The term ‘Special Educational Needs’ is used to describe learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for children to learn than most children of the same age. Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) are likely to need extra or different help from that given to other children their age. This help is known as special educational provision.

Children may have difficulties in one or more areas. Here are some examples:

• Thinking, understanding and learning: these children may find all learning activities difficult, or have particular difficulties with some learning activities such as reading and spelling.

• Emotional and behavioural difficulties: these children may have very low self-esteem and lack confidence. They may find it difficult to follow rules or settle down and behave properly in school.

• Speech, language and communication: these children may have difficulty in expressing themselves or understanding what others are saying to them. They may find it hard to make friends or relate to others. They may find it difficult to make sense of the world around them or to organise themselves.

• Physical or sensory difficulties: these children may have a disability or a medical condition that has an impact upon their learning. They may have a visual or hearing impairment.

There are many ways to make the class more inclusive and impactful for your students, playing to their unique strengths and helping them overcome challenges. The beauty of Kahoot! is that with the right support, You can have ALL my learners participating.

You can use Kahoot! in a variety of ways to introduce content, activate students, reinforce knowledge, train to apply it in practice. For example, you learn new vocabulary by playing image-rich quizzes in class. For reinforcement of knowledge, Kahoot! challenges allow learners to play at their own pace.

For example, Dyslexia is a type of learning disability. A person with a learning disability has trouble processing words or numbers. There are several kinds of learning disabilities — dyslexia is the term used when people have trouble learning to read, even though they are smart and are motivated to learn.

A teen's parents or teachers might suspect dyslexia if they notice many of these problems:

• poor reading skills, despite having normal intelligence

• poor spelling and writing skills

• trouble finishing assignments and tests within time limits

• difficulty remembering the right names for things

• trouble memorizing written lists and phone numbers

• problems with directions (telling right from left or up from down) or reading maps

• trouble getting through foreign language classes

Here are some strategies to use with dyslexic kids: Make use of online flash cards to help them remember everything from math formulas to historic facts to vocabulary words. Breaking down content into these smaller chunks rather than trying to tackle everything on an entire sheet or in a book chapter will make studying far less overwhelming. And you can use your online flash cards as a portable study guide to keep on hand and quiz them whenever you have a few minutes to spare.

Kahoot! is a motivating way for them to be exposed to material over and over - they’re having fun and learning at the same time.

Also, Kahoot! has played a huge role in improving spelling: For example, teachers used to type in the spelling of words for them, but with the constant use of Kahoot! These students can learn a good deal of new words because they will have the chance to be exposed to a great amount of visual support.