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Accessing Science for pupils with visual impairment in mainstream schools

Accessing Science for pupils with visual impairment in mainstream schools. Susan Epstein Advisory Teacher for Pupils with Visual Impairment in Harrow Institute of Education, 18 th May 2010. Overview. Ways of working in Harrow Supporting in Primary Science Supporting in Secondary Science

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Accessing Science for pupils with visual impairment in mainstream schools

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  1. Accessing Science for pupils with visual impairment in mainstream schools Susan Epstein Advisory Teacher for Pupils with Visual Impairment in Harrow Institute of Education, 18th May 2010 SACT (VI) Harrow

  2. Overview • Ways of working in Harrow • Supporting in Primary Science • Supporting in Secondary Science • GCSE coursework • Questions SACT (VI) Harrow

  3. Ways of working in Harrow (Handouts 1 and 2) Pupils using braille all: • have a Statement • have up to 0.3 time from a QTVI • have full-time SACT VI Teaching Assistants • have resources from SACT VI • have a office in secondary schools • have a base in the classroom in primary schools SACT (VI) Harrow

  4. Ways of working in Harrow Pupils with visual impairment: • may have a Statement • have access to QTVI • may have dedicated time from a Teaching Assistant (up to 15 hours from school) • have access to resources from SACT VI • are unlikely to have an office in school SACT (VI) Harrow

  5. Feedback from experiment • Extra verbal input • Own apparatus • Pre-teaching including topical word lists SACT (VI) Harrow

  6. Supporting in Primary ScienceHandout 3 • General knowledge • Hands-on, using real objects • Diagrams SACT (VI) Harrow

  7. Supporting in Secondary Science • General knowledge • Pre/post teaching • Topic word lists • Note-taking • Diagrams • Practicals SACT (VI) Harrow

  8. PracticalsHandout 4 • Safety • Planning • Support • Mobility • Group size • Working area • Apparatus SACT (VI) Harrow

  9. GCSE Coursework (AQA) There are two parts to AQA Centre Assessed Units (CAU) 1. Investigative Skills Assignments (ISA) This consists of two parts, a practical investigation carried out during 2 lessons and a written paper. 2. Practical Skills Assessment (PSA) Teacher assessment of practical ability over the whole course. SACT (VI) Harrow

  10. An example of choosing a practical investigation Handout 5 Measuring rates of reaction Three different experiments are shown on the worksheets. Read the description of the experiments at the top of each page and decide which would be most appropriate for a blind student. 1. The Effect of Temperature 2. Reactions that Lose Product 3. A Question of Concentration SACT (VI) Harrow

  11. Working area for a blind pupil doing GSCE practical work SACT (VI) Harrow

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