Tag: down’s syndrome
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What your child’s new teacher must know
Who knows your child best of all? You. When your child goes back to school next week, the new teacher almost certainly will not have the first idea how to really manage your child’s behaviour. Therefore it is up to you to make sure the new teacher knows the facts. I don’t want to fill…
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Why it’s vital to train teachers about special needs
Guess how much training new teachers get in learning about special needs? You may think that this extremely important area of teaching would get quality instruction. So perhaps out of a 3 year course, at least a block of say 3 months. No. What about 3 weeks. No guess again. 3 days. No try…
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Why inclusion in most schools is totally failing your child!
The school I work at is incredible for our children with special needs. I am absolutely sure of that and really proud to be part of such an incredible environment. One of our successes is how we include all of our special children. As part of my role as Assistant Special Needs Coordinator (SENCO), every…