Action Plan The Inclusion of Autism Children in Elementary Schools. Submitted By: Abdullatif Aljaafari Saudi Arabia To: JICA/ JLID Date: July,28,2004

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1 Action Plan The Inclusion of Children in Elementary Schools Submitted By: Abdullatif Aljaafari Saudi Arabia To: JICA/ JLID Date: July,28,2004

2 Needs One of the essential goals of the special education in KSA is the inclusion of PWD in the society. There are 25 autism children in the ID institution in AL Ahsa city. The process of inclusion in normal schools will provide them with a chance to interact with other normal children and increase their ability to be accepted by the society.

There are 25 autism children in the ID institution in AL Ahsa city.

3 Needs The inclusion process will also benefit normal children, such as, enrich their knowledge about autism children and increase their ability to live together. In addition, they will be able to get rid of any wrong ideas about this group, which will benefit the society as a whole. The inclusion process will be conducted in special classes in normal schools to later evaluate the effectiveness of inclusion in the normal classes.

In addition, they will be able to get rid of any wrong ideas about this group, which will benefit the

4 Target Group children in ID institution in Al-Ahsa from the first level to the fifth level. They are 25 children in this institution. Workers in the inclusion school. Students in the inclusion school. Parents. Special education teachers and the program specialists.

Workers in the inclusion school. Students in the inclusion school.

5 Goals Project Objectives: To establish the inclusion program of children in one of the elementary schools in order to be able to include them in higher education in the future. Long-Term objective: To increase the society's ability to acknowledge and accept autism children through the inclusion process.

6 Goals Short-term objectives: The inclusion of autism children in special classes in normal schools. Increase of the awareness and acceptance of the normal students and their parents. Motivation of the parent's role in inclusion process. Motivation of the school worker s role in working with the program specialists in the inclusion process.

Increase of the awareness and acceptance of the normal students and their parents.

7 Schedule of the Program Process Term: Sept to Mar N Activity Purpose of activity Date Responsible Beneficiary Means and tools Cost 1 Choosing of school To visit a number of schools and chose the best one Coordinator - observation - 2 Training of Special Education teachers To explain the program ideology, purpose and instructions and how to prepare students and parents. Also, to distribute everybody's role on the program Psychologist Teachers Lectures workshops $450

schools and chose the best one 4 9 200 4 8 9 200 4 Coordinator - observation - 2 Training of Special Education teachers To

8 Schedule of the Program Process Term: Sept to Mar N Activity Purpose of activity Date Responsible Beneficiary Means and tools Cost 3 Meeting with the student's parents To enlighten them about the importance of inclusion of their children and parents role in children the inclusion process 20 9 teachers, Counseling parents Lectures $150 4 Training of workers in the program school To explain the program ideology and enlighten them about autism children's needs, and their learning strategies teachers, Psychologist Workers on the program school Lectures Workshops Field trips $1500

importance of inclusion of their children and parents role in children the inclusion process 20 9 teachers, Counseling parents Lectures $150 4

9 Schedule of the Program Process Term: Sept to Mar N Activity Purpose of activity Date Responsible Beneficiary Means and tools Cost 5 Meeting with parents in the program school To inform parents about the importance of inclusion program and the non-effectiveness on children's study 12/10 Counseling, School Administration parents Lectures $200 6 Preparation of Classes for the program Choosing the appropriate tools and materials for the classes and provide it with adequate equipment, furniture, etc. 16/10 20/10 Special Education department, School Administration - List of Classes needs, letters $16000

the importance of inclusion program and the non-effectiveness on children's study 12/10 Counseling, School Administration parents Lectures $200 6

10 Schedule of the Program Process Term: Sept to Mar N Activity Purpose of activity Date Responsible Beneficiary Means and tools Cost 7 Distribute the children among the classes Organize the children by their abilities and ages 23/10 25/10 teachers, Psychologist students List of children's names - 8 Receiving the children into the school on their first day. Preparation of a party for the children with their parents and teachers and other school students 30/10 teachers, School Administration Counseling, parents Students Games Gifts $700 9 Daily evaluation of program plan Follow up and direct interference to solve any sudden difficulties or problems, in order to maintain continuous evaluation 31/10 10/11 School Administration Students, Teachers Observation reports Field trips meetings -

teachers, Psychologist students List of children's names - 8 Receiving the children into the school on their first day.

11 Schedule of the Program Process Term: Sept to Mar N Activity Purpose of activity Date Responsible Beneficiary Means and tools Cost 10 Training of some school teachers to include several autism children in normal classes To prepare the teachers for the inclusion of some autism children in some classes and to follow up on them inside the normal class, cooperating with autism teachers and providing them a chance in the process of choosing the autism children 13/12 15/12 teachers, Psychologist Teachers Lectures Visits to classes $450

several autism children in normal classes To prepare the teachers for the inclusion of some autism children in some classes and to

12 Schedule of the Program Process Term: Sept to Mar N Activity Purpose of activity Date Responsible Beneficiary Means and tools Cost 11 Studying the possibility of inclusion of some autism children in normal classes For the autism children to benefit from the educational and social opportunities available in the normal classes 25/12 teachers, Psychologist, Normal class teachers, School Administration students Observation meetings - 12 Weekly observation of the program Weekly visits to the school to follow up the implementation of the program and to evaluate it continuously A day every week Coordinator Students, Teachers, School Administration Observation meetings -

For the autism children to benefit from the educational and social opportunities available in the normal classes 25/12 teachers, Psychologist, Normal class teachers,

13 Schedule of the Program Process Term: Sept to Mar N Activity Purpose of activity Date Responsible Beneficiary Means and tools Cost 13 Semi-annual report about the program Study and evaluate the process of the program implementation, needs and development March 2005 School Administration, Psychologist Students Teachers Questionnaires Reports Observation -

Semi-annual report about the program Study and evaluate the process of the program

14 Personnel School Administration Coordinator Psychologists special teachers Speech therapists Counseling Sports teacher Art teacher Parents

15 Funding The estimated budget for funding the project is $19, Project Finance Entities: Education administration in Al-Ahsa. School Administration Charity

16 Monitoring and Evaluation The General Secretariat of Special Education Special education department in the Education Administration in Al-Ahsa. School Administration

17 Thank you

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