「通級つうきゅう指導しどう」 高校こうこうでの適切てきせつな指導しどう方法ほうほうなど検証けんしょうへ 文科ぶんか省しょう

More than 200,000 students nationwide receive resource room instruction, in which some classes are taken in separate rooms due to developmental disabilities and other reasons. In response, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has decided to begin examining appropriate instructional methods for high schools starting next academic year.

Resource room instruction is a system in which students who have difficulties with reading and writing or have trouble building interpersonal relationships attend regular classes but receive some lessons in a separate room according to their disabilities. In the 2023 school year, the number of such students nationwide exceeded 203,000, the highest ever recorded.

However, since the use among high school students has not spread as much as among elementary and junior high school students, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has decided to begin examining appropriate teaching methods for high schools next year.

Specifically, after designating model schools, we plan to examine ways to enhance resource room instruction with a view to employment after high school graduation, as well as how to effectively raise awareness of the system.

In addition, plans are being made to conduct research studies to deepen teachers understanding of methods for sharing information between support facilities for children with disabilities and schools using ICT Information and Communication Technology, as well as about severe behavioral disorders, which are characterized by frequent actions such as self-harm or harming others.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology plans to incorporate the related budget into the budget request for next fiscal year, aiming to provide appropriate guidance and support tailored to the needs of children with disabilities based on the results of the review.