Shadow support
(shadow support in mainstream school)

We can provide shadow-teaching support for students with a wide range of learning difficulties to ensure that the student is given opportunities to be independent.

Many schools employ shadow teachers as a means to integrate students with special or learning needs successfully. We will assess your child's needs and  develop an effective plan for working within their classroom setting as a team with their current teacher.

Our objectives are

• To empower the child to become increasingly more functional - emotionally, socially, behaviourally, and academically. 
• Their role is not to do the work for the child, but to help the child become increasingly more autonomous in the classroom.
• Our ultimate goal is for a child not to need a shadow and to have a clear plan of when fading should occur.

Roles of a shadow teacher include:

1. Provide support in classroom sessions e.g. help them understand the social nuances/class expectations  and help students participate actively in classroom activities.

2. Provide assistance to students to complete class work whenever necessary.

3. Equip the student with strategies to manage and cope in various settings independently.

4. Provide regular updates to parents/school and the case manager on the child's progress.

5. Collaborate with the school and case manager to implement an IEP (Individualized Educational Program).

6. Collect data regularly to chart student's progress.