Adaptation of lower primary school art program to the needs of blind children

Sve je veći broj slijepe djece koja su uključena u redovne osnovne škole. Nastavni predmet Likovna kultura provodi se u svim razredima osnovne škole. Tijekom razredne nastave učenici likovnim izražavanjem usvajaju vizualno-likovni jezik. Kada se odnosi na slijepe učenike, nastava likovne kulture ima zadatak odgajati i razvijati taktilnu pažnju. Sva područja nastave likovne kulture mogu se prilagoditi za rad sa slijepim učenikom. Moguće je pratiti nastavni program, ali uz puno prilagodbi i preoblikovanja sadržaja. Motiv treba biti blizak djetetu, prednost je motiv iz svakodnevnog života. Cilj ovog rada je opisati na koji način učitelji i učiteljice mogu prilagoditi svoje metode i kako provoditi razrednu nastavu likovne kulture sa slijepim učenicima. Prilagodbom rada na nastavi likovne kulture možemo potaknuti slijepog učenika na daljnji rad, veću samostalnost i želju za iskazivanjem vlastitih ideja.Number of blind children enrolled in regular elementary school programmes is steadily increasing. Art as a school subject is being implemented in all grades of primary school. During the lessons, students take in visual-art language by engaging in artistic expression. When it comes to blind students, Art as a school subject has the task of raising and developing tactile attention. All fields of the Arts as a subject can be adapted to suit the blind learner. It is possible for them to follow the curriculum, but with lots of adjustments and simplifying the content. The motifs portrayed need to be familiar to the child, with motifs from everyday life being preferable. The aim of this paper is to describe how teachers can tailor their methods and how to conduct classroom teaching of visual arts with blind students. By adapting the work of teaching the Arts, blind students can be encouraged to further their work, increase their autonomy and encourage them to express their own ideas