Activity 1.6: Involving
All
1. Watch the first 45
seconds and note down the key strategies for inclusive practice identified
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Differential learning tasks
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Adaptation of seatingplans
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Nurturing of peer support
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Development of appropriate communication skills
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The flexible approach to assessment
2. Watch between 8.04 -10.50: What strategies do these teachers use
to include children with learning disabilities?
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Students’ needs assessment
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Using Appropriate resource, e.g., use of
learning aids made out of local resources
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Adaptation of curriculum to meet different needs
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Peer support/learning
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Knowing what works and what does not
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Collaborating with other specialists
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Giving out responsible tasks
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Use of screen to aid concentration
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Rewarding students for contributing in class
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Consistency in teaching strategies
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Multi-lingual teaching approach
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Indoor/Outdoor games
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Planning classrooms to support a variety of
activities
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Developing
each child’s skills
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Learners with disabilities mix with others with
no disabilities in the class and during indoor/outdoor games
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Parents volunteer to listen to pupils reading
3. How do the strategies used in this school compare to the
recommendations of the Wave model from Sarton and Smith (2019)?
All the strategies are in line with Sarton and Smith (2019)
Wave Model recommendation, vis-à-vis:
Wave 1
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Increase opportunity for group work and
participation
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Improved use of learning aids made out of local
resources
Wave 2
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Community/parent outreach (Access and Engagement)
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Ensure disabled students can access
extra-curricular activities and sports (Engagement/Ethos)
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Support from other specialists (Quality)
Wave 3
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Strong relationships between special and
mainstream schools to support learning
Reflection point
Think again about children in your class who might be excluded
in some way.
Q. How might some of the teaching
strategies identified in the Wave model and the video help them to be included?
A.
By applying same strategies
