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Learning Support. 2. M.V & N.Y Productions. SWD. 2. M.V & N.Y Productions. STUDENTS WITH A DISABILITY. Diagnosed disability Work must be adjusted Teachers will need to answer the following in their registers

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  1. Learning Support 2 M.V & N.Y Productions

  2. SWD 2 M.V & N.Y Productions

  3. STUDENTS WITH A DISABILITY Diagnosed disability Work must be adjusted Teachers will need to answer the following in their registers What adjustments have been made to allow the student to: access curriculum, participate in lessons, learn and achieve. .

  4. Disability Discrimination Act Schools must provide the infrastructure required so that SWD can easily access all parts of the school. Teachers must provide all materials in a way that SWD can easily access. .

  5. Challenge Every Student Set high standards, while being aware that each student will achieve at different levels .

  6. Special Needs Strategies Establish a sense of purpose Hands on work Praise all success, even the very minor Repetition and Reinforcement Help them to stay focused Position in room, varying activities, breaking up tasks, K & K. Adjust work Constantly check organisation .

  7. SUGGESTIONS Organisation check Establish relationship Literacy support – scaffolds, cloze, vocab, spelling lists Numeracy support – model task, assume no prior knowledge, explain language Adjust – reduce length, reword question, model response, give topic sentences Check completed work .

  8. Literacy Strategies Vocabulary Sentence structure Reading Writing

  9. Vocabulary Semantic map (brainstorming) Start with what they know, assume nothing Cloze passages Matching – Words and Meanings Words and synonyms Words and antonyms Words and pictures .

  10. Sentence Structure Beginning and ending, match and rewrite Jumble up sentences, sort and rewrite Model sentences, especially complex sentences Teach the use of conjunctions and connectives .

  11. Reading Comprehension – short answer and multiple choice Identify topic sentences Sequence sentences to form a paragraph Sequence paragraphs True / False activities, rewrite false statements as true .

  12. Writing Model using an example of a well written text Joint construction Scaffolds with very clear and simple instructions Insist on complete sentences in all writing Mark their work, giving feedback and insist on rewriting .

  13. Learning Support Will send teachers of SWDs information about making adjustments for classwork and assessments Will have SWDs Flagged on General Access for teachers who take extras Will inform teachers of any students who get a new diagnosis .

  14. Life Skills Life Skills has been included in BOS documents since 2000 Students need to be recommended by Learning Support for them to be enrolled in a Life Skills course in any KLA Parents have to agree NO EXAMS – NO ASSESSMENT Different Syllabus Only a very small number of students will be allowed to do Life Skills courses .

  15. Thank You 2 M.V & N.Y Productions

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