Accra 2024- Special Needs- Ghana

March 1, 2024

Infographic on special needs education at [Accra. Ghana] at the assisted school [Lincoln Community School]. 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-[yes] physically and orthopedically impaired- [no] visually impaired-[no] autistic- [yes] specifically learning disabled-[yes] intellectually disabled- [no] behaviorally/emotionally disturbed-[no] multiple disabilities-[no] other health impairment- [yes] speech or language impaired- [yes] 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-[yes] use of IEP and ILP- [yes] The school does [not] have a self-contained classroom [in the elementary, middle school, or high school]. Maximum hours per week per student for push in [0] for pull out [0]. Special needs support staff in the school include: Social Worker-[0], Nurse-[3], Special Needs Coordinator-[1] Special Needs Teacher-[8], Psychologist-[0] Guidance Counselor-[3]. Services are available in English at post for the following: psychoeducational assessment- [no] speech therapy-[no] 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-[no] reading remediation-[no] reading programs for Dyslexia (Orton Gillingham etc.)-[no] math specialist-[no] The school can provide the following: 1:1 classroom aide- [no] special transportation- [no] transportation paraprofessional- [no]. Please note, some schools may have an expectation that parents make arrangements for support services even if they are listed as available.

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