Learning Plans come under a variety of different names: Personalised Learning Plan (PLP) Individual Education Plans (IEP) Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Individual Learning Plan (ILP) Education Support Plan (ELP) Adjustment Plan Plans are written to provide a written document (legally binding) as to the supports and adjustments that the school will make for […]
The NCCD is the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data for students with a disability in Australia. This data is submitted as part of the midyear census by each school on the first Friday in August each year. What is disability as defined in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992? Directly quoted from the act: The Disability Discrimination Act […]
As a Learning Support Teacher I regularly teach maths intervention groups. Here are my must haves to support learning in a concrete and fun way. Cuisennaire rods These coloured blocks are a great support for students in developing their number sense. Read my blog here about how they work. Cuisenaire rods - TracyAshbridge.com Numicon These […]
Recently I attended a Professional Development day run by ISQ and QCAA here in Queensland. They presented a way to plan for students who are working off year level. While the focus was students working below year level, this also works for students working above year level. Who should you write a modified plan for? […]
Do you know what Cuisenaire rods are ? Do you know how to teach using them? Cuisenaire rods are 10 different coloured rods which increase in size by 1 each time 1 = white 2 = red 3= light green 4= purple/mauve/ maroon - whatever you students agree on is fine! 5= yellow 6= dark […]
I am sure you have heard of Dyslexia. Maybe dyspraxia, maybe dysgraphia. In this group of Specific Learning Difficulties is also Dyscalculia. Dys means bad and calculia means numbers, so, dyscalculia is a Specific Learning Difficulty which impacts the learning of number skills. In the past few weeks, I was asked to assess a student […]
I was accredited as a Lead Teacher in 2020. Since then, I have mentored a number of others to support them on their journey from many areas of Australia. Whilst some of them are local to me, others have been interstate and the process has been quite different. My support has been similar for them […]
20 years ago I started to draft an intervention for primary students having difficulties in maths. There are many choices of interventions for literacy intervention but good evidence based math programs are hard to find. Over the past 2 years I have been working to make the dream a reality and my Level 1 book […]
Bet lines are a way to help students think about and solve mathematical problems. You can either use these in PowerPoint with each line showing one after the other or just cover and release as you explore each line. To start you just read the top line and ask the students what they think the […]
The Schwa Sound This a very tricky rule to explain and has many complications. It is avoided by many programs and teachers. The schwa sound is represented in IPA as an upside down letter e. The schwa is in an unstressed syllable and it can be spelt with any vowel letter. Not at all tricky!! […]
