SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Assignment Code SF2

Assignment Type Case Study and Essay

Individual Assignment

Total Marks 100

Module Name Inclusive Education 2

Module Code INE302

- Consult the Learning Management System (LMS), i.e., Canvas or ECI, for the due dates, the Assessment
Guidelines for Students document, the Assignment Overview, and other updated detail. Check the
Announcements by your lecturer and use the Module Q&A forum to ask questions related to this
assignment.
- For rules and regulations applicable to assessments, refer to the Student Handbook.
- Note STADIO’s rules relating to plagiarism and cheating. Do not hesitate to seek help if you are unsure
of how to reference your sources. Make use of the STADIO Referencing Guide, available from the Online
Library.

INTRODUCTION
Aligning with the purpose of the inclusive education course, this assignment seeks to assist
novice teachers in identifying barriers to learning and adapting the teaching and learning
model to include all learners.
This assignment requires that you apply the knowledge and content obtained from lessons or
units 2, 3 and 7.
This assessment will require application of the following module outcomes:

1. Apply the skills necessary for screening all learners, identifying vulnerable learners, and
assessing the level of support required.
2. Construct appropriate support plans to optimize learners' potential in the classroom.
3. Consider socio-economic barriers present in South African classrooms, critically discuss
their impact on learner performance and suggest strategies to build learner resilience.

Programme for a child with a Behavioural Impairment

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 DESCRIPTION

This assignment consists of 3 sections and will focus on one case study

Section A requires that you read the case study and complete a support needs assessment,
listing the learner’s strengths and risk factors. You will use the adapted and edited version of
the Support Needs Assessment (SNA 1 and 2) from the Policy on SIAS (DoBE 2014). For this
section, ensure that you are familiar with the SIAS process explained in lesson/unit 2.

Section B requires that you explain how content, teaching and assessment can be
differentiated to suit the needs of this learner. For this section you will need to understand and
refer to differentiation methods outlined in lesson 3.

Section C of this assignment is the essay component, where you will write an essay explaining
how socio-economic factors can act as a barrier to learning, by incorporating two relevant
theoretical frameworks. Refer to lesson/unit 7 for this section, as well as other sources.

Section Title/ Description Submission format Marks

A SCREENING, Use the assignment 25
IDENTIFICATION, template available on
ASSESSMENT AND the LMS. Complete
SUPPORT- SUPPORT the table in section A
NEEDS ASSESSMENT by listing factors per
category.
B RESPONDING TO Use the assignment 25
LEARNER DIVERSITY template available on
IN THE CLASSROOM the LMS. Answer the
questions under
Section B
C SOCIO-ECONOMIC Use the assignment 50
BARRIERS template available on
the LMS. Write an
essay for Section C.

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 Section A (25 Marks)

INSTRUCTIONS

• Read the case study below

• Identify the learner’s strengths and barriers to learning
• Using the template to complete a needs analysis

Amila is a 7-year-old, Isizulu speaking, Grade 2 student who lives in Durban with her mother and
grandmother. She attends Seaside Primary, a quintile 4, well-resourced, English-medium
mainstream school. Unfortunately, Amila must travel quite a distance every morning to get to
school, however her teachers are caring and are looking for ways to assist her. Amila’s mother is a
single parent, she is currently unemployed and under an immense amount of stress. However, she
is eager to communicate with teachers and attend school meetings. Amila’s mother sometimes
obtains part-time work in the evening, leaving Amila’s grandmother in charge of homework
completion, this is often a struggle as her grandmother did not complete primary school. Amila is a
well-behaved, obliging, and respectful learner who presents with the potential to cope academically.
Psychoeducational testing indicated average cognitive abilities, however scholastic testing indicated
significant delays in major areas of learning, reading, spelling and mathematics. She is a reluctant
reader, who struggles to identify words, she has scored lower than average on reading
comprehension and vocabulary tests.

Amila did not get the opportunity to attend Grade R consistently and struggled to cope in Grade 1.
She experienced difficulties with schoolwork completion, inattentiveness, and distractibility, as well
as disorganization. She has the tendency to daydream in class. Amila is not a talkative learner,
however her teachers are concerned that she sometimes does not speak at all, they state that this
occurs when she becomes anxious or is uncomfortable. However, once she becomes comfortable
with someone, she is expressive and responsive. Amila often comes to school hungry, and this
makes her irritable, especially with other learners, she then becomes emotional and has crying
outbursts. Her teacher notes that she sometimes acts 'socially immature', and becomes agitated by
certain stimuli in her environment, she also experienced major separation anxiety at the beginning
of the year, causing her mother to spend time at school with her every day. Amila has a good short-
term memory, and can remember basic information and instruction, the problem arises when she
has to process and apply her learning. She often takes a while to process content-heavy material,
and requires repetition, which schooltime does always allow for.

In her spare time, Amila enjoys spending time with her mother and grandmother, she enjoys art,
listening to music and dancing.

FORMAT
Use the template provided on the LMS and provide a needs analysis under the following
headings:
• Communication
• Learning and development
• Behaviour and social competence
• Classroom and school
• School and family
Each category should have at least 5 factors

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Your assignment must be typed using 12 font Arial and one and a half line spacing. You must
use the assignment template to populate your answers. Submit your entire assignment to
Turnitin, this will be downloaded from the LMS and will be marked online. You must submit to
Turnitin a few days before your assignment is due giving it time to be processed by the system.

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 Section B (25 Marks)

INSTRUCTIONS
• Refer to course content and familiarize yourself with methods that can be used to assist
learners like Amila.
• Design an individual support plan (ISP) in terms of teacher intervention and support:
Using the DoBE (2011) Guidelines for Responding to Learner Diversity through CAPS and
other sources, outline points toward a curriculum differentiation programme for the
learner.
• Ensure that your points cover differentiation of the content, teaching methods,
assessment, psychosocial and learning environments, and physical environment.

FORMAT
Use the template provided on the LMS and provide an explanation discussing differentiation
methods under the following headings:
• Curriculum content
• Teaching methods
• Assessment
• Psychosocial and learning environment
• Physical environment

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Your assignment must be typed using 12 font Arial and one and a half line spacing. You must
use the assignment template to populate your answers. Submit your entire assignment to
Turnitin, this will be downloaded from the LMS and will be marked online. You must submit to
Turnitin a few days before your assignment is due giving it time to be processed by the system.
Adhere to the mark allocation. Refer to course content, however where possible you must write
in your own words.

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 Section C (50 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS
• Write an essay, where you discuss socio-economic barriers and include:
1. How socio-economic factors contribute to barriers to learning
2. Two theories that will help understand the nature and effects of socio-economic
barriers to learning
3. Direct and indirect effects of poverty
4. Protective factors, support and interventions that could assist these learners

FORMAT
• Adhere to academic writing techniques, ensure that essay includes an introduction,
body, and conclusion

• Draw on what you’ve read on in your prescribed and recommended material and c
onsult other research sources if required, to enrich your essay
• Attach your reference list of at least three credible or reliable references. Do not
reference any PowerPoint and do not use Wikipedia. Please remember to cite your
core course material.

• Ensure that you use the correct reference setting as laid out in the STADIO
Referencing Guide 2021. Make sure that you have correctly integrated your intext
references and referenced details into your discussion

• Remember to proofread your assignment to check that your overall grammar,

sentence construction, argument is clearly expressed and formalised. Once again be
guided by skills you have already developed in your academic literacy modules and
essay construction skills as laid out in your reference booklet

• Your essay should be roughly 2 pages in length (800-1000 words)

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
• The use of a paraphrasing app or tool will be heavily penalised as it constitutes as a form
of plagiarism. Please be mindful that the use of a paraphrasing tool renders your work
incomprehensible, and this has a negative ripple effect on the coherence of your entire
assignment. The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with an opportunity to
express your own original thoughts and apply your understanding around a particular
theory, any deviation from this will be severely penalised. You have been warned.
• Your assignment must be typed using 12 font Arial and one and a half line spacing. You
must use the assignment template to populate your answers. Submit your entire
assignment to Turnitin, this will be downloaded from the LMS and will be marked online.
You must submit to Turnitin a few days before your assignment is due giving it time to
be processed by the system. Adhere to the mark allocation.

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 GUIDANCE
Refer to the marking instrument (the rubric) below, to understand the assignment
performance expectations and how your work will be assessed. Once you have completed your
assessment, use the checklist to ensure that you have covered all the required elements.

MARKING INSTRUMENT
Essay rubric:
10-9 8-7 6-5 4-3 2-0
Structure, Observes Most conventions Some problems Structure requires Poor structure,
paragraphing, academic essay observed, evident in structure, work, points not very disorganised
spelling and conventions, generally good not always logically organised & confusing, no
grammar excellent structure & organised, logically, conventions
(10) structure and organisation, paragraph problematic regarding
organisation, paragraph conventions paragraphing, structure
paragraphing is conventions attempted, although inconsistent observed, no
arranged logically arranged are not always progression of paragraphs. Many
logically around with good logically presented, ideas, often more language errors
key statements, coherence, logic & confusing at times than one focal
sentences flow flow. Mostly free of but overall, still point in
coherently language errors coherent. Some paragraphs,
errors in language confusing, lacks
coherence & flow
Use of Excellent use of Good use of Average use of Examples mostly No examples
examples & examples, very examples, examples, weak, irrelevant & used, examples
substantiation relevant & argument mostly somewhat weak or off topic, little completely off
(10) support points, substantiated, off topic, don’t attempt to topic or irrelevant
add to argument mostly relevant, always further substantiate
in meaningful generally support argument, other argument
way points/argument, points not
needs some substantiated
further thought/
development
Argument Excellent ability Good ability to Discussion is Discussion is Off topic, no
and critical to work with key work with key somewhat weak, weak & understanding of
analysis (10) concepts/ concepts/ uneven and at times superficial, issues is evident,
information. information. incoherent. Average extremely limited very superficial
Argument is Argument is ability to work with understanding
clear. Excellent coherent and key concepts/ and ability to
understanding of critical. information. work with key
the issues raised concepts/
in the essay information
Content Comprehensively Mostly Points lack depth in Some points off Off topic, very
knowledge discussed, clear, comprehensively places, average topic, uneven and superficial,
and accurate, discussed, good understanding of the shaky inadequate
referencing detailed, and understanding of relevant terms. understanding of understanding of
(10) comprehensive the relevant the relevant the relevant
understanding of terms. terms. terms.
the relevant
terms.
Referencing Referenced Minor referencing Quite a few Too many Referencing was
(10) material flaws and referencing flaws referencing flaws completely
meaningfully referenced and referenced and material was ignored. Evidence
integrated into material should be material not always not integrated of the
the overall further integrated integrated into the into argument or paraphrasing tool
argument and into the argument argument or well paraphrased or plagiarism
effective or further requires further apparent
paraphrasing paraphrased paraphrasing
skills displayed

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 CHECKLIST
Once you have completed your assessment, use the checklist below to make sure that
you have covered all elements. Provide ticks in the ‘Completed’ column for all the tasks or
requirements that have been completed.

Task/ Requirement Completed

1 Did you read the case study?
2 Did you complete a needs analysis on the strengths and risk factors
for 5 areas?
3 Did you refer to course content on differentiation?
4 Did you explain appropriate differentiation methods suited to assist
at-risk learners?
5 Did you conduct research before attempting your essay?
6 Does your essay adhere to academic writing?
7 Did you proofread your essay?
8 Did you write in your own words, reflecting your own understanding
of content?
9 Did you provide in-text references and a reference list for your essay?

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