Working with Students with Special Educational Needs
Teachers and trainers – Learn how to deliver effective programs in the classroom for students with special educational needs.
Description
Special education addresses the individual differences and requirements of students with special educational needs. As a teacher or trainer, working with students with special educational needs requires specific skills and strategies to create and deliver effective programs.
Alison's education course serves as an introduction to the field of special education. The course begins by outlining core elements of special education, including the change in educational legalization in recent years with particular emphasis on legislation in the United States. The responsibilities of teachers and trainers are also detailed, along with the individual educational plan (IEP).
The course describes the most frequent disabilities encountered in the classroom: learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intellectual disabilities, behavioral disorders, and physical disabilities and sensory impairments. The course provides key information about each of these disabilities and describes practical strategies on how to assist and teach students with these disabilities.
This education course will be of great interest to professionals in the education sector who would like a greater knowledge and understanding of working with students with special educational needs, and to all students who are interested in special education.
Modules
Module 1: Introduction to Special Education
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Introduction to Special Education – Learning Outcomes
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Special Education and Legalisation
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Teachers’ Responsibilities for Special Education
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The Individual Educational Plan
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The Value of Inclusive Education
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Categories of Disabilities
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Introduction to Special Education – Summary
Module 2: Learning Disabilities
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Learning Disabilities – Learning Outcomes
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Introduction to Learning Disabilities
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Case Study: Assisting a student with a learning disability
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Learning Disabilities – Summary
Module 3: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Module 4: Intellectual Disabilities
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Intellectual Disabilities – Learning Outcomes
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Introduction to Intellectual Disabilities
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Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities
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Intellectual Disabilities – Summary
Module 5: Behavioural Disorders
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Behavioural Disorders – Learning Outcomes
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Introduction to Behavioural Disorders
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Teaching Students with Behavioural Disorders
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Behavioural Disorders – Summary
Module 6: Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments
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Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments – Learning Outcomes
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Introduction to Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments
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Teaching Students with Hearing Loss
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Teaching Students with Visual Impairment
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Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments - Summary
Module 7: Working with Students with Special Education Needs Assessment
Learning Outcomes
After studying Alison's special educational needs course you will learn:
- Describe the fundamentals of special education;
- Identify and describe the main types of disabilities encountered in the classroom;
- Generate a basic individual education plan for a student with special educational needs.
Certification
All Alison courses are free to enrol, study and complete. To successfully complete this Certificate course and become an Alison Graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once you have completed this Certificate course, you have the option to acquire an official Certificate, which is a great way to share your achievement with the world. Your Alison Certificate is:
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Alison offers 3 types of Certificates for completed Certificate courses:
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