10-ADHD

B. UNDERSTANDING THE AREA OF SPECIAL NEEDS/DISABILITY*

1. The nature of area of special needs/ disability

• General definition (if any)
• Range of conditions (if any)
• Characteristics

2. Causes of disability (if any)

3. The general impact of the special need or disability on a student in terms of development and learning

C. FOR YOUR GROUP PRESENTATION ASSIGNMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING*

1. What would I expect of the student with the chosen area of special needs:

• he/she will want to be part of the class and activities in school
• he/she will want to have friends
• he/she may need extra support in terms of…

2. How will this affect the other students in my class? How do I work with them to understand their peers and to create an inclusive classroom?

3. What would I suggest in terms of provisions/accommodations to meet the student’s needs? (suggest only in areas which are appropriate)

• learning environment (physical and socio-emotional)
• behaviours (look also into the reasons for inappropriate behaviours)
• instruction
• collaboration (school, home, agencies)

4. Do I have the skills to meet the student’s needs?

• knowledge of basic principles of effective learning and teaching
• need to know more about…

*Suggested and partial scaffolding for populating your group wiki page