | Duration | Eligibility | Price |
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Certificate in Special Education (ADHD, Autism and Learning Disabilities) | 4 months | 10+2 | 18,000 INR |
Diploma in Special Education (ADHD, Autism and Learning Disabilities) | 8 months | 10+2 | 35,000 INR |
PG Diploma in Special Education (ADHD, Autism and Learning Disabilities) | 12 months | Bachelor's Degree | 45,000 INR (ACT + CACHE) |
Certificate in Learning Disabilities | 4 months | 10+2 | 13,000 INR |
Diploma in Learning Disabilities | 8 months | 10+2 | 18,000 INR |
PG Diploma in Learning Disabilities | 12 months | Bachelor's Degree | 30,000 INR (ACT) |
Certificate in Autism | 4 months | 10+2 | 13,000 INR |
Diploma in Autism | 8 months | 10+2 | 18,000 INR |
PG Diploma in Autism | 12 months | Bachelor's Degree | 30,000 INR (ACT) |
Certificate in ADHD | 4 months | 10+2 | 13,000 INR |
Diploma in ADHD | 8 months | 10+2 | 18,000 INR |
PG Diploma in ADHD | 12 months | Bachelor's Degree | 30,000 INR (ACT) |
Admission and Support Services
- ACT's admission process is quite easy and hassle-free
- You can opt for any online payment scheme
- ACT's admission department will contact the candidates via mail or over phone
- Any form of payment method can be opted (by using debit/credit card or by depositing cash, cheque or demand draft in ACT's bank account)
- Experienced and accomplished tutors provide guidance throughout the course
- Additional support of online videos and reference materials are given
- Candidates may complete the course at their own pace
- For any academic queries you can raise a ticket or sent an email
Career Opportunities
After successful completion of any of the courses, you can choose to become an accomplished:
- Classroom teacher in an inclusive classroom
- Assistant teacher in an inclusive classroom
- Shadow teacher
- Advisor/ counsellor in inclusive settings
- Budding entrepreneur
Successful completion of any of the specially curated course on Special Education assures a world of opportunities to boost your career in the field of inclusive teaching. All of the courses listed here are designed to impart relevant knowledge and lend expertise to keep you one step ahead in the field of teaching.
The qualifications and certificate/s are sure to benefit anyone who has opened or willing to open day care facilities or crèche. Since this course is globally recognized, it will be beneficial for anyone looking for employment opportunities across the globe along with helping you in pursuing your passion of teaching abroad.
Certification & Accreditation:
- The candidates will receive a globally recognized certificate from Asian College of Teachers.
- All ACT courses are accredited by International Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (QAHE)
- ACT SEN courses are certified by CPD Certification Service UK
- Most of our Special Education courses are endorsed and accredited by CACHE which is a part of the famous UK based NCFE
- Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC) a member of British Quality Foundation, has accredited Asian College of Teachers (ACT)
- The prestigious Education Quality Accreditation Commission (EQAC) has accredited Asian College of Teachers (ACT) that has met all the standards set by this Commission
- Asian College of Teachers is a member of The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
- All ACT courses are endorsed by NCC Education, an awarding organisation and a global provider of British education