Mr Seah's Learning Space

Supporting Students with Special Needs

Supporting Students in Primary School

Mindset

Every child has needs and strengths. Focus on each child's strength!
Every child's needs are different; depending on time, place, and with people
Value every step of success; for students and teachers too (:
Do not take it personally if attempts fail

Relationships

Build up teacher-student relationship
Develop strong teacher-teacher relationship
Establish good parent-teacher relationship
Foster positive student-student relationship

ICT

Using ICT to engage students
Preparing all students for a world with ICT

Supporting Students in Secondary School

Areas of Special Needs

Developmental

Learning

Physical

Sensory

Role as teacher

Appreciation of individual differences
Arranging the environment
Assessment
Encouraging cooperation
Encouraging independence
Encouraging positive interactions

Modifying Instruction

Attention and memory
Concept development; scaffold their learning
Use their lingo
Functional use of objects and symbolic play
Pre-vocabulary
Self-direction

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