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Инструменти за диагностика на играта на деца със специални образователни потребности
Diagnostic tools for evaluation of play for children with special educational needs

Author(s): Marina Kalcheva, Margarita Tomova, Elena Boyadzhieva-Deleva, Anna Trosheva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Psychology, Educational Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Developmental Psychology
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: child’s play; special educational needs; diagnostic tool; evaluation form; accessibility

Summary/Abstract: When diagnosing the play of children with special needs, it is necessary to know their features and the reasons for their more difficult inclusion in play. The theoretical rationales of the barriers for free participation and / or initiation of play as well as our practical experience with children with special educational needs served to structuring a tool for monitoring their play in evaluation form. It traces different levels of dealing with the categories of cognitive play (practical, symbolic, constructive and rules-based play). It is planned to analyze videos in situations of independent play, play with a parent, and play with other children. The card comes with a procedure for selecting play items / toys. The presented procedure and tool for monitoring and analyzing the play of children with special educational needs is to be applied in practical diagnostic and therapeutic activities.