Twice exceptional Twice exceptional children are those who are considered gifted with an above average IQ despite simultaneously suffering from a learning disability. An example of a twice exceptional child is someone with ADHD and places at the top of gifted placement assessments. This usually is a result of the child being exceptional at overcoming forms of adversity. Least restrictive environment The least restrictive environment is an environment for special needs children that most closely mirrors
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Focus on the Learner Learner Characteristics Learner characteristics are difference between learners which influence their attitude to learning a language and how they learn it. These differences influence how they respond to different teaching styles and approaches in the classroom and how successful they are at learning a language. The differences include the learner’s motivation‚ personality‚ language level‚ learning style‚ learning strategies‚ age and past language learning experience. Learning
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Assessments should encourage learners to ask questions on anything they have not fully understood‚ as learners know that they | |will have to prove their knowledge and understanding to the standards of the awarding body. Learning and development are both connected. The learner needs guidance to understand what it is they have| |to learn‚ how they may improve and if they are on track. There will be observations carried out and‚ teaching one to one to assess whether the learner has met the standards and
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This historical document is derived from a 1990 APA presidential task force (revised in 1997). LEARNER-CENTERED PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES: A Framework for School Reform & Redesign TABLE OF CONTENTS: Background Learner-Centered Principles Prepared by the Learner-Centered Principles Work Group of the American Psychological Association ’s Board of Educational Affairs (BEA)‚ November 1997 BACKGROUND Throughout its history‚ psychology has provided vital information for the design of schooling based
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Negotiating with learners‚ e.g. initial assessment‚ agreeing goals and actions Initial assessment is the beginning of a teacher/learner relationship‚ allowing the teacher to identify and discover learners with difficulties and disabilities if the learner is confident to talk about them. By recording this information‚ plans towards teaching can be made so every learner feels included and progress in their learning experience. The information will determine the learners starting point; the learners may already
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What is Learner Autonomy and How Can It Be Fostered? Dimitrios Thanasoulas The Internet TESL Journal 2. What is Autonomy? For a definition of autonomy‚ we might quote Holec (1981: 3‚ cited in Benson & Voller‚ 1997: 1) who describes it as ’the ability to take charge of one’s learning’. On a general note‚ the term autonomy has come to be used in at least five ways (see Benson & Voller‚ 1997: 2): • for situations in which learners study entirely on their own; • for a set of skills
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4 Understand how to involve learners and others in assessment 4.1 Explain the importance of involving the learner and others in the assessment process Assessment is all about making judgements. A major argument for involving students in self and peer-assessment is that it helps them to develop the ability to make judgements‚ in particular about themselves and their work. This is an important life skill as well as an academic one. If an assessor wants to observe a specific piece of evidence but
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Types of learners People learn in a variety of ways. There are people who better perceive information by listening to it‚ whereas others prefer seeing or visualising it. Some people tend to learn everything through practising . Still‚ others learn best through reading and writing. According to the way of perceiving information‚ learners can be classified into four types: auditory‚ visual‚ kinesthetic and read/write. The first type of learners is auditory learners who process information
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Special learners are individuals whose physical attributes and/or learning abilities differ from the norm. Students who are mentally impaired‚ learning disabled‚ visually impaired‚ hearing impaired‚ physically challenged‚ and gifted and talented are often identified as special learners. Music is a vital part of the education of all learners including special learners. Music is a valuable content area and can be used as an aid in developing basic skills for all learners. Children learn to learn
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than teaching listening in the classroom. My learners‚ who are living and studying in Australia‚ often view understanding the news as a major achievement in their listening development. It is an authentic text that they have free‚ repeated access to on a daily basis. However‚ lower level learners often view news reports as something that is above their level and totally incomprehensible. My aim is to develop my teaching of strategies to help learners become more successful in understanding news
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