Foundation Phase / Grondslagfase – Prospectus Novus School
The teachers in the Foundation Phase strive to be knowledgeable and be authoritative in educating learners with specific learning disabilities. This is achieved by means of CAPS where emphasis is placed on obtaining life skills and knowledge. Norms and values are also developed, which will sustain them into adulthood.
Learners with the following attribute will gain from the programmes presented by our school:
Impulsiveness, restlessness, hyperactivity and easily distracted
Children that are not able to express themselves have problems with word finding and have a lack of vocabulary
Children that are clumsy and drop everything
Children that prefer to play rather than do structured work
The Educator in the Foundation Phase has the following attributes:
Loving, caring, sympathetic, humoristic and empathetic
Insight into learner’s disabilities
Take learner’s problems into consideration
Knowledge of learners’ needs
Endless patience and tact
Highly skilled in didactics and insight into learners’ disabilities
Continuous research and training in the quest to empower educators to educate and train learners with an ever growing variety of learning disabilities.
Fewer learners per class
Individual and specialized attention given to each learner
Support by a multi-disciplinary team: Occupational, Speech, Remedial therapists, Psychologists, medical doctor and social worker
Accepting learners with disabilities
Development and improvement of the learners’ self-worth, sense of venture and self-confidence
Assessment of learners on multi-sensory level
Instruction methods include distinct presentation, suitable learning material and appropriate apparatus
Adequate information suitable for single lessons for the individual learner
Latest technology used daily in classes – Mimio and FM system
Learners are accommodated in small groups. Attention is given to reading and spelling on a daily basis. Reading and spelling material is developed for the learning disabled learner by the class teacher to assist the individual learner and to develop his / her skills.
Computer support programmes are developed to aid and assist class programmes.
Any problems that may occur are reported to the Occupational, Speech, Remedial therapists, Psychologist or Social Worker for further support.
Special arrangements are made for educational presentations at school, suitable for the learners.
A variety of activities are presented during school hours to encourage the learners to develop their gross motor and social skills. Learners are also encouraged to play on the Jungle Gym and play park to improve their social skills.
Learners have the opportunity to go to the media centre and they are encouraged to experience the enjoyment of reading.
Die opvoeders in die Aanvangsfase van Prospectus Novus streef daarna om ‘n erkende outoriteit te wees, in die onderrig van Leerders met Spesifieke Leergestremdhede deur die aanbieding van KABV om sodoende hulle lewensvaardighede, kennis, norme en waardes te ontwikkel wat hulle lewenslank sal bemagtig.
Leerders, met van die volgende eienskappe sal besonder baat vind by die programme wat deur ons aangebied word.
Impulsiewe, rustelose, hiperaktiewe en maklik aandagafleibare kinders
Kinders wat hulleself nie maklik kan uitdruk nie en oor ‘n onvoldoende
Kinders wat lomp voorkom en goed maklik laat val
Kinders wat eerder speel as om gestruktueerde werk te doen
Ons opvoeders beskik oor die volgende kwaliteite:
Liefdevol, vriendelik, simpatie, empatie en humorsin
Konsiderasie vir die leerder se probleem
Kennis van die leerder se behoeftes
Vermoë om dissipline te handhaaf
Eindelose geduld en takt
Hoë didaktiese vaardighede en insig
Voortdurende navorsing, opleiding in die soeke na kennis om ons as opvoeders ten volle te bemagtig vir probleme in die onderrig van leerders met al hoe meer gestremdhede
WAT MAAK ONS ANDERS?
Minder leerders per klas
Gekwalifiseerde en toegewyde personeel
Ondersteuning deur Arbeids-, Spraak-, Remediëringsterapeute, sielkundiges, mediese dokter en sosiale werker
Die opbou van die leerder se eie waarde, waaghouding en selfvertroue
Aanvaarding van die leerder met probleme
Assessering van leerders op multi-sensoriese vlak
Onderrigmetodes met duidelike aanbiedinge, stof wat by die leerder pas, geskikte
apparaat en voorsiening vir ouditiewe en visuele vaardighede
Genoegsame inligting vir enkele lesse wat by die leerder as.
Tegnologie in klaskamer: Mimio en FM-sisteem om lees interessant te maak.
LEES EN SPELPROGRAMME
Intensiewe aandag word elke dag aan lees en spel gegee. Daar word aandag gegee aan kleiner groepies. Werk word self saamgestel om by die leerder se vaardighede aan te pas.
Ondersteuningsprogramme wat aangepas is om by klassikale werk aan te pas.
Enige uitvalle wat waargeneem word by die leerder word by die Arbeidsterapeut, Spraakterapeut, Remediëringsterapeut, Sielkundige en Sosiale werker aangemeld vir verdere ondersteuning.
Besoeke word spesiaal gereël dat groepe die skool besoek en aanbiedings doen op die leerder se vlak
Gedurende skoolure word die leerders aangemoedig om aan verskeie aktiwiteite deel te neem om sodoende maats te maak, sosiale vaardighede en motoriese vaardighede te ontwikkel. Leerders word ook blootgestel aan ‘n Jungle Gym en speelpark vir motoriese oefening.
Leerders word aangemoedig en die geleentheid gebied om aanvullende lees te doen vir die genot daarvan.