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1. www.sentrain.net An introduction to the OnLineInset.net course Speech, Language & Communication Needs OnlineInset.net Ltd is a non-profit training company limited by guarantee that develops training courses to teach people who support children and young people with Special Education Needs.

2. www.sentrain.net What courses are available? • 2 open access courses • SEN Code of Practice • Working in Partnership with Parents (NPPN) • 7 courses that need a tutor • ASD (linked to the IDP) • Behaviour (linked to SEAL) • Dyslexia • Hearing Impairment • Motor coordination needs • Speech, language and communication needs (linked to IDP) • Visual Impairment

3. www.sentrain.net Advantages of e-learning • ‘Just in Time’ learning that responds to immediate needs • Flexibility of access • The opportunity to collaborate with others dealing with similar issues • Immediate access to advice and support through forums and email • Materials presented to respond to different learning styles • Participants can work at their own pace

4. www.sentrain.net How is the course structured? Registration Post messages Email students Discussion forums Student details Cohort password Social Area Understanding Assessment for learning Intervention Case studies Resource area Glossary

5. www.sentrain.net Course navigation • Each course has 4 sections: • Understanding • Assessment for Learning • Interventions • Case Studies

6. www.sentrain.net Understanding section • The objectives of this section are to : • To raise awareness of the prevalence of the disability • To distinguish fact from fiction in relation to the condition • To raise awareness of the range of difficulties children with this need may experience • To raise awareness of the impact of these difficulties on curriculum access and social inclusion

7. www.sentrain.net Assessment section • The objectives of this section are to : • To gain knowledge of the rationale behind the assessment of skills in an educational context • To show how informal assessment can be carried out in the classroom • To develop a profile of a learner's strengths and needs in relation to their effective functioning in the classroom

8. www.sentrain.net Goal setting Example of a SMART goal: B will describe the seven steps of the process of mummification with five of the seven steps correct by week 5 of an 8 week topic on Egyptian History.

9. www.sentrain.net Intervention section • The objectives of this section are to : • Introduce a range of strategies for meeting the needs of learners with speech, language & communication needs • Emphasise the most widely used and successful strategies • Identify general principles which can be applied in various settings • Provide an overview of a number of specific interventions

10. www.sentrain.net Intervention setting • Example interventions: • Provide an explanation of what mummification is • Outline the key concepts/ideas behind mummification and its religious significance • List the 7 separate stages of mummification in the correct order and place the numbers from 1-7 at the beginning of each step • Cut the separate stages into strips • Jumble them, and have the students re-arrange in correct order from 1-7 • Paste/glue on separate sheet of paper

11. www.sentrain.net Case studies • To provide examples of a range of learners illustrating: • assessed needs of the individual • interventions which have been put in place • learner’s response to the interventions and progress made

12. www.sentrain.net Course Forums How can you reduce the emphasis on written recording of work for pupils who find it challenging, by allowing alternative recording methods? Sometimes in year 2 there is a differentiation in recording technique with those that are most able being given a word bank and introduction to the task and left to retell a story, whilst others can be given a series of picture clues to stimulate memory and perhaps a few guide lines on the page to encourage just a couple of carefully formed sentences. • Tutors and students can communicate through online discussions • You will introduce yourselves on the Forums today

13. www.sentrain.net Accreditation • To pass the course you need to: • Read all the course content • Complete 2 quizzes • Take part a minimum number of forum discussions • Write 3 goals • Write 3 interventions • Attend face to face sessions as arranged by your tutor • Complete the post course evaluation • 90 days after you have finished the course (and passed) complete the goal attainment scaling

14. www.sentrain.net Timeline for personal study Register. Access the course. Explore the course area. Finish Understanding section. Take part in the course forums Session 1 Read through Assessment section. Take part in forums. Write 3 goals Session 2 Allow 2 hours per session Read through Interventions section. Take part in forums. Write 3 interventions Session 3 Watch videos in Case Study section. Take part in forum. Click ‘I have finished’ Session 4

15. www.sentrain.net Registration • Go to www.sentrain.netIf you’ve already been registered, log in using your username and password • Otherwise select register and enter your details. You will need to choose a username and password. Make sure you write these down on a log in details card

16. www.sentrain.net Support • You will only ever register once. If there is a problem with the registration then contact: • Customer Support 01273 900053 • If you are already on an OnLineInset course then to join a new course you log in, type the new course password in the Join new course tab at the top of the page

17. www.sentrain.net Other courses • If you have enjoyed this course then you may want to join one of the other OnLineInset courses • Please fill in your feedback form and let your tutor know that you would like to join another course, and we will try to make this available