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Renee Barkley-Dookie Post 1

• 3 May 2021, 4:53 AM

Activity 2.5 School policies to support inclusive education

1.    all children with disabilities have someone to play with at break time

2.    all children with disabilities have extra help from peers in lessons

3.    all children with disabilities have social activities after school

 I agree with all three points. However, there are tremendous benefits for “all children with disabilities to have extra help from peers in lessons”. I will list a few:

·         Children are generally more comfortable relating with others within their own age group. Peer teaching is a positive strategy that is utilized to help learners with disabilities to improve his/her attitude towards learning an achieving academic success.

·         Direct interaction between a learner with disabilities and a peer teacher can help to promote active learning and help to develop interpersonal skills.

·         A learner with disabilities is more inclined to express themselves freely with a peer teacher without hesitation. This allows for better concentration on tasks given.

·         Peer teachers can also benefit from working with learners with disabilities as this can also build their confidence and sharpen their skills.