Guidelines - NCCA

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Guidelinesfor Teachers of Students with General Learning DisabilitiesIntroductionIntroduction 3Assessment 17Communication and language 12School and classroom planning 4Managing challenging behaviour 37Supporting teaching and learning 24through ICTContentsIntroduction This is a companion document to the Guidelines for Teachers of Students with General Learning Disabilities. Its primary purpose is to look at some of the wider issues that affect the teaching and learning of these students. As with the Guidelines themselves, it is intended for use by all teachers, and should also be accessible to a range of other personnel directly involved with the student s education, whether in mainstream primary and special primary schools, post-primary schools, or other educational settings.

present a range of activities that will interest and motivate the student differentiate teaching approaches, methods, materials, resources and learning tasks according to individual, group and whole class student needs make the beginning and end points of tasks clear, and avoid ambiguity

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