This course offers a strong foundation for understanding how and what children learn within a school setting. It will be valuable for anyone who has children or who works or wishes to work with children of school age.
The sessions will cover the following:
- How we learn (2 sessions)
What is learning? How do we process information to learn? What are the consequences of undetected breakdowns?
- The factors that support and affect learning (4 sessions)
The development of Sensory Motor, Language, Social Emotional and Cognitive abilities and their role in successful learning.
- The scope and sequence of development of academic skills at school (6 sessions)
The underlying competencies children need to develop at each level and why.
- Effective learning is targeted through good teaching practice (1 session)
The difference between differentiation and accommodations, which are key to successful inclusion of all learners.
