INC3701 Assignment 4 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2023 (792515) - DUE 24 August 2023

INC3701 Assignment 4 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2023 () - DUE 24 August 2023 TRUSTED workings, explanations and solutions. 0 for assistance............................ Question 1 Read scenario A and scenario B and answer the questions that follow: Scenario A. Mrs Molefe is a grade 5 teacher who is very enthusiastic about her teaching duties. She teaches English first additional language and ensures that all learners participate actively in all lesson activities that she gives every school day. At the end of each learning unit, she gives her learners assessment INC3701/103/2023 7 tasks. All her students are required to complete these assessment tasks in preparation for the quarterly, formal examinations and these assessment tasks have proven to be very helpful to the learners, including those with learning difficulties. Scenario B. Mr Japhta is one of the foundation phase teachers at Hlakula school. Success of each learner is paramount in this school and Mr Japhta is tasked with screening and identifying learners with learning challenges at the beginning of each school year. He prepares grade one learners’ assessment activities to identify those with learning barriers so that they will be supported accordingly. These assessment activities are informal, and the results thereof are used to draft individual support plans for those who have been identified to be in need of extra specific support. 1.1 In which scenario is assessment for inclusivity practised? Support your answer. (5) 1.2 In which scenario is the assessment of learners’ scholastic achievement used? Give reasons for your answer. (5) 1.3 In which scenario is the usage of the SIAS policy going to be vital? Give reasons for your answer. (5) 1.4 In which scenario is the inclusion of parents of utmost importance and why? (5) [20] Question 2 Read the paragraph below and answer question 2.1. Timothy Thobela is a new teacher at Timber full-service school. He is well qualified with an Honours degree in inclusive education and is a teacher to grade seven learners. At the beginning of his first year at school he conducted screening of the learners who had passed grade 6 the previous year in order to identify those who needed specific support. When he finished this exercise, INC3701/103/2023 8 he went to the Head of the Department and said, “Madam, I have diagnosed a learner with dyslexia, and I recommend that he should be referred to a special school”. 2.1 Identify three cardinal mistakes that Timothy made in his attempt to assist learners with learning disabilities and give reasons why you think these were mistakes that Timothy needs to avoid in future. (9) 2.2 The whole school approach is needed to support vulnerable learners with learning difficulties. 2.2.1 How would you implement this approach if you were given this task at the school in which you are working. Your discussion should include different aspects to be considered when implementing the whole school approach. (10) 2.2.2. How would you incorporate the principle of Ubuntu in your implementation of the whole school approach? (5) 2.3 Mr Charlie Anderson is an experienced teacher at Starters full-service school. In his quest to identify and support learners with learning barriers in his class, he put together an inventory of the strengths and needs of the learners across a broad spectrum. On the basis of the information gathered, he found a learner who needed extra support and he invited the learner’s parents to be part of the formulation of the individual support plan to support the identified learner. The review date was set for the learner unfortunately at the time of the reviews they found that the plan did not work as the learner had not shown any signs of progress. 2.3.1. Discuss what the next step should be to ensure that the learner is assisted and also state who should be involved in that step. (3) 2.3.2 Explain the importance of assessments to teachers. (3) [30] Question 3 INC3701/103/2023 9 Read the article by Anggadewi (2021) accessible at 3.1 Teachers who teach in inclusive classes are advised to provide learners with learning difficulties with the necessary support and guidance so that they master a new skill or grasp a key concept while gradually reducing that support as the learner becomes more competent. Name and describe the correct term that is used to describe the abovementioned teacher’s method of teaching in the context of optimum learner involvement in an inclusive learning involvement. Use your own words to describe the term. (5) 3.2 Describe five advantages of using this technique to the learner. (5) 3.3 What is the significance of knowing the learner’s readiness level for achievement of curriculum differentiation and which form of the SIAS policy can the teacher use in order to obtain this information? (5) 3.4 Discuss the four leaner-centred strategies that a teacher can use in class to ensure achievement of curriculum differentiation. (20) [35] Question 4 A grade 6 mathematics teacher is teaching the addition of three-digit numbers, e.g. 124 + 435, on a particular day. However, she gives one learner the task of adding two-digit numbers, e.g. 71 + 16, in the same class. Describe the element of curriculum that this teacher is differentiating and what could be the possible reason for this kind of curriculum differentiation? (5) Question 5 5.1 Design a short assessment that addresses the following levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy using a subject/ topic of your choice: INC3701/103/2023 10 5.1.1 Recall 5.1.2 Comprehension 5.1.3 Apply 5.1.4 Analyse 5.1.5 Evaluate [10]