Manual for Trainers of Special Needs Adults - Methods and Strategies for Teaching Adults with Special Needs

Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Pedagogy - Adult Education, grade: 98%, Panteion University, Athen, course: Postgraduate course, language: Modern Greek, abstract: In this mini essay, we are going to examine Adult Education 'reality' and Learning Process for Adult People with Disabilities or Special Needs. Adults as learners have special needs and these needs should be taken into consideration when planning instructional programs for them, especially for Special Needs Adults. Research on learners has shown that adult people with multiple disabilities or Special Needs, learn similarly to adult learners, by using combinations of adult learner theories, models, techniques and strategies. We propose, teaching methods, activities and 'tips'; we created also, a complete sample Micro-teaching lesson plan for trainers of Special Needs Adults. Adult learners with Disabilities or Special Needs, must have an equal opportunity to participate in instructional programs and to have benefits of a 'Proper' and functional Education!