Differentiation for Students with Disabilities

This unit is designed to develop Pre-service Teachers’ (PSTs') skills, knowledge and understanding of curriculum planning that supports and encourages students with disabilities to achieve their optimal level. PST’s will examine approaches for differentiated instruction for students with disabilities, in relation to key legislation, regulations, policies and obligations related to inclusion and support, including international agreements. PST’s will also explore programs, resources and policy documentso develop skills and knowledge in curriculum planning and assessment of students with disabilities that will meet the relevant legislative requirements, regulations, policies and obligations.

This is a praxis inquiry unit in which students will undertake professional experience in a primary school and can develop a range of teaching strategies ready to trial them in future placements. This unit builds on PST’s primary school professional experiences and supports them to articulate and reflect on important questions regarding the impact of teachers' work. PST’s will reflect on their own experiences of, and learning in, primary schools by investigating personal, school-based, theoretical and socio-cultural explanations of their experiences in educational settings, including the principles underpinning the creation of differentiated classroom environments.