Collaborative role of

various members in
inclusive education
Role of BRC/CRC
BRC
Block resource center ;BRC is a block level
institution to carry out the academic activities
related to mainly to primary education. BRC carries
out its academic programs under the guidance
supervision of diet
CRC
Cluster resource center; have been functioning as center
of teacher empowerment over the teacher share their
experience and innovative practices in the teaching
learning process.
• keep a record of the number of Children With Special Needs
(CWNS) student in the block or cluster level.
• ensure that all CWSN students in the block or cluster have access to
education.
• supervise the work of the resource teacher.
• evaluate the Individualized Education Program (IEP) from time to
time in their respective block or cluster
• ensure smooth functioning of the resource room.
• monitor that all school in the block or cluster are barrier free and
disabled friendly.
• established convergence with Primary Health Centre for early detection
identification and medical assessment of children with special need.
• oversee the orientation and training of teachers
Role of resource
teachers/special
educator
Resource teachers are specially trained teachers for
teaching children with special needs in all setting. they
provide remedial assistance to the children . These
resource teachers can either be appointed by the state
and district authorities to function at the block level
• Identification and assessment of CWSN.
• Teach special skills like Braille to a visually impaired child,
use of hearing aids etc.
• Advise the regular class teacher on problems encountered by
children with special needs.
• Suggest necessary curricular modifications or adaptations
and classroom strategies.
• Provide remedial teaching to CWSN during or afterschool
hours.
• Undertake parent counseling and community mobilization
• Be in-charge of the resource room (special care centre), if
available, at the BRC.
Resource Room/Special Care
Centre
resource room is to provide extra remedial assistance required by
children having special needs. Wherever the child is unable to
comprehend the lesson in a regular classroom, s/he is taken to the
resource room and a skilled teacher provides remedial tutoring.

E.g. A hearing-impaired child may not be fully able to comprehend a

language lesson. S/he may be taken to a resource room, where by
using visual aids and sign language, the resource teacher may be
able to explain to the child the concept or words, s/he could not
grasp in the regular classroom.
• Keeping some basic equipment.
• Providing additional help to a child with a special need by a resource.
• Joint problem solving between the resource teacher and the general
teacher.
• Preparation of teaching learning material by the resource teacher.
• Pre-integration training to CWSN.
• Parental counselling on a one-on-one basis.
• Teacher training; and any other activity suitable for CWSN.
• The resource teacher should be in-charge of all the work that is to be
undertaken in the resource room. The BRC can monitor, supervise and
ensure smooth functioning of the resource room.
Role of HM
• Encourage positive acceptance of children with
special needs in school.
• Keep a record of the visits made by resource teachers to their
school.
• Organize the delivery of resource support required by the child.
• Suggest ways to adopt the evaluation system according to the
needs of CWSN.
• Motivate general teachers to adopt good pedagogical practice
conducive to the learning of children with special needs .
Role of General teacher
• Assess the child's current level of functioning, based on his/her classroom
performance and work samples.
• Learn the use of aids and appliances to be used by these children, i.e.,
handling of the equipment.
• Collaborate with the resource teacher to make necessary modifications in the
classroom and curriculum.
• Use strategies instructional interventions that would help children with
special educational needs learn better.
• Modify teaching and learning material to learner needs.
• Act as a change agent and model acceptance of the children.
• Help in bringing about peer (other children in the classroom) sensitization.
Role of Peer
• Help a child having special needs in learning and offer remedial
tutoring, if required.
• Offer general assistance like helping a locomotor impaired child in
carrying his/her material.