Accessing the Curriculum for Pupils with ASD ( Primary)
Course Description
This is a one day seminar suitable for Primary teachers working with students with ASD.
This course explores the concept of differentiation and offers useful approaches and strategies to enable access to the curriculum for the pupil with ASD. It gives the teacher information on challenges experienced by the pupil with ASD in an educational setting. It also provides an overview of assessment and differentiation for pupils with ASD within the key areas of literacy, numeracy and social skills.
Expected Outcomes
Participants will:
- Understand the challenges to teaching and learning presented by ASD
- Explore the concept of differentiation as a means of access to the curriculum
- Understand the concepts of adapting curriculum content, process and product
- Focus on relevant assessment tools
- Understand strategies and approaches within the key areas of literacy, numeracy and social skills
Course Overview / Content
The course is divided into four sections:
- Challenges for Pupils with ASD
- The Curriculum
- Assessment and Differentiation
- Accessing the key areas of literacy, numeracy and social skills
Content
The course encompasses:
- ASD and the challenges presented to the student with ASD
- Barriers to accessing the curriculum
- The curriculum and curricular areas
- Assessments
- Differentiation of content, process and product
- ASD specific teaching approaches
- Development of Literacy, Numeracy and Social Skills
- Workshops to facilitate reflection and discussion
Information for Applicants
This one day course is open to:
- Teachers working in classes for student(s) with ASD in a mainstream setting
- Teachers in special schools who are currently working with student(s) with ASD
- Full-time Resource/Learning Support teachers who are currently working with student(s) with ASD
- Registration: 8.45 AM
Seminar begins: 9.15 AM
Seminar ends: 3.15 PM - Participants will require permission from the Board of Management to attend. Typically, substitution for this seminar will only be allowed to classroom teachers who have primary responsibility for students with a special educational need and if it is deemed absolutely essential by the principal.
Refreshments and lunch will be provided