The Integrated Play Groups Model and Integrated Play Groups Application in Early Childhood Special Education

Year 2023, Volume: 20 Issue: 3, 904 - 931, 26.12.2023

Elif Sazak Duman , Esra Çınar

https://doi.org/10.33711/yyuefd.1293218

Abstract

Play is the right of every child, and playing with their peers is especially important for children with an autism spectrum disorder. In Turkey, after the Special Education Services Regulation, which was renewed in 2018, interventions that make it possible for children with special needs aged 0-36 months to be together with their peers have started to come to the fore more. The integrated playgroup model (BOGM) is an evidence-based model developed for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It enables children with ASD to play with their peers in social environments. While this model provides the opportunity for children with ASD and their typically developing peers to play with the support of an adult guide in the same group, it aims to support children's social interaction skills and play skills. This article focuses on the development process, implementation, and research of this model by focusing on the conceptual content of BOGM. The study also discussed future research and application examples related to BOGM.

Keywords

autism spektrum disorder, integrated playgroups, play skills, peer-mediated practices

Bütünleşmiş Oyun Grupları Modeli ve Erken Çocukluk Özel Eğitiminde Bütünleşmiş Oyun Grupları Uygulamaları

Abstract

Oyun her çocuğun hakkıdır ve akranlarıyla birlikte oyun oynamak otizm spektrum bozukluğu olan çocuklar için özellikle önemlidir. Türkiye’de ise 2018 yılında yenilenen Özel Eğitim Hizmetleri Yönetmeliği’nin ardından 0-36 aylık özel gereksinimi olan çocukların akranlarıyla bir arada olabilmelerini mümkün kılan müdahaleler daha fazla gündeme gelmeye başlamıştır. Bütünleşmiş oyun grupları modeli (BOGM) otizm spektrum bozukluğu (OSB) olan çocuklar için geliştirilmiş ve OSB olan çocukların sosyal ortamlarında akranlarıyla birlikte oyun oynamalarını sağlayan kanıt temelli bir modeldir. Bu model OSB olan çocuklar ile normal gelişim gösteren akranlarının aynı grup içerisinde bir yetişkin rehber desteğiyle oyun oynamasına fırsat sunmakla birlikte çocukların sosyal etkileşim becerileri ve oyun becerilerinin desteklenmesini amaçlamaktadır. Bu makale, BOGM’ nin kavramsal içeriğine odaklanarak gelişme sürecine, uygulanmasına ve bu modelle ilgili yapılmış olan araştırmalara odaklanmaktadır. Araştırmada BOGM ile ilgili gelecek araştırma ve uygulama örnekleri de tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

otizm spektrum bozukluğu, bütünleştirilmiş oyun grupları, oyun becerileri, akran aracılı uygulamalar

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