IEC4019 - Engaging Students with Special Needs in Mainstream Classrooms
As the number of pupils identified with special needs in schools has been on the rise, all teachers will at some point in their career teach a pupil with special needs. This course seeks to equip teachers with an introduction to the context of special needs education in Singapore as well as an understanding of the attitudes and perceptions of stakeholders in this process. Participants will be introduced to a framework for supporting pupils with special needs in their classrooms drawing on strengths within the classroom context and incorporating other resources within the school and community. This would include existing systems within current school contexts such as The Systemic Model for Support and Case Management Teams. In addition, course participants will also be introduced to the ecological framework and a systematic approach for intervention involving assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation (APIE). This course will provide a foundation for building supportive partnerships with families of pupils with special needs.
IEC4003 - Learning Disabilities: Characteristics and Classroom Intervention
This course provides an overview of characteristics and prevalence of learning disabilities, as well as the challenges faced by students with learning disabilities. Educational approaches including learning strategies and social skills development for these students will be examined.
IEC4004 - Autism Spectrum Disorders: Characteristics and Classroom Intervention
This course provides an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) with a primary focus on students with high functioning autism and Asperger’s syndrome. The definitions and characteristics of learners with ASD will be examined in the light of planning intervention programmes. The participants will learn strategies for supporting these learners in local mainstream schools.
IEC4014 - Emotional/ Behavioural Disorders: Characteristics and Classroom Intervention
This course provides an overview of emotional/behavioural disorders (E/BD). Conceptual models and approaches of E/BD and common conditions of the various types of E/BD and their causes will be examined. Assessment of E/BD, as well as classroom management to reduce challenging behaviours will be included. Students will learn how to prevent some difficult behaviours and respond appropriately when behavioural problems occur.
IEC4020 - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders: Characteristics and Classroom Intervention
An overview of how to support children and youth with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the classroom will be provided through this course. The definitions, characteristics and challenges of learners with ADHD will be examined through use of case studies and the opportunity to apply theory to practice, in the light of deriving practical and pragmatic strategies to address challenges faced by both the student and teacher in local mainstream schools in a holistic and systematic fashion employing frameworks introduced in earlier course(s) such as the ecological framework and the APIE within one’s school context.
IEC4021 - Physical and Sensory Difficulties: Characteristics and Classroom Intervention
An overview of how to support children and youth with physical and sensory difficulties in the classroom will be provided through this course. The definitions, characteristics and challenges of learners with physical and sensory difficulties will be examined through use of case studies and the opportunity to apply theory to practice, in the light of deriving practical and pragmatic strategies to address challenges faced by both the student and teacher in local mainstream schools in a holistic and systematic fashion employing frameworks introduced in earlier course(s) such as the ecological framework and the APIE within one’s school context.