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Early Inclusions
Undergraduate | LTU-EDU4EI | 2023
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 6 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Early Inclusions
About this subject
- Identify and understand a range of motivations and neurological differences that influence physical, sensory, intellectual or autism spectrum disorder, behavioural or psychological disorder, communication, learning or developmental delay.
- Analyse a range of pedagogical principles and practices, including communication strategies, that build relational agency and promote student wellbeing, positive behaviours and learning participation.
- Validate curriculum decisions, partnership with families and other professionals to ensure all children participate in and learn from the everyday routines, interactions and play and learning experiences that occur in early learning settings.
- Identify and understand the significance of inclusion and strategies for intervention and opportunities for all children.
- • Introduction to inclusion.
- • Barriers to inclusion.
- • Adaptations and support.
- • Inclusion in practice.
In this subject pre-service teachers will investigate the educational, social and emotional needs of children. The neuroscience associated with developmental trauma and the impact on learning will be examined. A holistic perspective informed by sound theoretical and applied models will form the foundation of the investigation and choice of appropriate strategies. Proactive and reactive strategies will be examined within an inclusive education framework. Educator resilience and relational skills required to work with children to enable inclusion successful will be examined.
- Illustrative Learning Plan (Approx. 2000 words). (50%)
- Part A: Inclusion Rationale Diagnostic task (200 words) (10%). This assessment task will be undertaken within the first 2 weeks of the term. Part B: Inclusion Rationale (1800 words) (40%) (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- LAT-ECE-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Others
Pre-requisites: Students must be admitted into EBECEO.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateLAT-ECE-DEG