Inclusive School Teaching-Learning Strategies: Buddy System with Seema Malik
INCLUSIVE SCHOOL
TEACHING- LEARNING
STRATERGIES: BUDDY SYSTEM
SEEMA MALIK
ASSTT PROF
SIER, MOAHALI
Being different from everyone else can both be a
blessing and a curse. For children facing different
challenges, sometimes considered as a burden.
They may be challenged in some skills that their
peers may find so easy to do that it is taken for
granted. Some of these problematic skills are in
the areas of communication and socialization.
Fortunately, several interventions have been
designed to help these children cope with their
difficulties and blend with typically-developing
children. One educational intervention that many
schools are already adopting is Inclusion.
Buddy systems teach, and give children
the opportunity to practice, the
important values of respect, care,
valuing difference, responsibility,
friendship and including
others. Through looking after and
caring for smaller, vulnerable children
who are just starting school, older
children learn the skills associated
with empathy and compassion through
activities in the classroom and in the
playground.
INTRODUCTION
The interactive teaching and learning strategies are
used to engage students in resilience and wellbeing.
The strategies aim to promote critical and reflective
thinking, research and evaluation skills that will help
students to take positive action to protect, enhance
and advocate for their own and other’s health,
wellbeing and safety.
Students use personal and social capability to work
collaboratively with others in learning activities
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Peers are paired with students
with disabilities who are there to
support in school work, offer
advices and just be a friend.
The peer buddy is usually a
student who is interested in
providing support, who
understands the requirements of
the class, is comfortable with the
subject matter and would like to
bring the students with a disability
into his or her circle of friends.
It boosts up the self esteem and competence of
the mainstream student while making the child
with special education needs feel accepted and
supported by the peer.
BUDDY SYSTEM
. The purpose of
implementing a
buddy system
is to
increase social interaction and
appropriate play among children in
your classroom. A peer
buddy
can
help the child who has difficulty with
transitions, difficulty remembering
the rules and procedures of routines,
or who seems to need a lot of peer
attention
BENEFITS
Through buddy system children learn to develop an
awareness and respect for diversity.
It develops interactional skills.
It helps to develop deeper
understanding of the task.
Children may learn positive
skills from their buddies.
It helps in building friendship ties
and interpersonal relationships.
Helps in improving learning skills.
Makes independent and confident.
Develop social skills.
R
ESPONSIBILITIES
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A
PEER
BUDDY
Treat everyone the same way as you yourself are, no matter
if he or she suffers a disability.
Respect everyone.
Develop true friendships
Be a role model.
Attend to confidentiality.
Teach others in school
Assist in school work.
Inform the teacher about
the problem.
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SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION
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BUDDY
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Be sure to match academically higher performing
children with those that need more support.
Provide clear directions regarding what support the
buddy is providing.
Make the buddy relationship reciprocal.
Carefully observe and record the successes and
challenges of the buddy system.
Reinforce all participants for being good buddies.
Rotate buddies throughout the session.
The non-disabled students chosen as buddies should be
selected with utmost care.
"Explore the impact of the buddy system in inclusive education, helping children with different challenges blend seamlessly with typically developing peers. Learn how peer buddies offer support, advice, and friendship, enhancing self-esteem and fostering empathy and compassion."
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INCLUSIVE SCHOOL TEACHING- LEARNING STRATERGIES: BUDDY SYSTEM SEEMA MALIK ASSTT PROF SIER, MOAHALI
Being different from everyone else can both be a blessing and a curse. For children facing different challenges, sometimes considered as a burden. They may be challenged in some skills that their peers may find so easy to do that it is taken for granted. Some of these problematic skills are in the areas of communication and socialization. Fortunately, several interventions have been designed to help these children cope with their difficulties and blend with typically-developing children. One educational intervention that many schools are already adopting is Inclusion.
Buddy systems teach, and give children the opportunity to practice, the important values of respect, care, valuing difference, responsibility, friendship and including others. Through looking after and caring for smaller, vulnerable children who are just starting school, older children learn the skills associated with empathy and compassion through activities in the classroom and in the playground.
INTRODUCTION The interactive teaching and learning strategies are used to engage students in resilience and wellbeing. The strategies aim to promote critical and reflective thinking, research and evaluation skills that will help students to take positive action to protect, enhance and advocate for their own and other s health, wellbeing and safety. Students use personal and social capability to work collaboratively with others in learning activities
THE BUDDY SYSTEM MEANING The buddy system is a procedure in which two individuals, the "buddies operate together as a single unit so that they are able to monitor and help each other. buddies",
Peers are paired with students with disabilities who are there to support in school work, offer advices and just be a friend. The peer buddy is usually a student who is interested in providing support, who understands the requirements of the class, is comfortable with the subject matter and would like to bring the students with a disability into his or her circle of friends.
It boosts up the self esteem and competence of the mainstream student while making the child with special education needs feel accepted and supported by the peer.
BUDDY SYSTEM. The purpose of implementing a buddy system is to increase social interaction and appropriate play among children in your classroom. A peer buddy can help the child who has difficulty with transitions, difficulty remembering the rules and procedures of routines, or who seems to need a lot of peer attention
BENEFITS Through buddy system children learn to develop an awareness and respect for diversity. It develops interactional skills. It helps to develop deeper understanding of the task. Children may learn positive skills from their buddies. It helps in building friendship ties and interpersonal relationships. Helps in improving learning skills. Makes independent and confident. Develop social skills.
RESPONSIBILITIESOFAPEERBUDDY Treat everyone the same way as you yourself are, no matter if he or she suffers a disability. Respect everyone. Develop true friendships Be a role model. Attend to confidentiality. Teach others in school Assist in school work. Inform the teacher about the problem.
ESSENTIALSFORSUCCESSFULIMPLEMENTATION OFBUDDYSYSTEM Be sure to match academically higher performing children with those that need more support. Provide clear directions regarding what support the buddy is providing. Make the buddy relationship reciprocal. Carefully observe and record the successes and challenges of the buddy system. Reinforce all participants for being good buddies. Rotate buddies throughout the session. The non-disabled students chosen as buddies should be selected with utmost care.
