Ask the student what will help
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Identify student needs and how to provide support’
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Ask what helps
Ask what helps
Ask students, “What do I do that makes learning easy? What do I do that makes learning hard?”
Discuss possible supports and make these available to all students.
Tate from Onslow College explains what works for him in the classroom.
Support self-advocacy with learner profiles
Support self-advocacy with learner profiles
Having students create a learner profile for themselves is a great way to have them develop a better and fuller understanding of who they are as learners …
This develops their independence and places them in a better position to self-advocate for the tools, learning materials, and presentation options that can optimise their learning experiences.
Naryn Searcy
Personalise learner profiles
Personalise learner profiles
A learner profile is created by students and whānau.
Students can choose to present information in any media.
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Take a strengths-based approach
Take a strengths-based approach
Know your learners – understand what they can do, what their strengths are, and what their specific needs are.
Find out about:
- what motivates them
- what they are good at and enjoy doing
- what rewards them and reinforces their behaviours
- important people in their lives
- cultural connections and experiences and languages spoken
- how they like to unwind and relax
- dislikes and things they avoid
- how they like to learn and what helps them learn
- things that make it hard for them to learn
- what they do when they need help.
Create a safe environment
Create a safe environment
Create an environment where your students are comfortable asking for what they need.
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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Useful resources
Useful resources
Developing learner profiles
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Publisher: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
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