Children with special educational needs require additional services and support in order to thrive in the classroom and grow as students and individuals. This special needs education class is designed to give you the tools and knowledge to help. Learn different forms and effects of SEN (special educational needs) on students, how to identify SEN, how to create an intervention plan and monitoring a student's response, how to support students with language and literacy special needs, and approaches to early childhood and adolescent SEN.
Recommended Study Time: 50 hours
Lessons
Module 1: Overview
- What are Special Educational Needs?
- Different Forms of SEN
- Effects of SEN on Learners
- General Support Systems for SEN
Module 2: Identification And Intervention
- Observation
- Testing for SEN
- Analyzing Results
- Creating an Intervention Plan
- Monitoring Student’s Response to Intervention
Module 3: Language And Literacy
- Language Acquisition Issues
- Language Acquisition Intervention
- Literacy for Students with Special Needs
- Literacy Skill Building
- Interaction Between Reading and Writing
Module 4: Early Childhood Special Educational Needs
- Principles
- Understanding Diverse Needs
- Models of Intervention
- Curriculum Development
- Monitoring and Evaluating Progress
Module 5: Middle Child And Adolescent Special Educational Needs
- Meeting Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Needs
- Teaching Strategies
- Collaboration
- Improving Skills
- Basic Differentiation
Module 6: Students With Mild And Moderate Disabilities
- Common Disabilities
- Identification of Needs
- Planning and Instruction Learning in Different Subject Areas
- Assessment of Teaching
Module 7: Students With Severe Disabilities
- Potential Disabilities
- Identification of Needs
- Planning and Instruction
- Learning in Different Subject Areas
- Assessment of Teaching
Module 8: Family Involvement
- Importance of Family Involvement
- Facilitating Family Involvement
- Special Education at Home
- Suggestions for Improving Family Involvement
Module 9: Sen And The Law
- SEN Code of Practice
- Tribunals
- SEN in Schools
- EHC Plans
- Discrimination
- Advice and Support
Module 10: Case Studies
- Case Study Examples (3)
- Making Observations
- Drawing Conclusions
- Proposing Interventions
