In building an equitable and quality
education system, South Africa has embraced an inclusive education approach in
which the diverse needs of all learners must be accommodated. This move, as
well as the additional pressures that a fast-changing world places on
education, requires teachers constantly to adapt their instruction, the
curriculum and the classroom environment (physical and virtual) to increase
learner involvement and to minimise the exclusion of those learners who
experience barriers to learning.
Learner support in a diverse classroom provides a good balance between the
theoretical knowledge needed to understand what takes place when a child
learns, and the hands-on provision of assessment and support for the learner.
Learner support in a diverse classroom offers creative solutions and solid
foundations to any teacher wishing to bring out the best from his or her
learners. It can serve as a manual
on the practical ways to provide quality education, especially to those learners
who experience special challenges in an inclusive environment.
Contents include the following:
·
Principles and theory
underpinning inclusive education
·
Practical challenges of
inclusive education
·
Extrinsic and intrinsic
barriers to learning
·
Learning and learning
difficulties
·
Inclusive assessment and
learning support processes and practices (including the Screening,
Identification, Assessment and Support [SIAS] policy)
·
Language constructs and
limited language proficiency
·
Differentiated teaching
and learning
·
Perceptual development
·
School readiness for
formal learning
·
Practical strategies for
language and mathematics support
·
Using information and
communication technology (ICT) to support learners
·
Supporting learners who experience
academic anxiety
Learner support in a diverse classroom is aimed at all teachers and student
teachers, and will also be of great use to parents.
Part 1 Theory
Chapter 1 Inclusive education: an
introduction
Chapter 2 Learning in an inclusive
education environment
Chapter 3 Assessment and learner
support
Chapter 4 Understanding language
in learning
Chapter 5 Learner support through
differentiated teaching and learning
Chapter 6 Perceptual skills
Chapter 7 School readiness
Chapter 8 Enhancing resilience
among learners experiencing academic anxiety
Chapter 9 Using Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) to support learners with reading difficulties in
the Foundation Phase
Part 2 Practice
Chapter 10 Language and literacy
assessment and support
Chapter 11 Supporting learners in
acquiring the skill of mathematisation
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