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Unit of Study EDUC5004 - Learning and Support Frameworks (2023)

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Unit description

Introduces students to inclusive education and application of inclusive pedagogy, with a focus on research, synthesis and evaluation of effective Learning and Support Frameworks for students with additional support needs. Students learn to exercise critical analysis, problem solving and research based decision making in school and classroom educational practice or an early childhood setting to support students with diverse abilities, including students with special learning or behaviour support needs.

Unit content

Setting the Scene –Teachers and Inclusion

  • History, philosophy and community background to special education theory and inclusive educational practice.

Legislation, Policies and Inclusive Practices

  • Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1992, Disability Standards for Education (DSE) 2005
  • Child welfare, child protection, WH&S policies and procedures including risk assessment and prevention in educational environments.

Meeting diverse needs through an inclusive curriculum and inclusive teaching practice

  • Appropriate adjustments required in educating students with diverse abilities
  • Range of learners and learning support provisions for schools and early childhood settings, features of an inclusive setting, planning teams, responsibilities of teachers and the community and available services.

Assessment, Diagnosis and Evaluation in Learning and Support

  • Developing Personalised Learning Plans (PLPs)and/or Individualised Educational Plans (IEPs)

Learning and Support Frameworks

  • Reasonable adjustments and accommodations, and the process of consultation with students, parents and/or caregivers
  • Implementing curriculum-­based assessment and developing an inclusive curriculum to meet diverse needs
  • Using assessment and monitoring procedures and data for making instructional decisions
  • Technologies to support inclusion of a student with a specific disability
  • Behaviour management and social skills training for children and/or adolescents.

Communication for Learning

  • Normal course of children’s language development and implications for delay or disorder for learning; functional communication in the classroom

Instigating Change

  • The role of teachers in successful inclusion
  • Communication and the development of an individual education plan
  • The role of the Learning Support Team and other models for assisting with the development and implementation of personalised learning plans.

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Not currently available in 2023

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Research and critically analyse the range of students with learning and support needs and demonstrate problem based solutions for specific learning needs through inclusive education practices

Demonstrate advanced understanding of child and adolescent development and exercise critical analysis to develop support frameworks for students with disabilities, learning difficulties and/or challenging behaviour disorder

Synthesise knowledge of disability legislation and educational policies in early childhood and secondary education

Use data informed decision making to inform professional decisions, generate theoretical propositions in order to plan, implement and evaluate programs to address the specific learning needs of students with a range of support needs

Demonstrate an advanced ability to communicate and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies and conclusions which inform professional decision making with other professionals, including the Learning and Support Teacher

Effectively implement relevant syllabus documents, policies and support materials for children and adolescents who have learning and support needs including additional literacy and numeracy support.

Research and analyse instructional design strategies for assisting the learning and support needs of students with diverse abilities, including the use of ICT and adaptive technologies for early childhood and secondary education.