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Identifying SEN Needs in Children

This document provides guidance for an observation task that asks student teachers to identify two students with special educational needs (SEN) in their classroom and complete a table highlighting their needs and the support offered. The table includes spaces for the student's name, age, individual education plan status, area of focus, and details of the type, range and frequency of support provided or needed. Examples are given of supports for two students, one with possible attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and one with possible hearing impairment.

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Identifying SEN Needs in Children

This document provides guidance for an observation task that asks student teachers to identify two students with special educational needs (SEN) in their classroom and complete a table highlighting their needs and the support offered. The table includes spaces for the student's name, age, individual education plan status, area of focus, and details of the type, range and frequency of support provided or needed. Examples are given of supports for two students, one with possible attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and one with possible hearing impairment.

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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 Age IEP Area of Focus Type, range and frequency of support
provided / needed.

Evie 4yrs Possible ADHD: target to Daily Teacher Support with advice from
11mths try and sit still on the carpet Learning Enhancement Teacher:
for an agreed amount of
Sit child in space by the teacher
time (5 minutes)
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.
Ali 5 Possible HI: target- to try -Complete Reward Chart every day.
and makes sure that he
- Built as an environment for students
understand what the
who depend on their eyes.
teacher say.
- Extended time limits.

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