SEMINAR/WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS

Attention: Proprietors/Proprietresses, Heateachers & Principals
Dear Sir/Madam,
Meeting the Special Needs of Learners in the Mainstream Classroom
Conference & Workshop
Design Concept & Systems Ltd hereby invites you to the above titled 1 day conference
& 3 day workshop scheduled to hold on 17th-20th November 2009.
Overview
All students can learn, but not all students learn in the same way, at the same time or at
the same rate- learning is an individual process. Meeting diverse learning needs means
identifying needs, developing individual goals and objectives for a student, selecting or
designing appropriate supports and services, and then choosing the best learning setting.
This course aims to equip educational managers and teachers in the transformation of
the mainstream school, for the school to become an environment which will facilitate
maximum participation and learning for all its learners.
Behavioral and emotional difficulties as well as learning difficulties are looked at.
Challenges in respect of language (reading and writing), numeracy /mathematics and the
content subjects are dealt with.
PROGRAMME: 1 Day Conference
THEME: REACHING OUT TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE
MAINSTREAM SCHOOL
Topics:
Different role players face different challenges - What is needed, for a school to
actually meet its learners' special needs?
Using the positives to play our role - What is at hand, to meet the special needs?
Special versus inclusive education - The principles of learning support
Achieving understanding- of the individual learner's needs and assets
Effective learning support - A look at the implications of some barriers to effective
Learning support
Effective teaching-A foretaste of effective teaching strategies for learners with special
Needs
Audience: Teachers
Date: 17th November 2009
Venue: Centre for Management Development, (CMD) Shangisha, Lagos.
Fee: N12, 500 only. (Fees include: Facilitation, Materials, and Lunch)
*Certificate of Attendance to be issued by organizers
...transforming and empowering educators
PROGRAMME: 3 Day Workshop
(Certificates to be issued by the University of Pretoria)
THEME: ACCOMMODATING CHILDREN'S SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE
MAINSTREAM SCHOOL
Day 1
CB 1.1 Orientation
AD 1.2 A positive approach: finding and utilizing strengths and assets
FO 1.3 Early identification, referrals and reporting
CB 1.4 Assessing the learner with special needs
FO 1.5 Dynamic assessment as an alternative
AD 1.6 The principles of learning support
Day 2
Conceptualizing the needs and potential of learners with 6 types of barrier to
learning.
FO 2.1 Additional language
AD 2.2 Learning difficulties, including learners with epilepsy/cerebral palsy
CB 2.3 Cognitive challenges, including learners with Downe syndrome
FO 2.4 Sensory impairments, i.e. learners with visual and hearing impairment
AD 2.5 Physical impairments, including learners with cerebral palsy
CB 2.6 Behavioral challenges, including learners with autistic disorders
Day 3
The principles of appropriate accommodation and learning support for each
impairments.
FO 3.1 Additional language
AD 3.2 Learning difficulties, including learners with epilepsy/cerebral palsy
CB 3.3 Cognitive challenges, including learners with Downe syndrome
FO 3.4 Sensory impairments, i.e. learners with visual and hearing impairment
AD 3.5 Physical impairments, including learners with cerebral palsy
CB 3.6 Behavioral challenges, including learners with autistic disorders
Audience: School Owners, Administrators, Principals, Head Teachers
Date: 18th- 20th November 2009
Venue: Centre for Management Development, Management Village, Shangisha, Lagos.
Fee: N85, 000 only.
Fees include: Tuition, Training materials, Conference bag, Tea break, Lunch.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
? Understanding and valuing diversity, and respecting the uniqueness of each learner
? Understanding the nature and impact of special educational needs in the mainstream
classroom
? Recognizing the ways in which the classroom, school and community can alleviate
or contribute to barriers to learning
? Identifying and supporting learners who experience barriers to learning, including
Impairments
? Understanding and applying principles of learning support, devising appropriate
strategies of learning support in the areas of learning, language, reading, writing and
numeracy/mathematics in the mainstream classroom
Faculty:
Prof. Dr Cecilia Bouwer, the Course Leader, has been lecturing in the Department
Educational Psychology, University of Pretoria, since 1995, where she specializes in
assessment concerning all nature of learning difficulty. Formerly she was a Chief
Research Specialist at the Human Sciences Research Council, where she headed the
Division Reading Development and was extensively involved in the development of
reading programmes and language assessment instruments, as well as research on
various kinds of barriers to learning. Currently, her research focuses on the
accommodation of barriers to learning in assessment, and the stress experienced by
teachers in dealing with learners with behavioral and emotional problems.
Dr Annatjie Dednam was a senior lecturer in remedial education at the University of
South Africa and formerly a chief researcher in the Division Reading Development of
the Human Sciences Research Council. Her truly extensive expertise in reading and
writing difficulties is rooted in 18 years' experience as a teacher in an aid class for
learners with specific learning disabilities, followed by a solid research career. Her deep
understanding of the field has found expression in important contributions to the HSRC
reading programmes and in other publications, the most recent being three definitive
chapters in an important new South African textbook.
Registration and Payments:
For registration and further information, please contact Oluseyi on 08020544408 or
Norah 08064885338.
All payments should be made in favor of:
Design Concept & Systems Nig Ltd
Oceanic Bank Plc
Ac Number: 1241101004797
Branch: Unity Branch, Ikeja, Lagos
Thank you.
Yours Sincerely,
Tunde Obokhai Oluseyi Alagbe
President/CEO Head, Business Development.

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