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