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Diverse Learners. What we will cover this evening:. SENCO role in the school Teacher Aides at KNS A diverse learner – what does this mean? IEP process. KNS Annual Plan.
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What we will cover this evening: • SENCO role in the school • Teacher Aides at KNS • A diverse learner – what does this mean? • IEP process
KNS Annual Plan Objective - The learning needs of all children will be met. There will be a staff development focus on catering for the needs of diverse learners.
Teachers will have greater understanding of and feel more confident in catering for; learning differences (strengths), children with learning difficulties and differences (diverse learners) within the classroom programme. • Effective information tracking systems will be developed and implemented so that teachers are well-informed regarding children’s diverse learning needs. • Appropriate and timely support and PD will be available for teachers to enable them to meet children’s needs.
SENCO Role • PD for staff • IEP systems • Teacher aides • Outside agencies – RTLB, RTLit,Speech therapists, occupational therapists, BLENZ and KimiOra • Transitions – into school, between classrooms and to college • Monitoring System • Developing the whole child
What is a diverse learner? KNS Staff believe that a diverse learner is someone who: • Learns in different ways • Has different learning styles • Visual • Tactile • Audial • Has different • Strengths • Interests • Needs • Language • Someone who is not captured by ‘traditional ways’ of teaching • One size does not fit all
What is an IEP? • A plan that shows how the classroom programme will be adapted to fit the child – using their strengths to enhance their learning abilities • A plan that brings together the child’s learning needs, aspirations, personality and cultural background • An outline of where the students are going and what their successes might look like • It is a living document – it is regularly updated to reflect the child’s changing development
When does a child need an IEP? IEP’s are necessary when: • Additional teaching strategies are needed to address a student’s particular learning needs • The programme needs to be differentiated • Barriers to learning have been identified, requiring adaptations to regular teaching strategies • Times of transition require extra attentions to planning, teaching and learning
Monitoring • Implement a school monitoring system • Support parents, children and teachers • Physical, social, emotional and academic
Transitions • Transitions into school, between classrooms and into high school • Transferring important information of children year to year and to high schools