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Diverse Learners. What we will cover this evening:. SENCO role in the school Teacher Aides at KNS A diverse learner – what does this mean? IEP process. KNS Annual Plan. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Diverse Learners

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What we will cover this evening:

• SENCO role in the school

• Teacher Aides at KNS

• A diverse learner – what does this mean?

• IEP process

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KNS Annual Plan

Objective - The learning needs of all children will be met. There will be a staff development focus on catering for the needs of diverse learners.

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• Teachers will have greater understanding of and feel more confident in catering for; learning differences (strengths), children with learning difficulties and differences (diverse learners) within the classroom programme.

• Effective information tracking systems will be developed and implemented so that teachers are well-informed regarding children’s diverse learning needs.

• Appropriate and timely support and PD will be available for teachers to enable them to meet children’s needs.

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SENCO Role

• PD for staff• IEP systems• Teacher aides• Outside agencies – RTLB, RTLit, Speech therapists,

occupational therapists, BLENZ and Kimi Ora• Transitions – into school, between classrooms and

to college• Monitoring System• Developing the whole child

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Developing the whole child

Student

Academic

Social

Emotional

Physical

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What is a diverse learner?KNS Staff believe that a diverse learner is someone who:• Learns in different ways • Has different learning styles

– Visual– Tactile– Audial

• Has different – Strengths– Interests– Needs– Language

• Someone who is not captured by ‘traditional ways’ of teaching• One size does not fit all

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What is an IEP?

• A plan that shows how the classroom programme will be adapted to fit the child – using their strengths to enhance their learning abilities

• A plan that brings together the child’s learning needs, aspirations, personality and cultural background

• An outline of where the students are going and what their successes might look like

• It is a living document – it is regularly updated to reflect the child’s changing development

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When does a child need an IEP?

IEP’s are necessary when:• Additional teaching strategies are needed to

address a student’s particular learning needs• The programme needs to be differentiated• Barriers to learning have been identified,

requiring adaptations to regular teaching strategies

• Times of transition require extra attentions to planning, teaching and learning

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School IEP Template

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Monitoring

• Implement a school monitoring system

• Support parents, children and teachers

• Physical, social, emotional and academic

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Transitions

• Transitions into school, between classrooms and into high school

• Transferring important information of children year to year and to high schools