Training of Education Leaders on Strategies and Accommodation for Learners with Special Educational Needs

June 5-8, 2024

DAY Day 2
SESSION NO. Session 6
TITLE OF THE Learners with Difficulty in Remembering and Concentrating
SESSION

DURATION 2 hours

This training aims to capacitate and strengthen understanding of education leaders on the different
TERMINAL strategies and accommodations for learners with special educational needs, for them to effectively provide
OBJECTIVE/S appropriate, relevant, instructional supervision.

Describe the characteristics of learners with difficulty in remembering or concentrating based from a
screening device
Explain how the proper use of instructional multi-sensory materials support the learning of learners with
ENABLING difficulty in remembering or concentrating
OBJECTIVE/S
Craft a technical assistance plan for teachers to accommodate learners with difficulty in remembering and
concentrating
Display appreciation for learners with difficulty in remembering and concentrating through sharing insights
OUTPUTS List of pictures recalled
Screening device of a learner difficulty in remembering and concentrating observed in the video presented
Technical assistance plan for teachers to accommodate learners with difficulty in remembering and
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June 5-8, 2024

concentrating

Learners with difficulty in remembering or concentrating manifest substantial limitations in age-appropriate

cognitive functioning and in adaptive behavior. These deficits in intellectual functioning are associated with
poor short-term memory, lack of concentration/focus in doing tasks, low motivation/self-esteem, and
KEY CONTENT difficulty at generalizing of what has been learned

 Training Module on Inclusive Education Teaching Learners with Difficulty in Remembering or

Concentrating/Intellectual Disability
 Handbook for Learners with Exceptionalities Difficulty in Remembering/Concentrating
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTMLzXzgB_s
 https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/special/pecs.php
REFERENCES
 https://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/rules.html
 https://education.alberta.ca/media/482311/is.pdf
 Team up for Down Syndrome 2011 (www.teamupfordownsyndrome.org)
Training of Education Leaders on Strategies and Accommodation for Learners with Special Educational Needs

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OBJECTIVE
(The SLIDE TIME
participants OUTPUT METHODOLOGY / ACTIVITIES NUMB ALLOCATIO MATERIALS
should be able ER N
to…)
DAY __, Session __
Introduction: 5 minutes
After the
session, Say: Good morning. In this session……
participants Do: Present the objectives of the session.
will be able to:
Try to remember what you have observed when you are
in a group. Are there two persons who are exactly the
same? Just like in our school, we encounter teachers and
learners having diverse interests and exceptionalities.
They differ in their ability to assimilate and to manifest
knowledge learned. Yet, despite their diversity, these
teachers and learners could give us lessons to improve
our relationship with them. These lessons are humbling
experiences which help us in our tasks as school heads.

Objectives: Activity: 20 minutes Ppt

List of pictures Activity #1: Remember Me
recalled Activity sheets
1. Present a slide with a set of pictures for three (3)
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seconds. Screening
2. Participants will write down all the items they device
could remember in the picture presented in 1
minute.
3. Facilitator will randomly call 5 participants to
share their list.
Describe the Screening device of Facilitator will process participants’ responses and
characteristics a learner connect to the session’s topic on teaching learners with
of learners observed/remembe difficulty in remembering or concentrating (LDRC)
with difficulty red
in Activity #2: Think of Me (15 minutes)
remembering
or 1. Instruct the participants to prepare the LDRC
concentrating Screening Device distributed.
based from a 2. A video of learners with difficulty in remembering
screening and concentrating will be shown.
device
3. The participants will observe the learner in the
video and using the tool, assess the learner based
on the following:

A. Physical and Motor Characteristics

B. Personal/Social Characteristics
C. Learning Characteristics
D. Spoken Language

(Mark check the screening device if the

characteristics on the list are observable with the
learner in the video)
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4. Facilitator will randomly call 5 participants to

share their accomplished screening device.

Analysis: 10 minutes
Facilitator will ask the following questions:

1. How do you feel having these kinds of learners in

your school? Why do you feel that way?

2. If you have these learners in your school, what do

you usually do? How will you assist your teachers?

3. As a school head, what will you do with new

enrollees displaying difficulty in remembering and
concentrating?

(Participants will be asked to share his/ her

thoughts and
Experience

Guide the participants so that they can share

about assessment/diagnosis, educational
placement, accommodations.

Assessment: assessing these learners using

tools i.e. MFAT, screening device, parent
interviews and or doctor’s diagnosis.

Educational placement based from the

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assessment

Accommodations for learners)

Abstraction: 40 minutes

Using a power point presentation, facilitator discusses

the following:

⮚ Definition of Learners with Difficulty in

Remembering or Concentrating (LDRC)
⮚ Characteristics of LDRC
⮚ Accommodations to Support Learners
Explain how
the proper use ⮚ Instructional Strategies for LDRC
of instructional ⮚ Multi-sensory Materials that Support the Learning 15 minutes
multi-sensory of LDRC
materials
support the Question and Answer
learning of The following questions will be asked during the
learners with discussions. Facilitator will randomly call the
difficulty in participants.
remembering
or 1. Have you come across with this kind of learner in
concentrating your school? How did you provide assistance to
the teachers in dealing with these kind of
learners?

2. Are the technical assistance you provided

answered the needs of the teachers? In what way?

3. Do you think there is such a thing as “best

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strategy” for teaching learners with difficulty in

remembering and concentrating? Expound your
answer.

Plan Application: 20 minutes Activity sheets

appropriate
accommodatio Instructional Facilitator will give the following instructions: Manila paper,
ns and strategies and pentel pen,
instructional accommodation 1. Revisit your accomplished Screening Device from scotch tape
strategies that plan the video seen.
will support 2. Craft a technical assistance plan for teachers to Print-out of the
the learners list of
accommodate learners with difficulty in
with difficulty instructional
in remembering and concentrating strategies and
remembering 3. Utilize the template given. accommodatio
or 4. Allotted time will be 5 minutes. (Timer will be ns
concentrating displayed on screen). List of instructional
strategies and accommodations as discussed will
be provided.

Charact Accommodation/ TA
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of Strategies ded
Learner to
the
Teac
hers

1. has Projective
difficulty Technique/Arts and
in cutting Craft Approach
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and
pasting

5. Participants shall be called to share their

accomplished technical assistance plan. Each
presenter shall be given 2 minutes to discuss their
plan.

Facilitator will process the outputs presented after

the presenters are done with their sharing.

Appreciate Concluding Activity: 10 minutes

learners with Present a video entitled “The Creed of babies with down
difficulty in syndrome” to the participants.
remembering
or Facilitator will call at least two participants to share their
concentrating insights.
through
sharing
insights
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Prepared by: IMELDA G. NAVEO

Education Program Supervisor

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