ISaR Projekt

Mathematics is a core subject in primary and secondary education in Peru, and the adaptation of mathematics to allow children with visual
impairment equal access to the subject constitutes one of the biggest challenges to integration support services in my country.

The greatest concern that we encounter in our work on inclusion with teachers in mainstream Primary schools relates to the delivery of this subject and in some cases it accounts for their reluctance to accept children with visual impairment in their classrooms. It should be noted that we have an Education Act in Peru that requires
all schools to open their doors and accept children regardless of their ethnicity, religion or disability, and, as a result, most of our students attend a school close to their homes.

We have collected together the most common concerns raised by class teachers during our visits to mainstream primary and secondary schools and we present them along with some short answers that we hope you will find useful in your own educational work.

(Source: Introduction)