Inclusion

During my time as a teacher aide and pre-service teaching I have had the opportunity to work with a diverse range of students. I have supported and taught students with ASD, asperges, cochlea implant, hearing impairment, ESL and Indigenous students. This has allowed me to incorporate many inclusive practices, such as

• • Multiple opportunities for students to experience concepts

  • A variety of formats such as visual representations and hands on learning

  • Small group work

  • Peer tutoring

  • Differentiation to the content, product or process such as the student using a computer to record their response

  • Using sound fields and FM systems

  • Explicit and pre teaching of concepts

  • Acknowledging Multiple Intelligences proposed by Dr Howard Gardner

  • Embedding Indigenous perspectives into the classroom and learning

  • Using productive pedagogies to self reflect in the four areas of intellectual quality, supportive classroom environment, recognition of difference and connectedness.

  • Graphic Organiser and visual timetables

This work sample was completed during the year 2 Dr Seuss author study alliteration activity on my third year practicum. This student has a verification as ASD and his handwriting is very poor. To ensure his full participation in this task I chose to work with him one on one. The student was able to communicate his ideas to me so that I could scribe it for him. The picture was completed by the student.