Database of Teaching Materials and Methods for Special Needs Education

No.	ID	Name of teaching material	教材名	Target	Disability category	Teaching units / Applicable scenes	Movie	PDF
1	388	Anatomical model of the visual pathway (anatomical/ physiological learning kit)	視覚の伝導路（解剖・生理学教材）	Students with visual impairment (studying acupuncture/moxibustionists or physiotherapists) Students interested in the structure of the body such as anatomy and physiology Physiology and science education for students with visual impairment	visual impairment	science, acupuncture, moxibustion, manual therapy	-	-
2		One meter from the ground		Children in wheelchairs	physically challenged	arithmetic, mathematics, life studies, special activities, instruction of play, life unit learning	-	-
3		4-line worksheet		Children having difficulty writing legible alphabet letters Children with physical disabilities Children having difficulty distinguishing long and short strokes of Roman alphabet letters　when writing Children who reverse or confuse alphabet letters (Elementary, lower secondary, and upper secondary educational stages: 6 to 17 years old)	physically challenged	foreign languages	-	-
4		Straight line support tool		Students who find it difficult to draw straight lines with a typical ruler or straightedge Students who find it difficult to handle a ruler or straightedge Elementary school students	physically challenged	arithmetic, mathematics	movie: 1	-
5		Paper balloons		Younger and older children who have difficulties breathing and poor muscle strength. (Elementary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education stages)	physically challenged	activities for independent living	-	-
6	181	Fun with Numbers! (Number Panel)		・Kindergarten level, older students ・Young children who like number panel quiz games, toy cars and who are interested in numbers. Young children who are not speaking, but who will try to indicate numbers with their fingers or vocalize them.	mentally challenged, autism	activities for independent living, instruction of play, pre-school education	-	-
7		Fun tin-can fishing game		・Fourth, fifth and sixth grades of the elementary division ・Children who become actively engaged in a game when the game itself is visually easy to understand and when popular characters that attract children’s interest are part of the game	mentally challenged, autism	life studies, activities for independent living, instruction of play	-	-
8		Let’s make and play a tambourine!		Children in the last grade of kindergarten who: • like making things and can make things by themselves or together with a teacher • are interested in musical instruments • are ready to touch and play musical instruments	mentally challenged, autism	music, drawing and crafts, art, physical education, instruction of play, pre-school education	-	-
9	39	A black bookrest	黒い書見台	Infants and younger and older children who read and right on a desk Kindergarten, elementary, lower secondary, and upper secondary divisions	visual impairment	teaching and learning tools, auxiliary aids	-	-
10		Brush with an extended handle		Children who have a limited range of arm movement and difficulty in broadly moving a brush Children who have short arms and difficulty in broadly moving a brush Children who are held in a fixed learning posture and have difficulty in broadly moving a brush (Elementary, Lower Secondary, and Upper Secondary Departments: 6 to 17 year olds)	physically challenged	drawing and crafts, art, teaching and learning tools, auxiliary aids	-	-