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2023 Special Needs Tunisia, Tunis

March 31, 2023

Infographic on special needs education in Tunis, Tunisia at the assisted school American Cooperative School of Tunis. In general, the school can support students whose learning support needs are MILD MODERATE. 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- no behaviorally/emotionally disturbed- no multiple disabilities- yes other health impairment- yes speech or language impaired- yes traumatic brain injury- yes 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- no academic support class secondary school- yes support special needs preschoolers- no use of IEP and ILP- yes The school has a self-contained classroom for ELEMENTARY, Middle School, High school Maximum hours per week per student for push in 1.5 for pull out 2. Special needs support staff in the school include: Nurse-2 Psychologist-0 Social Worker-0 Special Needs Coordinator-0 Learning Support Teacher-7 Guidance Counselor-2 Services are available in English at post for the following: psychoeducational assessment- no speech therapy-yes occupational therapy- no physical therapy-yes behavior and/or autism specialist (ABA/Behavior Plan/Interventions)-yes social skills group/social skills training-no US credentialed reading specialist- no reading remediation-yes reading programs for Dyslexia (Ortho Gillingham etc.)-yes math specialist-yes The school can provide the following: 1:1 classroom aide-yes special transportation- no transportation paraprofessional- no

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