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What is the need of the Ministry of Education to carry out a National Survey on the prevalence of children with special needs in Kenya?

Give reasons of need of the Ministry of Education to carry out a National Survey on the prevalence of children with special needs in Kenya.

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Maurice
(i) Evaluate the existing programmes in special needs education for decision making.

(ii) Establish magnitude/ extend of various disabilities among children.

(iii) For adequate budgetary allocation.

(iv) Establish categories of various disabilities in Kenya.

(v) Maintenance of accurate educational statistics of children with special needs.

(vi) Establish probable pre-disposing factors to disability.

(vii) Make predictions/ gain insight into special needs education.

(viii) Monitoring special needs education programme.

(ix) To develop/ distribute appropriate and adequate specialized instructional materials to special education programmes.

(x) To plan for training/ recruitment of specialized personnel.

(xi) Development of infrastructure/ special school/ units/ small homes/ assessment centres.

(xii) Plan for intervention measures/ placement/ guide on intervention measures at all levels of education.

(xiii) Develop clear policy framework for children with special needs.

(xiv) Creating awareness/ community mobilization/ sensitization on disabilities.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 24, 2017 at 08:57

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