Education Strategies For Special Needs Individuals
By Lena M. Mahathor

Bandar Seri Begawan - Some 90 Special Education Needs Assistants (SENA) and homeroom teachers joined the `National Workshop on Effective Inclusion Strategies for Educators of Individuals with Special Needs' that ended yesterday afternoon.

The guest of honour, Dyg Apsah binti Haji Abdul Majid, Director of Schools, said the Ministry of Education upholds the philosophy that all children can learn and should he helped to reach their full potential.

She touched on the importance of educators having an understanding of the wide range of characteristics of the students with special needs.

She hoped the participants will now have a better insight on the programmes introduced during the workshop, given the hands-on experience in drafting an effective education plan for students with high support needs and the remedial education plan for the students with learning difficulties.

Class teachers or subject teachers, she said, should show commitment in providing teaching and learning strategies to accommodate the whole range of students in the classroom thus schools should also be aware of the diversity of educational needs, for the flexibility in the curriculum so it can be adapted where necessary.

She said “the quality of our education system is evaluated by how responsive we are to the needs of the individual student and quality here is synonymous with how responsive we are as trained professional in responding to the needs of all students”.

She believed that all educators, including the workshop participants, could make a difference in the life of all students.

The guest of honour presented certificates to the workshop participants.

Dr Haji Kassim bin Haji Daud, Acting Head of Special Education Unit, delivered the opening remarks.

The four-day workshop was jointly organised by the Special Education Unit, Ministry of Education and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO).

It is aimed to expose and update participants with the latest strategies and techniques for educating individuals with special needs. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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