1.7 Incluisve principles in practise
Case Study on Visual impairment
Wave 1 -teacher noticed that Molly had done much worse than he had expected
He made her sit at the front and talked to her and three of her friends about how they could support Molly in the lesson
Did fundraising sale -sold cooked treats .the money they earned the teacher went to a Printing company in town .he printed worksheets in a large font so Molly could read. When he wrote on the chalkboard was clear. In his lessons there were more discussion than copying .It benefited Molly and all the students
Wave 2 - Clifford shared to Molly's other teacher about Molly's situation. He organised short meetings how to help Molly. They too started to use and do some of the things he had suggested. The teacher encouraged her parents to take her to the doctor for a diagnosis of her condition in order to receive proper help. Clifford asked her parents to go over with her her homework and check that she was happy with her work given.
Wave 3 - Molly was given a magnifying glass by a local charity. The school was visited by a specialist in supporting visual impaired students. The specialist was able to give more practical ideas for how to support Molly
As a learner this week by reading the Case study 1 on Visual impairment and the various videos on inclusive practises in the classroom by the various teachers in the primary schools, the three level of the Wave Model existed as indicated in my Reflection on the case study 1 - Molly.
Although Clifford at first suggested that Molly should go to a Special school instead he decided to make Molly feel valued. Included and he made adaptations in his teaching practise to still include Molly in his class by rearranging his seating plan for Molly, nurturing peer support or buddy system, providing appropriate communication skills ,encouraging other teachers and Molly parents support and intervention with specialists. All these interventions of the three levels of IE certainly included ALL in the learning and most importantly made Molly feel included too in the learning.