Assessments for individuals
Following a full assessment, a detailed report will be written
in plain English, giving results of the tests, an interpretation of them and
suggestions for a programme of work.
A summary report can be written up in the form of a long term Individual Education
Plan, if required.
Individual/small group tuition
Programmes of work will be highly structured, cumulative and
multi-sensory, ensuring that the child achieves success at each stage.
Specialist materials will be used.
Advice on S.E.N. resources and apparatus
(i) The development of a Special Needs Manual that sets out
the stages of progress, resources and approaches to use can be tailored to
each individual school’s needs.
(ii) A file of working S.E.N. resources for each teacher, including checklists
and assessments that can be used in the classroom.
(iii) In-service training for teachers and Educational Support Assistants,
including practical workshops on, for example, teaching the alphabet and using
the dictionary.
(iv) Resources - advice and/or compilation of a list of a school’s current
S.E.N. resources and future needs, including school produced resources.
The Learning Loft services to schools have included so far...
...assessment of individual pupils ...reporting on their strengths
and weaknesses ...advising on teaching strategies and approaches ...providing
suggestions for parents ...demonstrating and explaining cognitive tests to
teachers through teacher observation of assessments ...tuition of pupils with
Specific Learning Difficulties ...advice on Special Needs resources ...producing
a Special Needs Manual of teaching ideas, progression and resources ...training
in workshop type sessions for Educational Support Assistants ...advising on
reading schemes and their best use for S.E.N. pupils ...producing packs of
games to reinforce the teaching of key reading and spelling words
We have already provided INSET in these areas and are happy to provide any
other training sessions as requested. Alphabet and dictionary skills, Literacy
Skills for ESAs, covering spelling, hearing children read, teaching the alphabet
and Brain Gym, Brain Gym exercise programme, Special Needs organisation and
resources.