Working with Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities - DIB5820

Assessment 1: Written plan

Students will receive feedback on a draft plan for the assessment task.

Written plan

Assessment 1: Portfolio

Students will be required to submit a portfolio of evidence reflecting on their placement. This will include a 2000 word critical reflection on provision for SEND in alternative and mainstream settings, as well as a range of evidence collected from their observations and practice working with children with special educational needs and disabilities. Links should be made between theory and practice throughout, and the portfolio will be marked as a single piece of work.

Portfolio

<p>This module introduces you to the barriers to learning experienced by those with special educational needs and disabilities and explores strategies teachers use to overcome these. You will undertake an enrichment experience in an alternative educational setting to enable you to apply theory to practice. You will compile a reflective and critical portfolio based on your experiences which enables you reflect critically on your knowledge and practice.</p>

School of Education and Professional Development

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DIB5820 - Working with Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Working with Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Reflects critically on their own professional development and practice.

Reflects on how the placement has shaped their personal philosophy of education, drawing on a range of sources.

Demonstrates a critical understanding of the assumptions of the theories of disability.

Describes strategies for breaking down barriers to learning.

Critically interrogates terminology and practices associated with special educational needs.

Identifies the barriers to learning for groups of learners and individuals.