1 Elena Salazar Reyes Unit for Language and Communication The School of Education and Communication in Engineering Science Responding to the needs of KTH students with special educational needs, and developing inclusive teaching and learning strategies Elena Salazar Reyes Unit for Language and Communication The School of Education and Communication in Engineering Science Conference KTH Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2015

2 This presentation ● Based on 15 years’ of classroom observations ● A clinical diagnosis vs Education ● A learing model (Illeris 2007) ● How to meet the needs of students suffering from differents disabilities? suffering from differents disabilities? ● Discussion and ideas on how to adjust our ways of teaching

3 A clinical diagnosis vs Education Clinical diagnosis Types of diagnosis Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders Blindness or Impaired Vision Brain Injuries Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Learning Disabilities Medical Disabilities Physical Disabilities Psychiatric Disabilities Speech and Language Disabilities … Education A diagnosis does not deal with: Pedagogical knowledge Motivation Social interaction Consequences for a third party … Conference KTH Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2015

4 Illeris’ learning model

5 How can we adjust our ways of teaching? Conference KTH Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2015

6 Thank you! Conference KTH Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2015