THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1991
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROVISION FOR GIFTER STUDENTS
THE GOVERNMENT WILL INTRODUCE A SERIES OF EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT MEASURES TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE ACADÈMICALLY AND THOSE WHO ARE GIFTED, THOSE WHO HAVE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, UNMOTIVATED OR HAVE SEVERE LEARNING PROBLEMS, A GOVERNMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPOKESMAN
THE MEASURES ARE BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS PUT FORTH BY EDUCATION COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT NO.
THE
4.
OF
THE COMMISSION BELIEVED THAT THE BEST WAY TO MEET THE NEEDS ACADEMICALLY GIFTED STUDENTS IS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMMES FOR THEM IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS, RATHER THAN ESTABLISHING SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
WILL BE "TO DEVELOP SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMMES, A PILOT PROJECT
BR
AND DESIGNED
THEIR CARRIED OUT
WHICH THE PROGRAMMES WOULD IN
THE SPOKESMAN SAID. EFFECTIVENESS IN SCHOOLS TESTED,
THE PROJECT WILL TAKE FOUR YEARS PLANNING. PROGRAMMES WILL BE ORGANISED IN THE SECOND STUDENTS IN EACH OF 20 PRIMARY SCHOOLS INTERESTED IN TAKING THE PROJECT AND A FURTHER 120 STUDENTS IN THE THIRD YEAR.
INCLUDING
ONE YEAR
YEAR FOR
FOR SIX
PART IN
COMPLETED
THE PROJECT WILL BE EXTENDED TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE FOURTH YEAR WHEN AROUND 40 OF THE ORIGINAL 120 STUDENTS WILL HAVE PRIMARY 6.
STUDENTS
"IN
THIS WAY, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO SEE WHETHER THE HAVE BENEFITTED FROM SCHOOL-BASED PROGAMMES IN THEIR PRIMARY EDUCATION AND HOW THESE PROGRAMMES CAN BE DEVELOPED IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE
"TO DEVISE AND RUN THE PILOT PROJECT, A PROFESSIONAL TRAM
HE ADDED. BE SET UP WITH THE SUPPORT OF A RESOURCE CENTRE,
WILL
FOR
THE COMMISSION DIFFICULTIES, THOSE WHO HAVE LEARNING
WHICH DO NOT HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT FUNDS BE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS REMEDIAL TEACHING ROOMS TO CREATE SUCH ROOMS BY CONVERSION.
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IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS OF OPERATING FEWER ТИК BUILDING, THE SCHOOL WILL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER
AN OVER PROVISION OF CLASSES IF IT IS LOCATED IN DISTRICTS WITH PLACES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"
"ALTERNATIVELY
CAN ADVICE
EDUCATION MAKE OPTIMUM
BR SOUGHT FROM THE DEPARTMENT WITH A VIEW TO REARRANGING THE TIMETABLE TO USE OF THE ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE," HE SAID,
REMEDIAL
ANOTHER MEASURE IS THE INTRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORT PROGRAMME TO REPLACE GRADUALLY THE EXISTING INTENSIVE REMEDIAL SERVICES FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS.
IN SEPTEMBER
CENT
OF
THE SUPPORT PROGRAMME, WHICH WILL BE INTRODUCED 1995 AT THE EARLIEST, WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE BOTTOM 10 PER JUNIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN THE MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS.
/MEASURES TO
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