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Learning and developmental support at the International School of Panama …

- - - - When a student has been identified as needing additional support in any capacity, they meet with the counsellor and the counsellor will conduct an assessment.
        
        Specific struggle areas are identified
        
        Define very simple goals
        
        Conduct small group interventions that are based on small goals that build on specific skills
        The small group interventions last 4-5 weeks and are conducted weekly
  - - - Objective Observation
        
        Intervention strategies are created and implemented with consistent check ins to observe student and analyse data
        
        Intervention strategies last 6 weeks, then there is a re-assessment
  - - - Differentiate Lessons
        E.g If they are doing addition work, the class teacher might give a struggling student a dice that had only 6 faces (a normal dice) and they would get problems like 6+2 or 1+1 or 4+5. Classes have differentiated dice that have 8 sides, 10 sides, 12 sides and 20 sides. So the class teacher would give the rest of the class 10 sided dice to work with and the math problems become more difficult and look more like 9+9 or 10+6 or 8+7. Then the students can all review the same basic math prinicipal at a different level.
        (B.McCabe, personal communication, Aug 30, 2021)
        
        Inclusion Support & Program
        
        In Class Inclusion Assisted Support
        
        Push In
        
        Pull Out
        
        1-1/1-3 in class learning support
        
        Inclusion Classroom
        For students with high needs, the inclusion classroom is a restrictive environment that is modified to cater to the specific needs of the learners.
        
        Assistive Technology
        Specific assistive technology is acquired for students who have been identified as needing more individualised and focused learning support
        
        Communication Boards
        A board that has visual representations of every day activities or items a child wants or needs (e.g a picture of the toilet) with a moveable pointer so that a non-verbal child or a child who is not comfortable speaking can communicate their needs throughout the day.
        
        Seating Systems
        There is a variety of seating systems available to assist students who need to be in constant motion. Seating options like the balance ball, wobble chair and Ergo chair provide students with an outlet for their energy without taking away their focus on the task at hand.
        
        Life Skills Education
        Academic content is taught through the learning of life skills. Students learn how to count money, how to cook and other everyday skills they will need to navigate life.
      - Assistive Technology
        In the classroom and school, assistive technologies and adaptive equipment can be utilised to personalise each students learning environment. In a Kindergarten classroom students have access to items such as pencil grips, weighted pencils, tactile letters, Ipads with student specific applications preloaded on them (e.g level appropriate RazzKids account),magnets, multimedia books (e.g Leapfrog books) and mathematics manipulatives.
      - Individual Attention
        Work one on one with a student falling behind
        E.g A student who needs extra support with the alphabet might need to meet with their teacher during Choice Time or when other students are working independently.