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Title

Working with Children with Special Needs: Fundamentals of Learning Disability

Code

SDIS5191

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Duration

7.0 Hrs

Course Fee	Fee (excludes GST)	Fee (includes GST)
Course Fee (After 80% funding from VCF)	$41.00	$43.87
Course Fee (Before Funding)	$205.00	$219.35

Target Participants

Teachers, therapists, psychologists, social workers and other professionals working in preschools, special schools, Integrated Child Care Centres (ICCC) or other children centres.

Learning Objective

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
1) Define Learning Disability
2) List the possible causes of learning disabilities
3) Identify the characteristics of the common types of learning disabilities
4) Explain the challenges in learning and adaptive living for children with learning disabilities
5) Apply basic strategies to teach children with learning disabilities in reading, writing and understanding mathematics concepts

Course Outline

1) What is a learning disability?
2) What are the possible causes of learning disabilities?
3) Common types of learning disabilities, their characteristics and “tell-tale signs”
4) The gifted child with learning disability
5) Challenges in learning and adaptive living for children with learning disabilities
6) Introduction to broad principles for teaching a child with learning disability
7) Introduction to strategies and teaching tools/ materials for mathematics concepts, reading and writing

Trainer

Ms Faridah Ali Chang, B.Psychology, is a registered psychologist (Singapore) cum senior trainer/consultant with Rainbow Centre Training and Consultancy (RCTC). Her work as a psychologist with both Rainbow Centre Schools gave her extensive experiences in working with children with down syndrome, cerebral palsy, global development delay, multiple disabilities and autism particularly in areas of assessment and behaviour management. Ms Chang has been actively training preschool educators and professionals in the special needs area since taking on the role as a trainer in RCTC. Part of her work includes consultation with preschool educators and centres on disabilities and integration. She has also been invited to give talks on specific topics on special needs and other topics in teacher development.

Fee Remarks

Applicable to eligible NCSS member/ MCYS Funded VWO participants.

Enquiries

Naseem Begum / 62106667 / naseem_begum@ncss.gov.sg

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