LEARNING SUPPORT DEPARTMENT

Not all pupils achieve the expected learning the same way and at the same time. School teaching must address differences and difficulties that occur in the course of growing and learning processes. For this reason, the school must ensure the provision of strategies and follow best practise in the acquisition of an adecuate curricular content.

Who takes part of the psycho-pedagogical team?

Who does the psycho-pedagogical team work with?

Their Duties:

To identify and assist pupils with different educational needs.

To help them overcome difficulties that can interfere with their overall development as an individual.

To coordinate work and feedback between school, family and other professionals.

Functions of the Psychopedagogue:

  • Monitoring children’s development.
  • Detect any special needs that may exist.
  • Preparation of individualised programs and implementation  of them in coordination with the class tutor.
  • Indicate guidelines that favor and enhance communication between parents, teachers, other professionals and children.
  • To inform families with respect to  necessary actions to achieve a better development of their children.

Implemented activities in the centre:

  • Detection of cases with special needs via tutors.
  • Establishing contact with families. If necessary, provide educational batteries and report results.
  • Batteries used:
    • WISC-R for children aged 6 to 16 years.
    • Battery EOS.
    • Battery EVALUATE
  • Derivation towards psychological centres and comonitoring of the student through meetings.
  • Individualised counseling in the school by the psychopedagogue in  any pedagogical educational process that may be required.
  • Work together with the HortaGuinardó district pedagogical support teams
  • Conducting classes of studies directed to students of the upper and lower secondary cycle enhancing habits and study techniques.

Key objectives of dialogue with families:

  • To collaborate in the prevention of difficulties by exchanging information.
  • To achieve early detection of learning difficulties and or behavior problems.
  • To find resources to solve difficulties (healthy life-style, study habits and school unity).