Observation Task 2: Identifying Children with Special

Educational Needs (SEN)

Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Table 1: SEN Support for Students
Name Age IEP Area of Focus Type, range and frequency of
support provided / needed.

Saddi 4 years Hyper active in He takes extra work

q groups table. She and activities to not
makes eyes contact disrupt other
with him while he is students.
sitting on the table to Let him be the
he know that teacher helper hand.
is observing him while
in the learning center.

Ali 4 years Not social students - Give him more group

In carpet time. She let
him to involve with
other students for
daily routines and for
lining up she try to put
him in the middle
because he likes to be
in the end and not
touch other students.
works.
Let him discuss with
girls and boys.
Try to teach him that we
are in school so you
have to communicate
with all.
Try to give him flexible
toys that can be shared
with all.
Reflections on Observation Task 2: Identifying Children
with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Read the questions below and write your answers

1. What is the school policy for inclusion for SEN

students in the school?
In Sama American School they mixed special needs students
with regular classes. Because it may help students to
improve and do better while they observing the other
students in same their classes.

2. What accommodations were made for the identified

SEN students in the classroom?
In my class the special need they didnt made for them a
special accommodation because they were not or deserves it
that much. On the other hand, I observed in other special
need classes they were dealing by give them a shadow
assistant or bring for them once a week a social helper.

3. Was there any assistive technology, other equipment

or materials used with the identified SEN students? If
yes, please describe the equipment that was used
and what it was used for.
No they didnt put any assistive technology or materials for
them.

4. What teaching strategies did your MST use with the

identified SEN students?
I observed two special needs in my class. Which were a
hyper and not a social student. My MST was using some
strategies to develop them by ignore the hyper student
 because he needs attention from her or tell him we will
discuss this after we finish. But for the other student she
used to put him and mix with other students to communicate
with them.

5. Where there any other school staff that worked with

the identified SEN students? If yes, please explain
their role and what they did with the identified SEN
student.
Yes there were a social helper, she comes to observe and do
activities with those special needs students. I observed her
with one student in my class that not involve and talk except
with the MST. She brings a paper and writes on it or asks her
if she will answer and involve with activities.

6. Do you think that SEN students should be included in

the classroom or taught in class specifically for SEN
students? Why / Why not?
In my opinion yes it should be included in the classrooms.
Because that may help the special needs students to give
and develop their situations in the school. Also, they should
be included because they may learn from their fiends for
example the autism student may be improved and be social.