ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

It has taken us long to review and restructure the previous Diploma SEN into its new version in order to give the basic competencies for screening, diagnosis and follow up of needy pupils to would-be-SEN teachers, wherever they may be.

It is good to note as well that slowly but surely, the concept of SEN which covers from severely disabled to gifted is being acquired by relevant stakeholders and the battle to include the whole population of the needy is moving ahead.

We hope that this Diploma in SEN will ensure a much desired bridge between MIE training/teacher educators and implementation of classroom SEN practices in a professional way.

The road to more focused training for more specific needs is still left to be covered, and hopefully will be, in the near future.

Finally, I wish hereby to thank all who have dedicated themselves to mount up this programme: MIE colleagues, Course Coordinators, resource persons from private and public agencies (ENT, Ministry of Health), members of the Teacher Education Committee, colleagues from abroad, SNDT University, India and Rectorat, IUFM, Réunion, for their contribution in the validation exercise, the auxiliary and administrative staff of MIE for their valuable contribution and, last but not least, the Directorate for necessary guidance and support.

L N Raghoonundun (Mrs)

Associate Professor & Programme Coordinator for Diploma in SEN