Integrated Resource - Support Given
The children spend most of the school day with their own class. Any extra help that is needed is provided by staff from the IR.
The amount of time a hearing impaired child spends in the mainstream class and the level of support the child receives depends on the individual needs of the child.
Support can be given in a number of ways:
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Support in the mainstream class
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Individual support withdrawn to the IR
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Small group work with other hearing impaired children in the IR
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Small group work with their hearing and deaf peers in the IR - often referred to as 'reverse integration'
The majority of support is given in the mainstream classroom. IR time is spent:
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Reading books from the IR's reading programme – Reading is given a high priority.
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Preparing for or consolidating class work, for example, working on vocabulary for a science lesson, support for class spellings or consolidation of a maths concept new to a child,
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Working on intervention programmes designed to promote the development of a child's speech, language and communication skills,
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Developing listening skills.
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Targeting social and emotional literacy and developing the children's own 'Personal Understanding of Deafness' in small groups.
We have regular meetings in the Key Stage 2 base which are chaired and minuted by the children themselves. This is a great opportunity for the children to get together, share news and views, voice their opinions and practise turn taking in a large group.
We also run a range of clubs at lunchtimes to help the children support and develop friendships with their hearing and deaf peers, which include friendship club, art club, animation club and a signing choir.
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