Observation Task 2: Identifying Children with Special Educational

Needs (SEN)
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Focus:

Identifying types of learning support needed for SEN students

Objective: To encourage student teachers to support and included the

learning needs of identified SEN students in the classroom

Procedure: Identify two children who have SEN and complete table 2 to
highlight their needs and identify support that is offered which facilitates
their learning. If your class has no SEN students you will need to go to
a class that has SEN students in order to complete this task.

Table2: SEN Support for Students

Name

Age

Mahmo
od

5 years
old second
year in
kindergar
ten

IEP

Area of Focus

The Area of
focus:
Help
Mahmood to
stay
focused.
Reduce the
bad
behavior.
General
information or
background
about the pupil:
Mahmood has a
problem behavior.
He is hard in
controlling than
the other children.

Type, range and

frequency of support
provided / needed.

1) Teacher changes his

place.
2) Put it in the front, in
the middle to get rid
of distractions.
3) Use strategies such
as saying heads
down or one two
three. These
strategies support
and keep Mahmood
behavior under
control.
4) Use activities that
attract him and keep
him under control.
5) In case his attitude

The teacher
doesn't classify it
or diagnose him
with the
hyperactivity
condition, but he
is under behavior
issues.
Mahmood is an
active boy who is
hard to control in.
He is always
moving even when
he is in his place.
Mahmood has a
weak
concentration; he
easily distracted
with anything. It is
hard to controls on
it. Every 5 minutes
he back to moving
and playing with
anything in front
of him or talking to
his peer.

was unacceptable,
he will set in the
punishment chair in
the front.

Table 2: SEN Support for Students

Name

Age

Hamad
(mild
autism
conditio
n)

Five years
old
second
year in
kindergart
en

IEP

Area of Focus

The areas of
focus are:
Let them feel
settled down in
the classroom.
Support his
development

Type, range and

frequency of support
provided / needed.

Attractive learning
activities focused
on fine motor skills
to build and
improve his
physical skills.

and learn.
Learn as a
normal child.
Help Hamad to
behave in
appropriate way.
General
information or
background
about the pupil:

Technology which
is videos. Hamad
learns better
through visual
videos.
A quiet learning
environment that
he can learn on it
peacefully.

Hamad is mild
autism case in A
section. As any
autistic child,
Hamad is hard in
controlling, he can
not describe his
desires or talk. his
range of
vocabulary is
limited. He has an
assistant help him
in learning called,
the shadow
teacher.

Reflections on Observation Task 2: Identifying Children with Special

Educational Needs (SEN)

Read the questions below and write your answers

1. What is the school policy for inclusion for SEN students in the
school?
The school policy of inclusion is private and it is among the school and
special cases parents.
2. What accommodations were made for the identified SEN
students in the classroom?

According to my math MST: special needs students will be in the same

class as other normal children but with the shadow teacher who facilities,
monitor and assists their work. We gave them extra worksheets also
more concentration.
3. Was there any assistive technology, other equipment or
materials used with the identified SEN students? If yes, please
describe the equipment that was used and what it was used
for.
No
4. What teaching strategies did your MST use with the identified
SEN students?
According to my math MST: we use the cooperative and learning
through play strategies.
5. Where there any other school staff that worked with the
identified SEN students? If yes, please explain their role and
what they did with the identified SEN student.
Only assistants that provide the parents.

6. Do you think that SEN students should be included in the

classroom or taught in a class specifically for SEN students?
Why / Why not?
In my opinion, inclusion is an essential thing for the special need
students. Because if they raised, grow and used to the isolated or
special environment, they will never know what the real world is.
Above of that, it will turn to the biggest fear and nightmare to them, to
face the real world, communicate with others. Inclusion gives the brave
to interact, feel and live a normal life like others. Although it may occur
some issues that may let them feel different but it teaches them to be
brave and fight. Face reality is better than nightmares chasing me.