Below you will find a range of research articles and documentation that relate to key theories, approaches and understanding of children with learning differences.
Active Engagement in the classroom: For many years, educators have spoken about how structuring activities to foster ‘engagement’ results in learners becoming self-motivated to interact with the content of lessons resulting in deeper and more memorable learning experiences.
Meltdowns and shutdowns are behaviours that we commonly see in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and those who struggle to regulate their emotions.
The key difference to what we see in the classroom is that one of them grabs our attention and the other one usually will not.
Sensory spaces are a fun and engaging way for children to refocus during a transition or self-soothe after facing a difficult challenge.