18th ELTA Serbia Online Conference, 11-12 December 2020, Day 1

1. SPECIAL NEEDS VS
LEARNING DISABILITIES
PRESENTATION/TALKSHOP BY:
GREGOR PIRŠ, PRIMARY SCHOOL ANE GALE SEVNICA,
SLOVENIA

3. LEARNER AND LEARNING NEEDS
• WHO ARE OUR LEARNERS?
• WHAT ARE THE GENERAL LEARNING NEEDS?
• CAN THEY ALL ACHIEVE WHAT IS NEEDED TO LEARN?
• DO THEY LEARN OR STUDY?
• ARE THE STUDENTS OVERACHIEVERS OR UNDERACHIEVERS?

4. DRESS FOR SUCCESS
INTERNAL EXTERNAL
OUTCOME? +/-

6. LABELLING IS IT GOOD OR BAD?
• POSITIVE EFFECTS
• NEGATIVE EFFECTS

7. LEARNING DISABILITY AND SPECIAL NEEDS
• EACH SPECIAL NEED MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE LEARNING DISABILITY
• STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES MAY HAVE A SPECIAL NEED
• THE KEY IS COGNITION
• INTRAINDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES  THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPEED OF
LEARNING
• SPECIAL NEEDS CATEGORIES:
• SENSORY
• COMMUNICATION
• INTELLECT
• BODY
• SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS

8. • CLEAR RULES
• CLEAR AIMS
• CLEAR SUPPORT
• ADAPTED ACTIVITIES
• CHANGES TO THE CLASSROOM
OUTLINE
• CLEAR TIMELINE
• MANAGEMENT OF OUTCOMES
• PARENT SUPPORT
• STUDENT SUPPORT
• SPEED OF LEARNING
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