In building an equitable and quality education system, South Africa has embraced an inclusive education approach in which the diverse needs of all learners must be accommodated. This move, as well as the additional pressures that a fast-changing world places on education, requires teachers constantly to adapt their instruction, the curriculum and the classroom environment (physical and virtual) to increase learner involvement and to minimise the exclusion of those learners who experience barriers to learning.
Learner support in a diverse classroom provides a good balance between the theoretical knowledge needed to understand what takes place when a child learns, and the hands-on provision of assessment and support for the learner.
Learner support in a diverse classroom offers creative solutions and solid foundations to any teacher wishing to bring out the best from his or her learners. It can serve as a manual on the practical ways to provide quality education, especially to those learners who experience special challenges in an inclusive environment.
Contents include the following:
Learner support in a diverse classroom is aimed at all teachers and student teachers, and will also be of great use to parents.
Part 1 Theory
Chapter 1 Inclusive education: an introduction
Chapter 2 Learning in an inclusive education environment
Chapter 3 Assessment and learner support
Chapter 4 Understanding language in learning
Chapter 5 Learner support through differentiated teaching and learning
Chapter 6 Perceptual skills
Chapter 7 School readiness
Chapter 8 Enhancing resilience among learners experiencing academic anxiety
Chapter 9 Using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to support learners with reading difficulties in the Foundation Phase
Part 2 Practice
Chapter 10 Language and literacy assessment and support
Chapter 11 Supporting learners in acquiring the skill of mathematisation
