Log Twenty Six: Task 4A – Professional Inquiry Questions (Part Two)

Q1. "How does a special education needs learning support assistant (SEN LSA) impact a child’s learning development inside and outside the classroom?"

Q2. "Why is it important to identify a child going through a transition? And how does it affect their development?"

Q3.  "How does praising a child’s effort and success help others focus on what they are good at?

Q4. "Why is it important to be consistent about classroom rules when promoting positive behaviour?"

Log Twenty Five: Task 6D – Delicious

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Log Twenty Four: Task 5A - Codes of Practice

Having read Reader 5 on Professional Ethics I found this to be an interesting task. I found it easier to brainstorm the codes of practice I saw at my place of work.

My initial thoughts, having evaluated my own performance on a random day, I considered how I could improve certain aspects such as ensuring children do not think that their need is greater than others. As I have mentioned  in Log Twenty Four: Transitions  the child I work with has a lot of behavioral ‘obstacles’ and sometimes would interrupt the whole class just to be heard. I will develop this thought process and expand on it in my professional inquiry proposal. Thanks for reading.

Log Twenty Three: Transitions

As an SEN LSA in a primary school I am working one to one with a child who has Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and for me I always go through everyday transitions. I go through a state of mind where I know that I have to slow down my speech for SEN children that will take what you say literally. When a child starts at a new school midway through term, it’s teacher and LSA’s responsibility to identify the transition of moving schools because of a special circumstance e.g. bullying in old school, parents being divorced, new family member. Recently, I have been able to identify numerous children going through different transitions that could affect their educational development so to counter this we encourage a child going through a transition to build positive relationships with their peers. I hope to touch more on this in my inquiry proposal. Thanks for reading. 

Log Twenty Two: Independent Learning

In my primary school we work very hard to develop independent thinkers through teaching. Within my role as an SEN LSA I have been able to identify independent learning in the classroom. The class teacher has given every child a ‘job’. We have jobs for the following:

·         Answering the telephone

·         Sharpening pencils

·         Register monitors

·         To count how many children are in after the register is taken

·         To turn on the lights

·         To turn off the lights

·         Handing out books

I believe this encourages the children learn independently as well as taking ownership and responsibility with something within the classroom. I feel that providing children with opportunities develops their independent learning helps build their self confidence and positive relationships with their peers. This video clip shows the ‘the ethos of independence’ at a primary school. Thanks for reading & watching.

http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Independent-Learners-A-Classroom-Approach-Primary-6084061/