Worksheet 2
Worksheet 2
WARM-UP
A. Brainstorming – can you think of words that are related to “inclusive education”?
Write down at least 5 of them. Define this term.
Inclusive
education
B. Discuss in pairs.
What does the term “disabled person” mean? If you are not sure, try to find the answer
in the relevant source. Have you found any synonyms or close terms?
Have you ever had a classmate with learning difficulties or a disabled friend? Did you
help them in any way? How did other children treat them?
How different are their lives and the lives of their peers? How different are their
hobbies?
TEXT-BASED EXERCISES
1. What is important to make inclusive education successful for students with learning
difficulties?
3. Which of the learning difficulties affect muscles and their coordination? How can it
influence students’ writing?
4. How does ADHD student with hyperactivity differ from the one without
hyperactivity?
1. He looks very ______ when doing sport, he can’t coordinate his ______.
2. Your ______ is very poor, you should use the computer.
3. A text which is written in a way you cannot read is ______.
4. Typical for children with ADHD is a lack of concentration. They are not able to
______ ______.
5. In some poor countries a lot of children cannot read and write. There is a low ______
rate.
6. He moves all the time and runs around, he is quite ______.
7. Ethnic minorities often _______ with prejudice and poverty.
E. Match the specific problems that are connected to these learning difficulties.
B. number reversal
D. problem to focus
F. messy/illegible text
F. Discuss in groups
● Do you know any other learning difficulties?
● What are their symptoms?
● What are the methods of working with pupils with learning difficulties?
● What would you like to learn about inclusive education to be prepared to teach
pupils with special needs?
● What are the pros and cons of pupils with special needs being included in
a mainstream classroom?
G. Work in groups. Try to think how to help children with learning difficulties in
schools and discuss your ideas.