Advanced Diploma in Remedial Education
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Purpose and Rationale
Advanced Diploma in Remedial Education
Purpose:
The Advanced Diploma in Remedial Education is designed to equip educators with the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills to excel as remedial teachers and learning support specialists. The programme aims to help teachers develop specialized competencies and evidence-based practices in the pedagogy and didactics of remedial education. The curriculum integrates both theoretical and practical components to ensure teachers have a comprehensive understanding in this area.
Topics covered include learning disabilities (such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia), primary and second language acquisition, linguistics (phonology, semantics, morpho-syntax, pragmatics), orthography, learning support, and the importance of parent-school partnerships.
In the practical component of the programme, teachers will receive supervision through online channels to identify pupils with specialized remedial or learning needs. They will conduct diagnostic scholastic assessments to design and implement interventions, individual support plans, and effectively manage these pupils. The focus will be on learners facing challenges in scholastic, learning, language, reading, and mathematics domains.
Furthermore, teachers will develop skills in collaborating with classroom teachers and multi-disciplinary teams. They will also enhance their counseling abilities when engaging with parents during the assessment and intervention processes. Written and oral reporting skills will be honed through report writing and conducting parent-teacher feedback sessions.
By completing this qualification, teachers will be better equipped to design, implement, and report on learning support plans, curriculum differentiations, and adapted classroom practices for learners with specialized needs. This diploma allows educators to enhance their knowledge and skills in the critical areas of remedial education.
Rationale:
- The inclusion of a substantial online component enables a larger intake of teachers, aligning with national objectives of enhancing teacher skills and competence.
- Teachers across the African continent can enroll in this qualification, expanding educational opportunities.
- The online delivery model enables teachers to access course materials conveniently from their internet-connected devices, increasing accessibility for those unable to attend on-campus lectures.
- This mode of delivery benefits teachers in remote areas, improving educational quality and reducing study costs for learners.
- The demand for teachers with expertise in remedial teaching is high among schools and parents due to the prevalence of learners facing challenges in language acquisition, learning, literacy, and numeracy.
- This qualification caters to practicing teachers in primary or high schools, enhancing their ability to support learners with scholastic, language, literacy, and numeracy difficulties.
- With the implementation of inclusive education, there is a growing number of learners with mild to moderate learning challenges, necessitating teachers to acquire specialized skills for assessment and support.
- The diploma addresses the gap in teacher education related to language acquisition, literacy, and numeracy remediation for learners.
- Teachers who complete this programme will contribute positively to society by providing much-needed support to children struggling with academic tasks. They will also uphold ethical standards and cultivate professional relationships with parents and other professionals to support learners effectively.
Outcomes
- Demonstrate sound knowledge concerning the pedagogy and didactics of remedial education: basic linguistics, language acquisition, emergent literacy, orthography, learning disability, diagnostic assessment principles, learning support and parental involvement.
- Diagnose scholastic learning difficulties### design and implement remedial intervention support plans### report on assessments and interventions### collaborate with parents, teachers and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Demonstrate appropriate and adaptable professional skills and judgement in evaluating appropriate and effective curriculum differentiation and adapted classroom practices which allow for remedial education promoted in classrooms.
- Critically analyse relevant remedial and support materials, resources and practices, in the light of a conceptual understanding of the specialist area of remedial education.
- Demonstrate a commitment to high ethical standards in the practice of remedial education, collaboration with stakeholders and on-going professional improvement.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Comprehensively and critically interrogate theoretical knowledge relating to the pedagogy and didactics of remedial education: basic linguistics, language acquisition, emergent literacy
- Orthography
- Learning disability
- Diagnostic assessment principles
- Learning support and parental involvement
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Ethically and practically assess and conduct a diagnosis of scholastic learning difficulties with a learner experiencing Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
- Systematically design and implement a complex remedial intervention support plan for a learner with SLD underpinned by pertinent theory and in collaboration with the School-Based Support Team (SBST)
- Accurately write a report on a scholastic assessment done with a learner with SLD
- Actively demonstrate collaboration with the parents, teachers, and multi-disciplinary team or SBST associated with a learner experiencing SLD
- Resourcefully design a home remedial plan for a learner with SLD in collaboration with the parents and multi-disciplinary experts considering authentic family contexts
- Empathically consult and counsel parents of a learner with SLD demonstrating culturally sensitive basic counseling skills
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Critically evaluate real-life didactic environments and adapted classroom practices for SLD based on sound theoretical knowledge of remedial foundations
- Creatively design an effective differentiated curriculum for SLD based on relevant remedial principles and in collaboration with the classroom teacher
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
- Critically analyze remedially and learning support material, resources, and practices in a school, using the conceptual framework of remedial education
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
- Demonstrate ethical and responsible work procedures in obtaining informed consent from parents and teachers when assessing, intervening, and reporting on SLD
Integrated Assessment:
- Assessment in the qualification serves to monitor the Teacher's progress and competence development
- Final mark in each module is cumulative
- Formative assessment opportunities support the learning process
- Submission of a portfolio demonstrating competence or written examinations for final summative assessment
- Evidence of supervision of remedial interventions in a logbook
- Final summative assessment opportunities are substantive with the submission of a portfolio that demonstrates all remedial work to ensure that the theoretical and practical outcomes assessment integrate.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Advanced Diploma
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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