Zusammenfassung der Ressource
What do we learn from listening to
the voices of those with disabilities?
- How they feel about their education
- They care about their education (NBC 2011)
- Teachers should ask Questions
- Do you understand?
- Do you need more time?
- Would you like me to go through it again?
- A support group should be available
(Department of Education and Training 2015)
- Group Includes:
- Teacher/s
- Parent/Guardian
- The student
- Student wellbeing officer
- Identifies students educational needs
- Develop a Personalised Learning and Support Plan
- Curriculum adjustments
- Re-evaluate and review program once per term
- How their disability affects them in everyday life
- Which adaptive behaviours does the child
with mild intellectual disability show deficit in?
(IDRS Inc. 2009)
- Communication
- Self care
- Home Living
- Social Skills
- Self Direction
- Lesiure and Work
- Learning
- Teachers should observe the student in:
- he Playground
- The classroom
- Group Activites
- Sporting activites
- Social Settings
- Teachers should create strategies to help in areas
they see struggle in (Evely and Ganim 2011)
- Buddy system for group work
- Give extra time to complete tasks and tests.
- Provide concrete aids, digital objects
and manipulatives, drawings, diagrams
and mathematical tools to support new
learning or the completion of the task.
- Assign a smaller workload.
- Break tasks into manageable chunks
- Areas of particular interest to the student
- The student will benefit from special
training in areas of interest (American
Academy of Paediatrics 2015)
- Music
(Phillips 2014)
- Allows creativity
- Provides enjoyment
- Development of brain areas
involved in language and
reasoning
- Enhances teamwork skills
- Provides a means of self expression
- Makes the student feel accomplished/gifted and talented