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MODULE 9 PRESENTATION
Inclusive classrooms
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Why this module?
» Effective ways to use teacher’s aide support in inclusive classrooms:– reducing one-to-one
time with a teacher’s aide
– reducing excessive teacher’s aide proximity
– supporting students in the classroom.
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One-to-one may limit teacher involvement
Research says:» teacher’s aide working one-to-one with a student can
reduce their teacher time» teachers’ aides working
more flexibly allow more student-teacher engagement.
Giving students access to high-quality teaching is the best way positively influence their learning.
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How close is too close?
» Teachers’ aide proximity is how close you stay to the student
» Is it too close and is it necessary?» Staying too close can:
– interfere with relationships– make students over-dependent on adults– reduce a student’s personal control.
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Staying in the classroom
» Students receiving one-to-one support from a teacher’s aide are more likely to be separated from their peers
» Less time in the classroom means:– less time with peers– less access to the
teacher– less access to learning.
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Using natural supports
» Natural supports are the everyday relationships and opportunities that foster inclusion
» There is growing emphasis for using natural supports
» Peers are natural supports.
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Working together
» The way a classroom is set up can support or be a barrier
» Strategies can enhance or inhibit students’ opportunities to participate
» Practices may suit one student but not another.
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Working together
» Specialist teachers may have ideas about what may work in the classroom
» Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings allow students and family/whānau say how they want to be supported
» Teachers and teachers’ aides need to meet regularly to discuss student preferences.
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Next step?
Download the workbook for this module at: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz/Our-work-together/Module-9
To find out more about Teachers and Teachers’ Aides Working Together and to access the other modules go to: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz
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