Selfassessment of Preschool Students' Ability to Work with Children with Disabilities

Djeca s teškoćama u razvoju su djeca s tjelesnim teškoćama (invaliditet, oštećenja vida i sluha, djeca s kroničnim bolestima), djeca s mentalnom retardacijom, djeca s problemima u ponašanju, djeca s teškoćama u učenju (disleksija, disgrafija, diskalkulalija) te djeca s višestrukim teškoćama (javljaju se dvije ili više prethodno navedenih teškoća). Pored prilagođavanja odgojno-obrazovnog programa kod ove djece je važno pružiti podršku emocionalnom razvoju, u razvoju pozitivne slike o sebi i o drugima, u razvijanju motivacije za uspjeh i učenju općenito. U istraživačkom dijelu rada provedeno je istraživanje među studentima, koliko su oni zapravo educirani o djeci s teškoćama u razvoju.Children with disabilities are children with physical disabilities (disabilities, visual and hearing impairments, children with chronic illnesses), children with mental retardation, children with behavioral problems, children with learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia) and children with multiple difficulties (two or more of the above difficulties occur). In addition to adjusting the educational program for these children, it is important to support emotional development, to develop a positive image of themselves and others, to develop motivation for success and to learn in general. In the research part of the paper, a survey was conducted among students, how much they are actually educated about children with disabilities