Unit 3: Special educational needs identification, assessment and intervention

This unit helps you get familiarized with the assessment of special educational needs (SEN) and the individualized education planning for learners with special educational needs.

Unit learning outcomes

By the end of this unit, you should be able to:

1. Conduct special educational needs assessment;
2. Develop an Individualized Education Planning (IEP) for a learner with learning difficulties.

Unit indicative content

1. Special Educational Needs Assessment (SENA)
2. Individualized Education Planning (IEP)

          - Determining eligibility for IEP

          - Developing a Learner's Individual Education Plan

          - Implementation, acceptance and amendments (reviews) of IEP

Learning resources

• Read Unit 3 PPT, Inclusive Education Practice Checklist, Individual Education Planning Form and ecological assessment.
• Watch Video 1 on special educational needs assessment and Video 2 on individual education planning. 

Learning activities

After reviewing  the above learning resources, work on the following activities (e-tivities):

- E-tivity 3.1: Quiz activity for Unit 3

The purpose of the e-tivity 3.1 is help you assess the achievement of the unit level learning outcomes 1 and 2.  

- E-tivity 3.2: Forum activity for Unit 3

The purpose of this e-tivity 3.2 is to help you exchange ideas about the strategies of assessing SENs.