SENSORY AND/OR PHYSICAL NEEDS
This course looks at sensory and/or physical needs including supporting children and young people with vision impairment, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical disability. The course provides an overview of the impact these sensory and physical needs might have on children and young people and their learning opportunities.
The modules in this course are:
- Vision impairment
- Multi-sensory impairment (MSI)
- Physical disability
- Hearing impairment
The modules in this course have been reviewed by Ros Davies, QTVI, @Hester Richardson, Programme Lead Education of Children with Multi Sensory Impairments at the University of Birmingham, Dr Helen Chilton, Senior Lecturer in Deaf Education at the University of Manchester, @Lindsey Jones, Senior Lecturer in Deaf Education at the University of Manchester, and Elaine Colquhoun, former director of nasen.
5 Modules
0. Course outline
Introduction to the course on sensory and/or physical needs, including key terminology and resources to know when working through this course.
1. Supporting children with a vision impairment
This module shares best practice when supporting children and young people with a vision impairment in your setting.
1.1: Introduction to supporting children with a vision impairment
1.2.1: Types of eye conditions
1.2.2: Identification of a vision impairment
1.2.3: Supporting children with a vision impairment
1.4: Quiz - Vision impairment
1.5: Vision impairment - Additional resources
1.3: Removing barriers to education: Identifying and supporting pupils with vision and hearing problems
2. Understanding multi-sensory impairment
This module shares an introduction to multi-sensory impairment, the barriers MSI might create to learning and best practice to support children in the classroom.
2.1: Introduction to multi-sensory impairment
2.2.1: Barriers to learning for children and young people with MSI
2.2.2: Strategies to support children and young people with MSI
2.3: Carolyn Greig, Saima Rajasingam & Claire Manford: Tackling hidden Multi-sensory Impairment (MSI) in a mainstream classroom
2.4: Quiz - Multi-sensory impairment
2.5: Multi-sensory impairment (MSI) - Additional resources
3. Supporting children and young people with physical disability
This module provides insight into types of physical disability, the variety of ways this might present in children and young people, and the strengths and difficulties children with a physical disability might have.
3.1: Introduction to supporting children and young people with a physical disability
3.2.1: Physical disabilities and their impact
3.2.2: Supporting children with a physical disability in your setting
3.3: Kim Griffin: Supporting fine motor skills - lets make it functional
3.4: Quiz - Supporting children with a physical disability
3.5: Supporting children with a physical disability - Additional resources
4. Supporting deaf children and young people
This module provides information on the nature of hearing loss, how to identify deafness and how to support deaf children and young people from early years through to adulthood.
4.1: Introduction to supporting deaf children and young people
4.2.1: Nature of hearing loss
4.2.2: Identification of deafness in the early years
4.2.3: Strategies to support deaf children in early years to primary school
4.2.4: Supporting deaf children to transition between settings
4.2.5: Strategies to support deaf children in primary and secondary
4.2.6: Supporting deaf young people transition to post-16 and adulthood
4.3: Deaf awareness for early years practitioners
4.4: Quiz - Supporting deaf children and young people
4.5: Supporting deaf children and young people - Additional resources
What you'll learn
- Understand different types of eye conditions and adjustments to make in your setting and classroom to support CYP with a vision impairment
- Understand multi-sensory impairment and the barriers to learning this might create for CYP
- Learn best practice strategies to support children and young people with multi-sensory impairment in your classroom
- Recognise some common types of physical disability and understand how to make adjustments in your setting and in the classroom to support CYP with a physical disability
- Understand how to support deaf children and young people in your school or setting
The Instructors
