Elementary Education and Children Education with Mild Intellectual Disabilities (DLx-EDNI)

second-cycle degree studies, postgraduate studies

The graduate possesses: Teaching qualifications for pre-school and elementary school education and can work as a teacher of children with mild intellectual disabilities in grades I-III of elementary school. Thereby, the graduate possesses qualifications to: -work with pre-school and elementary school (grades I-III) children and (at the same educational level) to teach, educate and conduct therapy of children with mild intellectual disabilities; -work as a caregiver in nurseries, day-care centers/kids clubs, as well as a day-care educator; -independently plan and organize an integrated learning process based on the child's comprehensive activity; -work individually with the child, his/her family, group and his/her local environment; -integrate therapeutic and everyday activities undertaken during classes in pre-school, school, institutions providing education and rehabilitation of children with mild intellectual disabilities; -stimulate, support and encourage the development of children with diverse educational needs; -conduct educational and didactic activities integrating able-bodied and disabled children in pre-school groups and grades I-III (including children in integration groups and classes) -independently conduct didactic-compensatory activities in pre-school and elementary school education in public and integrated institutions, as well as grades I-III of special schools for children with mild intellectual disabilities; -participate in the work of support teams for students with special educational needs -conduct classes developing children's talents.