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Supporting SEN children with Mathematics.

Supporting SEN children with Mathematics. Mo Hart, Learning enhancement coordinator Horizon school, dubai. Outline of Presentation. Overview of support for SEN at Horizon School Using a Developmental Continuum to inform planning for children with SEN in mathematics

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Supporting SEN children with Mathematics.

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  1. Supporting SEN children with Mathematics. Mo Hart, Learning enhancement coordinator Horizon school, dubai

  2. Outline of Presentation. • Overview of support for SEN at Horizon School • Using a Developmental Continuum to inform planning for children with SEN in mathematics • Common characteristics of children with learning difficulties in mathematics. • Accommodations and Modifications • Common Areas of Mathematical Difficulty.

  3. Overview of support for SEN at Horizon School • Wave 1 – identification, differentiation, additional support in class, TAs, parent helpers, monitoring impact of intervention. • Wave 2 – Wave 1 + provision of Group EPs, ‘pull-out’ support from SENCO, SEN TA, monitoring impact of intervention. • Wave 3 – Formal external assessment (e.g. Ed Pysch) - Wave 1 + provision of IEPs, ‘pull-out’ support from SENCO, SEN TA, monitoring impact of intervention.

  4. Using a Developmental Continuum to inform planning for children with SEN in mathematics • Identifying children with learning difficulties in mathematics. • Compare perceived competence with generally accepted developmental norms. • E.g. EYFS Profile assessment scales reference sheet • http://www.discovery-school.org/DSfinalmathdevcontin.pdf

  5. Common characteristics of children with learning difficulties in mathematics. • Attention deficits • Processing deficits • Memory deficits • Organizational Difficulties • Motor skills difficulties • Language disorders • Reading difficulties • Visual perceptual skill deficits

  6. Accommodations and Modifications • Accommodations – strategies to ensure that children achieve the same or similar learning outcomes to their peers • These include: • Reading questions for students • Presenting separate problems on worksheets - large print • Highlight key points / operations • More time to complete tasks / movement breaks • Talk slowly, repeat instructions and ask students to repeat them back • Deconstructing tasks • Practical Apparatus; Visual Aids; Kinesthetic activities • Breaking down tasks into ‘manageable chunks’ • Minimize distractions

  7. Accommodations and Modifications • Modifications – changes to the learning outcomes to meet the level of the individual student • Altering the learning expectation • Simplifying a task • Reducing the task

  8. Common Areas of Mathematical Difficulty. • Areas of arithmetic that appear to create more problems than others for children include: • Memory for arithmetical facts. (VIDEO 1) • Brainstorm & discuss possible accommodations for this difficulty.

  9. Common Areas of Mathematical Difficulty. • Areas of arithmetic that appear to create more problems than others for children include: • Word problem solving (VIDEO) • Brainstorm & discuss possible accommodations for this difficulty

  10. Common Areas of Mathematical Difficulty. • Areas of arithmetic that appear to create more problems than others for children include: • Representation of place value (VIDEO) • Brainstorm & discuss possible accommodations for this difficulty.

  11. References: • Areas of arithmetic that appear to create more problems than others for children include: • Multi-step arithmetic problems (VIDEO) • Brainstorm & discuss possible accommodations for this difficulty.

  12. Common Areas of Mathematical Difficulty. • What Works for Children with Mathematical Difficulties? - https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eorderingdownload/rr554.pdf • Implementing Accommodations & Modifications Effectively - http://www.thearcoftexas.org/site/DocServer/Woodiel_Thursday_Implementing_Accommodations__Modificati.pdf?docID=332 • Math Problem Solving With Pictures - http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/mathchat/mathchat022.shtml • Learner Accommodations and Instructional Modifications - http://fcit.usf.edu/mathvids/resources/accomodations.html • Accommodations - Assisting Students with Disabilities - http://www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/accomm-educator.pdf • Discovery School Developmental Continuum for Mathematics - http://www.discovery-school.org/DSfinalmathdevcontin.pdf • Milestones of Child Development - Virginia’s Early Childhood Development Alignment Project - http://www.earlychildhood.virginia.gov/documents/milestones.pdf • Number Sense and Numeration, Grades 4 to 6 Volume 1 The Big Ideas - http://www.eworkshop.on.ca/edu/resources/guides/NSN_vol_1_Big_Ideas.pdf • Victorian Essential Learning Standards - http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/maths/index.html • The Gaps and Misconceptions Tool - http://www.atm.org.uk/resources/gaps-misconceptions/

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