INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN UZBEKISTAN

Author: Soliknazarova Rajaboy, mother of Zhuramurod Zhuramurodov

In each family the child is considered to be the main value. Only with our children life becomes beautiful. And my life is filled with content thanks to children. Zhuramurod Zhuramurodov is our youngest child. He was diagnosed with alalia. He could not express his thoughts clearly like his peers, and his hand movements were unsure. I was in sorrow because of the limitations in his capacity, and at the same time, I tried to create better conditions for his development.

On the advice of doctors, we took him to the children’s pre-school institution No. 3 of Termez. In the beginning, Zhuramurod could not feed himself, move freely. He could not speak freely, even a little. Having arrived at the kindergarten, he could communicate neither with his peers, nor with older children. His hand moves were weak, his intellectual ability and memory were not developed.

He is now five years old. According to the observations, thanks to the attention of educators and our care, there are significant changes in Zhuramurod. He learned to feed himself. Playing with children, he learned to move. He independently undresses himself and hangs clothes in the closet. Watching from the side, sometimes even I am surprised with his diligence. Now he can count to ten. He clearly repeats the names of their groupmates. He recognizes his teacher, knows his own name.

If you call out his name, in response he smiles. His peers treat him well, do not leave him alone. He is growing surrounded by friends. I am sure that when he reaches the school age, he will achieve even more. For this I am grateful to our fellow citizens, pedagogues, taking care of him as he was their own child.

Dildora Chorieva, teacher of the pre-school educational institution No. 3 in Termez:

«Thanks to this project, technical equipment was delivered for educating children. A group of teachers attended a special training course. I also participated in the training workshop organized in the framework of this project. In the course of the training, I mastered new methods for teaching children with disabilities. This will undoubtedly bring results in the quality education of children with disabilities. After all, every child has the right to receive care and education to build his own future. Like our Zhuramurod Zhuramurodov...»