EDED12324  Student Needs & the Supportive School Environment

Beginning teachers are concerned about how to manage children’s behaviour, school administrators are concerned with creating safe schools, and the Department of Education encourages teachers to create a supportive environment for learning. The first part of this course addresses these three concerns and builds students’ skills in managing student behaviour in a supportive and safe school environment. In the second part of the course, students develop the ability to understand and plan for the needs of the full range of children with special educational needs. Students learn to identify children with various types of special needs, become aware of special needs assessment, and know how to begin planning for the effective inclusion of children with special needs within the classroom.