Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Special Course of Special Needs Education
Lecture Code YT10081 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 知的障害指導法論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
チテキショウガイシドウホウロン
Subject Name in
English
Instructional Education for Children with Intellectual Disabilities
Instructor NAGASE KAI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ナガセ カイ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Tues5-8:EDU L107
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Education
Eligible Students For students majoring in Speical Needs Education with a focus on Education for Intellectual Disabilities
Keywords Intellectual disabilities, teaching methods, independent activities 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
By showing examples of how children with intellectual disabilities communicate, how they learn, how they are taught, and how to deal with inappropriate behaviors, this class aims to obatin basic educational practice knowledge required to be engaged in education for children with intellectual disabilities. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1:Overview of Special Needs Education
Lesson 2:Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Special Needs Education (1)
Lesson 3:Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Special Needs Education (2)
Lesson 4:Curriculum Management in Special Needs Schools for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (1)
Lesson 5: Curriculum Management in Special Needs Schools for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (2)
Lesson 6: Subject Instruction for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (1)
Lesson 7:Subject Instruction for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (2)
Lesson 8:Guidance on Independent Living Activities for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (1)
Lesson 9:Guidance on Independent Living Activities for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (2)
Lesson 10:Developing Instructional Plans for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (1)
Lesson 11:Developing Instructional Plans for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (2)
Lesson 12:Clinical Developmental Psychological Approaches in Education for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (1)
Lesson 13: Clinical Developmental Psychological Approaches in Education for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (2)
Lesson 14:Scaffolding for Supporters in Education for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (1)
Lesson 15:Scaffolding for Supporters in Education for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (2) 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Materials and textbooks will be introduced as necessary. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Visual Materials, Zoom
(More Details) Textbook
Distributed materials 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Up to Lesson 7, meticulous reviewing is desirable because new items will be introduced in those lessons, including communication teaching methods, teaching method, method of teaching daily life, interpersonal relationship, and teaching sociality method.
Lesson 8 to 14 focus on case study of independent activities, students are expected to review what they learn in the lessons by referring to teaching guidelines. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Students will be evaluated based on reports (to be evaluated from the viewpoint of learning level of the fundamentals knowledge of instruction methods for children with intellectual disabilities). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Examination and report assignments, which are to confirm how well students obtain basic knowledge of education for children with intellectual disorders. Class participation will also be subject to evaluation. 
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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