1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
'Alex regularly consulted with the Special Needs Unit for advice and support and provided a range of activities that enabled all students to participate according to their ability. Alex adapted much of his work in light of the needs of a number of our students and assessment them in light of their literacy and numeracy levels' (Gleeson Report).
My time at Gleeson presented me with a year 9 group that had 5 NEP students. To cope with this I worked in conjunction with the Special Needs Unit to ensure my assessment tasks could be modified to an achievable but challenging level. These students were spread throughout the class room and each had a number of friends supporting them throughout the lessons as well.
On both my placements I also encountered a number of very bright students that required extra challenges. One example was a student at Gleeson, desperate for an 'A', wanted more advanced teaching on incorporating quotes and evidence into his work that I was able to provide for him.
I also produced a 3 hour PD session on differentiated teaching as part of a university assignment, this can be seen below.
My time at Gleeson presented me with a year 9 group that had 5 NEP students. To cope with this I worked in conjunction with the Special Needs Unit to ensure my assessment tasks could be modified to an achievable but challenging level. These students were spread throughout the class room and each had a number of friends supporting them throughout the lessons as well.
On both my placements I also encountered a number of very bright students that required extra challenges. One example was a student at Gleeson, desperate for an 'A', wanted more advanced teaching on incorporating quotes and evidence into his work that I was able to provide for him.
I also produced a 3 hour PD session on differentiated teaching as part of a university assignment, this can be seen below.
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