Inclusion, Special Needs and

Dealing with Barriers to Learning

in Schools

3 - Day Training

Course

The course is based on Unit

Standard 10294 – Identify

and Respond to Learners

with Special Needs and

Barriers to Learning

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Thank you very much for a wonderful workshop. I think

it will help us a lot with helping our learners who

experience barriers to learning and development. I am so

excited to have you as a partner to help bring back the

dignity to the learners, who felt that they are on outcast

outside there, together we will bring back the confidence

they deserve.

C.M.Moeketsi (Duduza Primary)

Amazing Benefits for Course

Attendees• Receive a Shaping the Learner ETDP SETA Certificate

of Attendance. An opportunity exists to turn this into an

accredited qualification, which we also offer – details will

be explained at the workshop)

• Receive a highly sought after 506 page Educator Manual

Guide titled “Inclusive Education – Building Bridges

for Learning Barriers”. The manual and course is based

on Unit Standard 10294 – Identify and Respond to

Learners with Special Needs and Barriers to Learning.

This guide is filled with information on

learning challenge descriptions , symptomology,

guidelines, advice and a range of useful tips and

hints in terms of learning challenges etc.

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At the End of The Course

• Feel empowered to assist learners with barriers

• Obtain insights on what informs a range of learning

barriers

• Be presented with solutions that are useful and practical

• Be in possession of a highly sought after guide that is

considered to be very useful in helping learners

• Be acknowledged and deemed competent in the form of

ETDP SETA certification of Attendance or do the

accredited version

• Receive an opportunity to turn the 3-days into an

accredited qualification Identify and Respond to

Learners with Special Needs and Barriers to

Learning - Unit Standard 10294 4

Details of the Course

• 3 day training

• Cost R2400 per person

• Main facilitator: Gerald Williamson (Clinical Psychologist)

• Dates: Enquire

• Venue: Enquire

Also receive a free trial to assess with the “Learner

Profiler” – the Primary/Secondary school or Higher

Education Version (TVET)

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Inclusion, Special Needs &

Barriers to Learning Course

This workshop clarifies the importance and vision of building capacity and strengthening the Department of Education’s inclusion policy for students with learning

challenges and the range of benefits for learner and educator alike when applied in a an education classroom management situation.

This workshop deals with the Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support of students in a higher learning context. The thrust of the workshop is centred

on the identification and understanding of the range as well as possible origins of classroom and learning challenges and how classroom practitioners can respond

to the learning needs of a diverse population of students.

The workshop for education practitioners in a higher education context examines interactive and life-changing hands-on, practical ,achievable classroom and home-

based interventions - that aid in the reduction (and often lead to the elimination) of learning challenges for most learners. The focus throughout the workshop is to

awaken a sense of personal passion within the education practitioner – a feeling often experienced as dormant, vacant or distant. The stages of personal

development within are described as “The Educational Stairs of Personal Passion” – a series of emotions that are skilfully seeded and flowered within workshops

delegates:

The Educational Stairs of Personal Passion are:

The First Level: (Re) Discover your own Personal Education

Passion

The Second Level: Making it Real. Making an emotional

connection , understanding disillusionment and negativity and by

making your passion special, exciting, intense and appealing.

The Third Level: Take giant a leap, discovering and rediscovering

the reason, rebuilding knowledge and be-humbling oneself

because nothing ventured, means nothing gained. Digging deeper

and commit to life-long learning.

The Fourth Stage: Sustaining your Positive Passion: “Yes, we

can”

“Wow! This was an excellent workshop at the right time

of the year. It came as a “spark” that is going to

“sparkle” for the rest of my life as an educator!”

Gauteng Educator

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This 3 Day Training Programme

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• Provides information on legislation and policy and learning

barriers in relation to learning & disabled students in

education

• Considers depictions of learning impairment and disability

and looks at language and representation

• Introduces the medical and social models of disability and

explains how their relevance to teaching

• Describes different disabilities.

• Assessing and Supporting learner ability

• Investigates Assistive Technologies

Structure of the Programme

• SECTION 1: UNDERSTANDING THE LOGIC BEHIND WHITE PAPER 6

WHAT IS WHITE PAPER 6?

• SECTION 2: WHITE PAPER 6

WHAT IS CONTAINED IN WHITE PAPER 6?

• SECTION 3: THE DESIRED OUTCOMES OF WHITE PAPER 6

IS WHITE PAPER 6 RELEVANT TO YOUR CONTEXT?

• SECTION 4: PREPARING TO TEACH INCLUSIVELY

WHAT IS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND TEACHING?

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Structure of the Programme

SECTION 5: DEVELOPING AN APPROPRIATE TEACHING STRATEGY

APPROACHING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

ETIQUETTE TOWARDS LEARNING CHALLENGED

LEARNERS

DEPICTIONS OF DISABILITY

IDENTIFYING A STUDENTS NEEDS

SECTION 6: MAKING REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE

ADJUSTMENTS

WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS?

COMMUNICATING WITH DISABLED LEARNERS

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Structure of the Programme

SECTION 7: RECOGNIZING COMMON BARRIERS TO LEARNING

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

DEAFNESS

COMMUNICATING WITH DEAF LEARNERS

SPECIFIC LEARNING BARRIERS:

- DYSLEXIA

- DYSPRAXIA

- DYSCALCULIA

- ADD/ADHD

- ASPERGERS SYNDROME

- MENTAL HEALTH BARRIERS

- HIDDEN DISABILITIES

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Structure of the Programme

SECTION 8: LEARNING BARRIERS IN CHILDREN

WHAT ARE LEARNING DISABILITIES?

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

TYPES OF DISABILITIES

HOPE FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES

HELP AND SUPPORT

DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING

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Structure of the Programme• SECTION 9: CLASSROOM ORGANISATION

PROVIDING A SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE LEARNING

ENVIRONMENT

PREPARING FOR LECTURES, SEMINARS OR

TUTORIALS

E-LEARNING

DISCUSSIONS, GROUP WORK AND PRESENTATIONS

PREPARING LEARNING MATERIALS

PRACTICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

HEALTH & SAFETY IMPLICATIONS

• SECTION 10: ASSISTIVE DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGY

WHAT IS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY?

ASSISTIVE DEVICES TO HELP IN THE CLASSROOM

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Workshop Method

• Use of video

• PowerPoint input

• Group input

• Printed hand-outs

• Facilitator input

• Special guest speaker input

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How to Book

• Send us the names and contact details of the attendees and

your institutions details

• We will invoice you or your institution

• Make the payment and send us proof thereof

• We will send you confirmation details

• Send the details to info@shapingthelearner.com

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Contact Details

• Email: info@shapingthelearner.com

• Tel: 011-6821716

• Fax: 011-6821830

• Website: www.shapingthelearner.com