Observation Task 2: Identifying Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Focus: Identifying types of learning support needed for SEN students
Objective: To encourage student teachers to support and included the learning
needs of identified SEN students in the classroom
Procedure: Identify two children who have SEN and complete table 2 to highlight
their needs and identify support that is offered which facilitates their learning . If
your class has no SEN students you will need to go to a class that has SEN students
in order to complete this task.
Table2: SEN Support for Students
Name
Evie
Age
4yrs
11mths
AbdulAziz 5 years
old
IEP
Area of Focus
Possible ADHD: target
to try and sit still on
the carpet for an
agreed amount of
time (5 minutes)
To manage his bad
behavior and his
movement on the
class
Type, range and frequency of
support provided / needed.
Daily Teacher Support with
advice from Learning
Enhancement Teacher:
Sit child in space by the
teacher at every carpet
time;
provide a manipulative
e.g. squeezy ball;
use a movement cushion
to enable unobtrusive
mobility on the carpet;
Complete Reward Chart
every day.
Reward system
Let him busy
Help the teacher
Table 2: SEN Support for Students
Name
Age
Autism
students
5 years
old
IEP
Yes
Area of Focus
Type, range and frequency of
support provided / needed.
Learn the objective of
the lesson
The teacher whisper on his ear
and that help him to learn as any
students
Let him set in the front the focus
more and see to the board
Reflections on Observation Task 2: Identifying Children with Special
Educational Needs (SEN)
Read the questions below and write your answers
1. What is the school policy for inclusion for SEN students in the
school?
The special need students their information are private, there is
a shadow the special need student to stay with him all the day..
The parent should bring a shadow to stay with a students.
2. What accommodations were made for the identified SEN students
in the classroom?
Sometime it's depend to the lesson and how he/she can
understand the lesson.
3. Was there any assistive technology, other equipment or materials
used with the identified SEN students? If yes, please describe the
equipment that was used and what it was used for.
No
4. What teaching strategies did your MST use with the identified SEN
students?
Whisper on his ear and let him to set on the front.
5. Where there any other school staff that worked with the
identified SEN students? If yes, please explain their role and what
they did with the identified SEN student.
Yes the shadow she stay with him all the day and she talk to him
when he is nervous.
Do you think that SEN students should be included in the classroom
or taught in class specifically for SEN students? Why / Why not?
Yes, because he is not effect on other students learning, he must fell
that he is a normal students and he can.