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Ability
SEND (Gov.uk, 2024)
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My opinion: As a society as soon as we hear SEND we think they are going to fall behind, be disruptive and will be placed in a lower ability group. However I believe this should not be the case. I have worked in a SEND school and have seen first hand the abilities these children have and they are able to store information I believe that children with SEND have the ability to thrive within the areas of learning, they may just require the right support to achieve it.
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My opinion: I agree that children with SEND may struggle to understand new information however this is not just the case with SEND children all children may struggle to understand a new concept but after practice they will begin to understand it.
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EAL (Devarakonda, 2020)
Monolingualism, bilingualism and multilingualism refers to the ability an individual has to speak one, two or more than two languages. The department for education (DfE) (2012) defines someones 'first language' as the language that the child was first exposed to in their first stages of development.
The ability a child has to speak English may impact on how they are included with their peers and their achievement levels.
Teachers may stereotype EAL children and may have low expectations in relation to their academic abilities.
My Opinion: I believe in education their is still a stereotype from practitioners that children with EAL will fall behind and their academic abiltlity will be lower. I think the reason behind this is that they think the children will not understand what they are communicating to them so will not effectively understand all the information that is told to them to develop their knowledge and understanding.
Children with EAL are likely to struggle to meet the early learning goals within the areas for learning.
Gender ability (Owens, 2021)
Verbal ability: Owens (2021) suggests that girls acquire language earlier and have greater verbal abilities than boys which continues into adulthood and it is believe women are better than men at math tasks that require verbal reasoning. Research has shown that parents talk more to baby girls during their play which will influence the child's verbal ability later on as the more parents talk to the children at a young age the stronger their verbal ability will be.
Visual/ spatial abilities: Boys generally outperform girls in visual/spatial abilities however it does depend on the task. It has been linked to game usage and boys tend to play more computer games than girls and traditional 'boys' toys such as construction supports the development of visual/spatial awareness.
Mathematical ability: Boys have performed slightly better than girls in mathematical tests that test the children's mathematical ability.
My opinion: I do believe gender used to play a part in children's abilities however I think in current times it is less relevant as children are being provided with the same opportunities. For example in the instance of visual and spatial awareness and how it says boys play more computer games I would say this is no longer the case as more girls are now playing computer games. I would agree with the point about construction helping with the development of the child's spacial and visual abilities however I think both genders are now exploring the construction toys as their is less of a label on it being a 'boys toy'. I agree that by parents talking to children from a young age it will impact their verbal ability however I do not believe that gender will influence the children's verbal abilities.
Physical ability
It is a common misconception that becasue a child is in a wheelchair it means that they cannot take part in certain activities such as PE.
My opinion: just because a child is in a wheelchair or is disabled it does not mean that the cannot take part in certain activities. It is the practitioners role and responsibilities to make adaptations so the child can get involved and do what everyone else is doing.
My opinion: a child should definitely not be singled out becasue they are disabled. All steps must be taken to ensure that the child can take part in the activities and they are still safe.
My opinion: all parts of the setting should be accessible to all individuals which includes the fitting of ramps, chair lifts and hoists if their is a swimming pool. This will ensure that all children feel valued and respected as the school are meeting their needs.