October 30, 2019
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downloadableResources
USING LEARNERS AS A Resource for Learning Support
INTRODUCTION The risk when teaching with an abundance of learning support materials is that the teacher may miss the opportunities...
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October 30, 2019
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downloadableResources
UNDERSTANDING SIAS – The Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support Policy
In 2014, the Department of Basic Education issued a policy document – The Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support Policy (SIAS)...
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October 25, 2019
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downloadableResources
What is Inclusive Education?
Inclusive Education recognises the right of ALL children to feel welcomed into a supportive educational environment in their own community....
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October 24, 2019
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downloadableResources
Setting Up Professional Learning Communities
WHAT IS CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)? CPD is about building on existing knowledge, beyond any initial training, and enriching that...
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October 23, 2019
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downloadableResources
Including Learners With Hearing Impairments in a mainstream setting
According to the Centre for Deaf Studies at the University of Witwatersrand, deafness is one of the single largest prevailing...
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October 22, 2019
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downloadableResources
INCLUDING LEARNERS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN A MAINSTREAM SETTING
Autism is known as a “spectrum” disorder because there is wide variation in the type and severity of symptoms people...
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October 21, 2019
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INCLUDING LEARNERS WITH EPILEPSY IN A MAINSTREAM SETTING
Epilepsy is a neurological condition characterised by unusual electrical activity in the brain causing unprovoked seizures. When there is a...
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October 18, 2019
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downloadableResources
WHAT IS DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING?
An inflexible curriculum does not respond to the wide variety of learner needs. Inclusive Education refers to the capacity of...
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October 17, 2019
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downloadableResources
INCLUDING A LEARNER WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
Around the world there is a far greater emphasis on investigating the symptoms of ADHD and finding out why the...
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October 15, 2018
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downloadableResources
FASD AND ITS IMPACT ON LEARNING
Today is National Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), foetal alcohol syndrome is the biggest cause of mental...
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June 13, 2018
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downloadableResources
Including a child with Visual Impairment in a mainstream setting
South Africa’s Inclusive Education Policy is built on the belief that all children can learn and benefit from learning together...
Read More
June 13, 2018
/
downloadableResources
Including a Child with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in a mainstream setting
South Africa's Inclusive Education Policy is built on the belief that all children can learn and benefit from learning together...
Read More
March 22, 2018
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downloadableResources
IESA Factsheet: The Inclusion of Learners with Down Syndrome in Ordinary Schools
Children with Down syndrome can find reading, number work, physical activities and language processing challenging, but with the right support they...
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March 7, 2018
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downloadableResources
IESA Factsheet: Special School Resource Centres (SSRC)
In 2001, South Africa adopted an inclusive approach to education through Education White Paper 6. This policy outlines strategies to be...
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February 12, 2018
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downloadableResources, Newsblog
IESA Factsheet: Reasonable Accommodation in Education
With respect to the right to education, reasonable accommodation means ensuring the specific support needs of learners with disabilities are...
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February 6, 2018
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downloadableResources
IESA Factsheet: What is a Full Service School?
“ Full-service/inclusive schools are first and foremost mainstream education institutions that provide quality education to all learners by supplying the...
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January 30, 2018
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downloadableResources, Newsblog
IESA Factsheet: The Role and Function of the School Based Support Team
The School Based support team is one of the most important structures within the schooling system when we look at...
Read More
October 30, 2019
/
downloadableResources
USING LEARNERS AS A Resource for Learning Support
INTRODUCTION The risk when teaching with an abundance of learning support materials is that the teacher may miss the opportunities...
Read More
October 30, 2019
/
downloadableResources
UNDERSTANDING SIAS – The Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support Policy
In 2014, the Department of Basic Education issued a policy document – The Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support Policy (SIAS)...
Read More
October 25, 2019
/
downloadableResources
What is Inclusive Education?
Inclusive Education recognises the right of ALL children to feel welcomed into a supportive educational environment in their own community....
Read More
October 24, 2019
/
downloadableResources
Setting Up Professional Learning Communities
WHAT IS CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)? CPD is about building on existing knowledge, beyond any initial training, and enriching that...
Read More
October 23, 2019
/
downloadableResources
Including Learners With Hearing Impairments in a mainstream setting
According to the Centre for Deaf Studies at the University of Witwatersrand, deafness is one of the single largest prevailing...
Read More
October 22, 2019
/
downloadableResources
INCLUDING LEARNERS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN A MAINSTREAM SETTING
Autism is known as a “spectrum” disorder because there is wide variation in the type and severity of symptoms people...
Read More
October 21, 2019
/
downloadableResources
INCLUDING LEARNERS WITH EPILEPSY IN A MAINSTREAM SETTING
Epilepsy is a neurological condition characterised by unusual electrical activity in the brain causing unprovoked seizures. When there is a...
Read More
October 18, 2019
/
downloadableResources
WHAT IS DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING?
An inflexible curriculum does not respond to the wide variety of learner needs. Inclusive Education refers to the capacity of...
Read More
October 17, 2019
/
downloadableResources
INCLUDING A LEARNER WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
Around the world there is a far greater emphasis on investigating the symptoms of ADHD and finding out why the...
Read More
October 15, 2018
/
downloadableResources
FASD AND ITS IMPACT ON LEARNING
Today is National Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), foetal alcohol syndrome is the biggest cause of mental...
Read More
June 13, 2018
/
downloadableResources
Including a child with Visual Impairment in a mainstream setting
South Africa’s Inclusive Education Policy is built on the belief that all children can learn and benefit from learning together...
Read More
June 13, 2018
/
downloadableResources
Including a Child with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in a mainstream setting
South Africa's Inclusive Education Policy is built on the belief that all children can learn and benefit from learning together...
Read More
March 22, 2018
/
downloadableResources
IESA Factsheet: The Inclusion of Learners with Down Syndrome in Ordinary Schools
Children with Down syndrome can find reading, number work, physical activities and language processing challenging, but with the right support they...
Read More
March 7, 2018
/
downloadableResources
IESA Factsheet: Special School Resource Centres (SSRC)
In 2001, South Africa adopted an inclusive approach to education through Education White Paper 6. This policy outlines strategies to be...
Read More
February 12, 2018
/
downloadableResources, Newsblog
IESA Factsheet: Reasonable Accommodation in Education
With respect to the right to education, reasonable accommodation means ensuring the specific support needs of learners with disabilities are...
Read More
February 6, 2018
/
downloadableResources
IESA Factsheet: What is a Full Service School?
“ Full-service/inclusive schools are first and foremost mainstream education institutions that provide quality education to all learners by supplying the...
Read More
January 30, 2018
/
downloadableResources, Newsblog
IESA Factsheet: The Role and Function of the School Based Support Team
The School Based support team is one of the most important structures within the schooling system when we look at...
Read More