1. What does the wave model of intervention mean for you?
The wave model intervention allows me to increase opportunity for group work and participation in my classroom. It allows me to have a better parent teacher relationship and to assist students to reach their zone of proximal development. It also allows me to make my classroom more child friendly and materials more accessible for students. The wave model intervention allows me to teach according to the children ability.
2. Are you familiar with the definition of inclusion and disability the authors give? Is there anything you would add?
I am familiar with the definition of inclusion but not disability. My knowledge of disability is any condition of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities and interact with the world around them. Where as disability refers to how children experience barriers to education through the environment disabling them. I wont add anything to the definition.
3. How do the 3 waves of intervention link to universal, targetted and specialised provision?
Universal that is what was available for all. The wave intervention model ensure disabled children can access extra curricular activities and sports as non disable children.
Targeted that is the additional support that children needed to access the universal. The wave intervention model ensures provision of assisting devices/medical support, partnership with medical services support from relevant technology, support from teachers/specialist.
Specialist highly tailored intervention to support children reach their potential. the wave intervention allow specialist unit within school. Accessible curriculum and examination systems, qualified send teachers or designated teacher responsible for leading on inclusion. Strong relationships between special and mainstream schools to support learning and transfers.
4. When and how could you make more use of group or paired work in your lessons? What sort of learning aids could you provide?
When- To allow children to discuss new ideas on their own. e.g. a science lesson on the effect of forces. Children are given materials e.g. marble, ruler, sponge, toy car with a stick. When the children roll the marble and someone uses the ruler and hit the marble it changes direction. Twisting the sponge changes its shape and pushing a toy car with a stick allow it to move.
How- To change the pace of the lesson. To remove the spotlight off the teacher and puts it on the children. Allow them to mix with everyone in the group. It teaches them how to lead and be led by someone other than the teacher. It allows the teacher to monitor, move around the class and listen to the language they are producing.
Learning aids- videos, charts, pictures, objects.
5. Differences between wave 1 and wave 2.
Wave 1 is about what should be on offer for all children; the effective inclusion of all pupils in high quality everyday teaching in mainstream classrooms. Wave 1 seeks to capitalize on relatively simple wins which would significantly improve the teaching and learning process. Whereas wave 2 of the model recognizes that children with disabilities have the potential to work at and above their peers, but to do so they will need direct intervention which is time specific.
6. Challenges of Wave 3
Wave 3 intervention recognizes that some specific complex impairments make it impossible for learners to achieve at the same rate as their non disabled peers and that as a result a different provision needs to be set up. Children accessing them have a cognitive disability, which prevents them accessing mainstream learning.
Changes- SEND teachers need a smaller number of children with disability in groups in order to assist them base on their needs.
