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2023 Special Needs DRC, Kinshasa

March 31, 2023

Infographic on special needs education in Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo in the assisted school The American School of Kinshasa. In general, the school can support students whose learning support needs are MILD. The school is able and willing to accommodate students within the following categories: hearing impaired-no physically and orthopedically impaired- yes visually impaired-no autistic- yes specifically learning disabled-no intellectually disabled-yes behaviorally/emotionally disturbed- no multiple disabilities-no other health impairment-yes speech or language impaired- no traumatic brain injury-no Special needs support services include: teacher accommodations-yes teacher accommodations learning support teacher- yes learning support teacher- yes co-teaching/team teaching in the classroom- yes academic support class secondary school- yes support special needs preschoolers-no use of IEP and ILP-yes The school does not have a self-contained classroom. Maximum hours per week per student for push in 2 for pull out 2. Special needs support staff in the school include: Nurse-1 Psychologist-0 Social Worker-0 Special Needs Coordinator-2 Learning Support Teacher-0 Guidance Counselor-3 Services are available in English at post for the following: psychoeducational assessment- yes speech therapy-yes occupational therapy-no physical therapy-no behavior and/or autism specialist (ABA/Behavior Plan/Interventions)-no social skills group/social skills training-no US credentialed reading specialist- yes reading remediation-yes reading programs for Dyslexia (Ortho Gillingham etc.)-no math specialist-yes The school can provide the following: 1:1 classroom aide-no special transportation- no transportation paraprofessional- no

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