Element: Element 2 Teachers know their students and how they learn
Teaching Standard: 2.1.6. demonstrate knowledge of a range of literacy strategies to meet the needs of all students including:
· Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
· Students with Special Needs
· Non-English Speaking Background students
· Students with Challenging Behaviours
Reasoning for selected evidence:
The evidence attached is a series of different worksheets developed for one of my Year 8 classes. The majority of this class has high literacy needs due to learning/behavioural difficulties and thus theirs literacy skills were something I wanted to focus on in the unit of work I established for them. In Visual Arts, there are many difficult words and concepts that students learn about and for students with poor literacy skills it is integral to build up vocabulary and concepts in a way that they can understand. I considered this when creating worksheets for the class which lead to using small, easy to read paragraphs, dictionary definitions, and tasks which have a fun element to it (getting students to colour or link words). Students enjoyed the worksheets and during my time with them, I saw their skills for writing and discussing art build with students reflecting on the information in their worksheets.
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