Enrichment and Skill Development Programming
Changes to Special Education
The Department of Education is including the teaching and learning processes we’ve talked about this morning in its criteria to access special education programs and services.
This video highlights the move from a medical model to a teaching and learning model.
Click here for a subtitled version of the video.
A Focus on Teaching and Learning in Special Education
Enrichment and Skill Development programming align with our understanding of a student’s learning profile to inform special education.
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The following is an introduction to enrichment and skill development programming focused on the learning needs of classroom and subject teachers.
The video gallery below explores each skill development area. The script for all videos can be located here.
Enrichment and Skill Development
Introduction
Social-Emotional/
Behavioural Skill Development
Adaptive Skill Development
Academic Skill Development
Enrichment
Accessibility Skill Development
Consider the following questions:
- Why is it important that responsive evidence-based teaching occur earlier rather than later in schooling?
- Why is responsive evidence-based teaching important prior to considering comprehensive assessment?
- Consider Universal Design for Learning, Differentiated Instruction, the Tiered Approach to Learning/Pre-referral Intervention, and EAL/LEARN Programs in your response.
- In rare instances, where teaching and learning needs are very significant, teachers may consult with the Service Delivery Team without going through the process of Enrichment of Universal Instruction (K-6), the Tiered Approach to Learning (K-6), or Pre-referral Intervention (7-12).
When would a teaching and learning team initiate an immediate consultation request with the Service Delivery Team in relation to:- Social-Emotional/Behavioural Skills Development programming?
- Enrichment programming?
- Adaptive Skills Development programming?
Click here to view a sample answer key for the above question.
Co-occurrence: For Your Information
Take a moment to read and discuss each scenario for students A, B, C, and D. Decide whether or not each student requires special education programming and services. The answer key is here.
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Relationship between Diagnosis and a Student’s Learning Profile |
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Student |
Has a diagnosis |
Has learning profile, informed by comprehensive assessment, indicating the need for enrichment and/or skill development |
Requires special education programming and services |
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A |
No |
No |
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B |
Yes |
No |
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C |
Yes |
Yes |
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D |
No |
Yes |
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