Supporting Children and Young People with Disabilities in School Settings
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This self-paced training is designed to improve teachers’ and school staff’s knowledge and understanding of how they can support children and young people with disabilities in their schools.
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IntroductionIntroduction
Welcome to Supporting children and young people with disabilities in school settings. This training aims to equip teachers with the skills needed to support learners with disabilities and promote inclusive practices that enable children and young people with disabilities to learn, participate and thrive in a school environment.
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Pre-training asssessment
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What is disability?
Here in this section of this module, you will learn the definition of disability and some examples of common disabilities.
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Disabilities in Nigerian school settings
In this section, you will begin to understand the context of disability in Nigeria.
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Disabilities in Nigerian school settings (cont)
In this section, you will begin to understand the context of disability in Nigeria.
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Module 1: Assessment
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Introduction to common barriers affecting students with disabilities in Nigeria
Here in this module, you will be introduced to common barriers affecting students living with disabilities in Nigeria.
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Attitudinal barrier
In this section, you will learn how attitudinal barriers, such as beliefs and prejudices, affect disability awareness in Nigeria.
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Physical barriers
In this section, you will learn how physical barriers restrict the movement of students living with disabilities and their access to crucial infrastructure.
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Communication barriers
In this section, you will learn how communication barriers impact the learning of people living with disabilities in Nigeria.
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Institutional barriers
In this section, you will learn about how institutional barriers prevent students with disabilities from accessing quality, equitable education in Nigeria.
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Module 2: Assessment
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Introduction to supporting children and young people with disabilities in school settings
In this section, you will learn how to support people living with disabilities.
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
In this section, you will learn about universal design for learning, a flexible framework that promotes inclusive education.
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Differentiated Instruction (DI)
In this section, you will learn about differentiated instruction, which involves modifying and tailoring learning materials to meet individual learning needs.
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Use of Assistive Technology
In this section, you will learn how to use assistive technologies to support the learning of students living with disabilities and improve their learning experience.
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Peer-assisted learning and cooperative classrooms
In this section, you will learn about how you can use peer-assisted learning to support students living with disabilities.
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Other ways to support students living with disabilities.
In this section, you will learn about other ways to support students living with disabilities in your school.
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Module 3: Assessment
The Health4You Initiative designed this training for ThrivedEd360.
This training consists of three modules where you will learn about:
Module 1: Understand disability and the types of disabilities affecting children and young people in school settings.
Module 2: Recognise common barriers to learning and participation for students with disabilities.
Module 3: Supporting children and young people with disabilities in school settings.
Each module contains video training and quizzes to test your knowledge of the topic. Trainings may contain additional texts to read and scenarios for you to reflect on.
To pass this course, you must score 80% on the quiz, after which you will receive a free certificate of participation.
There are no set requirements to enrol for this course. However, make sure you have a personal digital device, such as a mobile phone, tablet, or computer, with access to a reliable internet connection.
If the course is paid, please ensure you have a payment method so you can enrol.
This course is designed for all teachers, educators, school staff, and anyone working with, or intending to work with, children and young people.
