Functional Literacy Day 1

AT the time that I joined the class, we were discussing the neurodevelopmental framework template and the stengths and challenges sheet, as they applied to a case study named Jessica.  In my classroom analysing the strengths and challenges of a student is a daily activity.  This formative assessment process aimed at WHAT my students have learned helps me set a direction in my planning process.  When considering the strengths and challenges which affect HOW a person learns, the stakes are much higher.  I work hard to play into the strengths of the learners in my classroom, while ensuring that the challenges are not so great as to hinder learning.  When these challenges are such that they make learning unfairly unattainable, they must be adapted for, or eliminated entirely (does Johnny really NEED to write out that assignment essay by hand if he has dysgraphia, or can he use a different means of showing me what he knows?

The neurodevelopmental framework model is new for me.  It seems to me to be a means of identifying specifically what areas of challenge needs to be adressed.  I am looking forward to learning how we use a framework like this in my learning environment.