EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL ABILITIES IN CHILDREN WITH MILD INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, FIRST GRADE STUDENTS, FROM SPECIAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

Educational process for children with mild intellectual disability in special primary schools in the Republic of Macedonia is realized byspecial Curriculum for students with difficulties in psychological development, prepared by the Bureau for Development of Education from the Ministry of Education and Science. These programs are developmental, and specially adapted to the abilities and capabilities of students with intellectual disabilities. The specialeducator observing the individual characteristics of his students should maximally respond to their specific needs and aspirations.The aim of the research was to determine the educational abilities of first-grade students with mild intellectual disability for following the teaching contents of the subjects Macedonian language, Math and Introduction to environment, provided by the Curriculum. Educationalabilities of the examinees were especially weak in Math, while in the Introduction to environment they had average abilities and a littlebetter ability they showed in the area of the Macedonian language. Regarding the variables gender and age, educational abilities of theexaminees did not differ, while regarding the variable level of general abilities there were significant differences in their educational abilities. Special educators said that most of theexaminees were completely or partially able to follow the Curriculum. Curriculum for the first grade students with intellectual disabilitiesgenerally corresponds to the educational abilities of these children.

Keywords

• educational abilities
• children with mild intellectual disability
• first grade students
• special primary schools.