Special Education Needs

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN The PRIMARY SCHOOL

When you get your new class it is important to note any children who are included on the SEN register.  Talk to the SENCO about the needs of these children.

Read any notes given to you from the previous teacher and ask him/her how he/she worked with the child(ren) concerned.

If you have children who are on the SEN register you should be able to read any psychologist's reports, previous Education Plans   and for a child at Stage 5, his statement of special educational need.

If in doubt, ask your colleagues for help. 

Ask for further training if you feel you need it.  Education Boards have emergency support initiative funding for such as purpose. 

The peripatetic service are available too; use them.

Activities

Language

Further Information

History

Victorian Transport (pdf)				Using pictures to learn about change in transport
Famine Drama (pdf)				A worksheet for a simple role play
Numeracy
Money Problems (pdf)(contributed by SENCO forum)				Problems and Suggested Solutions when teaching & learning about Money
Patterns in Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7) (pdf)				Differentiated maths lesson for early Key Stage 1
Measures in Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7) (pdf)				Differentiated maths lesson for early key stage 1
Numeracy resources for use with Clicker				Clicker grids which will allow pupils to participate in number pattern activities
Ideas for Improving Numeracy (early years)
Numeracy Resources				Variety of resources including time, word problems and revision
Variety of Maths Worksheets				These include some of the above and can be viewed as thumbnails.
Maths Worksheets				Free samples and resources to buy to suit all abilities.
Interactive Counting Activities				A great website with maths activities for special pupils set in N.Ireland backgrounds.
Teaching the Daily Mathematics Lesson - supporting pupils with (DFES booklets)
	ASD	SpLD	Severe and Profound Learning Difficulties(part1) part2	Visual Impairments	Hearing Impairments	Speech and Language Difficulties
Digit Cards					concrete apparatus to help with numeracy (www.snip-newsletter.co.uk)
Place Value Cards					concrete apparatus to help with identification of hundreds, tens and units. (www.snip-newsletter.co.uk)
Simple Maths Activities - Counting, Comparing, Addition etc.					Toftwood Infant School
					Odd and Even Numbers - this is a terrific interactive program which helps teach this concept
Further Information Ideas to help KS2 pupils having difficulties in Numeracy (Sally Raymond) The Wave 3 Pilot: Learning and teaching materials for children with significant difficulties in mathematics Downloadable programs for multiplication Music
Using Music to Teach				Sounds make learning easier
Minikeys				free downloadable piano keyboard for your computer
Social Skills
Social and Emotional Skills Programme (from www.snip-newsletter.co.uk)					For KS2 pupils with difficulties in these areas.
Improving Behaviour				Early Years worksheet

Physical Education

There is some suggestion that physical activity is very important in helping children acquire other skills which require bilateral integration (i.e. the working together of both sides of the brain). It is thought that spending hours inactive, e.g. watching TV, playing on computers etc. may miss out on stages of development which they would have experienced from activities such as climbing, running around etc.

Ideas for PE for wheelchair users:

with a partner/classroom assistant - partner bounces ball to child who catches it and bounces it back, extend by moving at same time - carer concentrating on moving wheelchair so that child can concentrate on ball.

child rolls hoops alongside chair in a relay where others hop or bounce.

Play uni-hockey where carer moves the wheelchair and child manoeuvres ball.

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