One of the teacher's tasks is to adapt the activities to be performed in such a way that all the pupils are able to perform them. To accomplish this goal, you need to know what each student can do and how. Sometimes it is as simple as adapting the time left to the student to finish the task, sometimes what we adapt will be the methodology, other times we can adapt the materials to be used or the way to evaluate. It is important to convey the idea that all people are different, with their own virtues and defects and that there is wealth in the class group. On the one hand, it must encourage collaborative and supportive behaviors and, on the other, create an environment in which everyone can express themselves freely. It is about changing the way of teaching, banning classes in which the student is a mere observer to become the protagonist of their own learning. How do we do it? Through activities that involve thinking, reflecting, relating old acquaintances with new ones, activities of discovery, experimentation, manipulation, etc. For learning to take place, there must be motivation to learn. In the education of kindergartens it is very typical to spend a lot of time to deal with issues concerning the group, to resolve conflicts, to work on emotional education, etc. We propose activities with homogeneous or heterogeneous groups, that is of different ages and that promote actions of aid between one and the other. Situations such as these can encourage students with special educational needs, feel good able to help young children in things they already know how to do, thus improving their self-esteem. Furthermore, it is important to maintain a relationship of trust with the family that represents a precious resource in the goal of creating an inclusive classroom.

The videos are really interesting and useful for our work. Usually when we talk about Sen we refer only to people with learning difficulties, but even gifted and talented students sometimes find themselves in difficulty as highlighted in the video. Furthermore, it was really interesting to know all the various national policies related to education and in particular to SEN students. I realized that in the end we all have the same problems and a strong motivation to find new methods, strategies, suggestions to do our job better.
 I was very impressed with the "Teach Special Education" video.
https://www.european-agency.org/sites/default/files/Legislation%20Updates%202017.pdf

Special education teachers and general teachers face many challenges daily trying to reach all learners. What’s yours?

every day is a constant challenge for me. Children are aged between three and five years old and when there are even SEN students it is a greater challenge.

It's hard to deal with the needs of all of them.without any assistant teachers

 

Games with soap bubbles, balloons, games with voice, movement games, constructive games and nursery rhymes ect.

Which of the techniques and tools introduced in Module 2 will you try out or adapt in your classroom? Why these?  

- I am a teacher of pre-primary childhood and I will use the tool for self-reflection on the educational environment 

however I think that using a variety of methods, techniques and tools is really important in teaching. 

the relationship with families that is delicate, often complex, sometimes difficult is truly impotent. In these liquid times it is increasingly important to better manage the intertwining relationship between educators / teachers, children and parents. 

Have you achieved some of your learning objectives? What questions remain for you?

in this module I learned that you never stop learning.
first of all how important collaboration between teachers, teachers and family is.
I think it is useful to exchange experiences and knowledge of children with SEN

For teachers, who are having to manage children with ADHD, it is appropriate to know the diagnosis and appropriate strategies to be used at school and of course an excellent training because the behaviors of children with ADHD are not easy to understand. The child is not voluntarily "Inattentive" or "absent-minded", but does not have the capacity for self-regulation can not manage one's own behavior and emotions, this compromises learning.
The activities that could be implemented in the case of children with ADHD and in particular for Giuliana could be:
- first of all strategies for maintaining attention:
Give short deliveries and easy to understand;
Change the tone of the voice often;
Use images, stories and videos during the explanation;
prefer alternative ways to generate curiosity;
Use colored chalk on the blackboard;
Use and request eye contact during explanations;
While for strategies to manage hyperactivity:
- Avoid repetitive and particularly long jobs;
- Agree in advance with the child the phases of the work that will be carried out;
Make sure that the child has clearly understood what to do;