Peer Interaction
peer teaching; The child who learns a skill or concept teaches it to a friend who has not learned it. Peer-assisted learning, which is defined as the active role of peers in the learning process, is implemented by many teaching models.
Activities done together develop the concept of belonging in the child. In this way, the shared environment increases the functionality of the child's social interaction. At this point, his interaction with his peers also helps the child in terms of solving the developmental problems he experiences.
Acceptance by peers and positive peer relationships are as important for children with special needs as for children with normal development.
Inclusion programs that aim to integrate children with special needs into society, especially in the pre-school period, can be successful in environments where children with special needs are socially accepted.
It is a fundamental step for the child with special needs to engage in social interaction in order to benefit from the inclusion program at the highest level. Children with autism constitute a large part of the group that has difficulties in social interaction among children with special needs.
In-class activities for peer interaction within the scope of inclusion programs are very important in terms of modeling appropriate social behaviors for children with autism.
For this reason, Anka offers each student the opportunity to be together with their peers and interact with their peers before giving direction to pre-school. Children with special needs have the opportunity to be together with their peers and to learn and play with their peers in pre-school preparation groups, most of which are children with normal development. Every child who develops with appropriate positive experiences in these groups is more easily accepted in pre-school institutions and they can be more successful in making friends, behaving in accordance with activities, and acting in harmony with the group. This brings along a more efficient and more qualified preschool process.