Need’s to be inclusive

The need to be inclusive ensures that interesting, varied and inspiring learning opportunities are created for all learners and to ensure all learners contribute and are never disadvantaged. To make sure my teaching and learning styles are inclusive at Shipley College, I ensure my lessons, include methods that appeal to visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learners. Follow a structured style introduction, middle and an end, with a balanced amount of teacher talk and plenty of things to look at and do. Vary activities and make learning fun.

To ensure inclusive resources are developed for my learners at Shipley College I ensure when developing written resources for my learners at least 14pt or above font is used, use larger display formats such as PowerPoint, overhead projectors or a smart interactive board. Use a clear fort style such as Arial, Berlin or Comic Sans as these fonts are easier on the eyes. Whilst on the subject, blue print on pale yellow paper is quite easy on the eyes. When developing written resources justified text should be avoided as this distributes words unevenly across the page.

(The open university, 2006)







Reference List

The open university, (2006) Making your teaching inclusive [Online]. Available http://www.open.ac.uk/inclusiveteaching/pages/inclusive-teaching/index.php [6 Jan 2009]