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2023 Special Needs Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou

May 3, 2023

Infographic on special needs education in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso at the assisted school international School of Ouagadougou (ISO). 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- no visually impaired-no autistic- no specifically learning disabled-no intellectually disabled- no behaviorally/emotionally disturbed- no multiple disabilities-no other health impairment- no 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-no co-teaching/team teaching in the classroom- no academic support class secondary school- no support special needs preschoolers-no use of IEP and ILP-no The school does not have a self-contained classroom. Maximum hours per week per student for push in 0 for pull out 0. Special needs support staff in the school include: Nurse-1 Psychologist-0 Social Worker-0 Special Needs Coordinator-0 Learning Support Teacher-0 Guidance Counselor-1 Services are available in English at post for the following: psychoeducational assessment-yes speech therapy-yes occupational therapy-yes physical therapy-yes behavior and/or autism specialist (ABA/Behavior Plan/Interventions)-no 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-no The school can provide the following: 1:1 classroom aide-yes special transportation- no transportation paraprofessional-no

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