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Table 3 Summary of resources for education settings

From: Mapping awareness-raising and capacity-building materials on developmental disabilities for non-specialists: a review of the academic and grey literature

Title

Organisations/Authors

Date produced

Langauge(s)

Type/format of resource

Where was it developed

For use where?

Audience

DD targeted

Age group targeted

The story of Khamdy

Hui Min Low and associates

2019

English, Laotian

Online teacher training module

Malaysia

Laos

Teachers

Autism

From birth to adolescence, with greater focus on early childhood

Comunidades Inclusivas (Inclusive Communities) module series

Brittany Gregory, Paige Hawkins, Paula Beckman, Don Montagna, Melissa Robbins; Editors: Paula J. Beckman & Don Montagna

2019

English, Spanish

Training modules, each with a training manual and slide presentation

USA

El Salvador

Persons with limited levels of education (high school or less) and for participants who have limited knowledge regarding disability

Learning, behavioural and communication disabilities

18 months—39 years (Beckman and Montagna, 2015a)

Including Children with Autism in Primary Classrooms: A Teacher’s Handbook

Government of India Department of Education of Groups with Special Needs and National Council of Educational Research and Training

2018

English

Handbook

India

India

Regular primary school teachers in inclusive classrooms

Autism

Primary school age

Remedial Learning. Chapter 6 in Moving Away From Labels. Inspired by village school. A Self help Text book on Inclusive Education

CBR Network (South Asia)

2010

English

Handbook

India

India, and more broadly South Asia

Teachers (and parents)

Learning difficulties

Childhood

Communication and Speech Disabilities. Chapter 6 in Moving Away From Labels. Inspired by village school. A Self help Text book on Inclusive Education

CBR Network (South Asia)

2011

English

Handbook

India

India, and more broadly South Asia

Teachers (and parents)

Communication and speech disabilities

Childhood

Inclusion of children with autism—handbook for teachers

The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation & Multiple Disabilities (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India)

Unavailable

English

Handbook

India

India

Teachers, school management and staff

Autism

Childhood

Including children with special needs—primary stage

Government of India Department of Education of Groups with Special Needs and National Council of Educational Research and Training

2014

English

Handbook

India

India

Regular primary school teachers in inclusive classrooms

ID, Autism

Primary school age

Including children with special needs: upper primary stage

Government of India Department of Education of Groups with Special Needs and National Council of Educational Research and Training

2015

English

Handbook

India

India

Regular upper primary school teachers in inclusive classrooms

ID, Autism

Upper Primary School age

‘Obuntu bulamu’. Peer to peer support for inclusion of children with disabilities—a guide for teachers, training manual for facilitators + training materials

Femke Bannink Mbazzi, Elizabeth Kawesa, Ruth Nalugya, Harriet Nambejja, Claire Nimusiima, Patrick Ojok, Pamela Nizeyimana, Kitaka Mubarak, Aggrey Waguti, Janet Seeley, Geert van Hove, Bongole Wamala

2021

English

Training programme

UK, Uganda

Uganda

Teachers

Autism, ID, communication disabilities, general DD

Childhood

Alertas! De Desarrollo y Estimulación (Warnings! Development and simulation)

Natalia Barrios & Valeria Soto

Unavailable

Spanish

Handbook

Argentina

Argentina

Teachers and technical teams

Autism

16–36 months

Education of Children and Young People with Autism

Rita Jordan

1997

English

Handbook (guide)

United Kingdom

Globally

Teachers, parents, professional groups and community workers

Autism

Childhood (and adolescence and adulthood)

Teaching children with disabilities in inclusive settings

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Office Bangkok and Regional Bureau for Education in Asia and the Pacific

2009

English, Arabic, Persian, Bahasa Indonesia

Handbook

Thailand

Asia and the Pacific

Teachers, education planners (and parents)

Learning difficulties, ID, autism, epilepsy, social, emotional and behavioral difficulties

Childhood

Assessing needs (Unit 2 in Understanding and Responding to Children's Needs in Inclusive Classrooms: A Guide for Teachers)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

2001

English, translated in over 20 languages (unspecified)

Unit in a Handbook/ Guide

International

online

Teachers

ID, cerebral palsy

Childhood, school age

Training module on autism spectrum disorders

Indian Government through the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Education for All Movement) programme

Unavailable

English

Training module (handbook)

India

India

Teachers

Autism

Childhood

Educating and caring for children with profound intellectual disability: a manual for carers and teachers

Teacher Empowerment for Disability Inclusion (TEDI) team

2019

English

Handbook (manual)

South Africa

South Africa

Those working and interacting with children with profound intellectual disability, including carers, caregivers, community workers, facilitators, classroom assistants and programme implementers

ID, mentions of other DD

Childhood

Classroom and playground support for children with an autism spectrum disorder

Prithvi Perepa

2014

English

Handbook

UK and South Africa

South Africa

Teachers and school staff with little or no experience of working with children with autism

Autism

Childhood

Environment and surroundings—how to make them autism-friendly

Anh Nguyen

2010

English

Handbook

UK and South Africa

South Africa

Professionals, (parents, and carers)

Autism

Childhood (and adulthood)

Autism preparation kit for teachers

Bec Oakley

2013

English

Handbook (resource kit)

South Africa

South Africa (through Autism South Africa)

Teachers

Autism

Childhood/School-age

Cartilha Autismo & Educação (Autism and Education booklet)

Autismo e Realidade

2013

Portuguese

Handbook

Brazil

Brazil

Teachers

Autism

Primary school