Role of Shadow Teacher’s to provide Academic Support and Social Support for Children with Special Needs at Inclusive Schools

Abstract

The role of a shadow teacher is to help the children that need to support school activities by helping fill in the holes in the learning procedure and overall assistance the child to create academic and social abilities. Quantitative research design was used for this study and the nature of the study was descriptive in nature. Cross-sectional survey method was used for this study. Sample of 186 shadow teachers selected through random sampling technique from Lahore, Gujranwala, Islamabad and Faisalabad cities of Pakistan. Questionnaire was self-developed before developing questionnaire researcher personally visited the centres and sees the role of a shadow teachers and how it help. The results of validity and reliability show that the questionnaire statements are valid. The responses were collected within 1 month. After this data were analyzed through SPSS software. The results of the study show that the shadow teacher’s role is very important in inclusive schools and for special children to develop academic and social support in a child. Shadow teachers provide support to develop reading, writing, speaking, listing, peer to peer interaction, time management and greeting skills in a child. It is recommended that shadow teachers must higher in every inclusive school. Not in inclusive schools, shadow teachers must higher at government schools that help other teachers in a class. Inclusive schools must organize some training workshop and seminar to enhance the skills of shadow teachers.