Identifying Own Starting Point

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Unit Learning Outcomes

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1 — Know their likes, dislikes and interests in relation to learning.

Assessment Criteria

• 1.1
  Identify key likes and dislikes in relation to learning.
  
• 1.2
  Identify topics that interest them.
  

2 — Know the support they need.

Assessment Criteria

• 2.1
  List some key aspects of support that they need.
  
• 2.2
  State how the support helps them in their learning.

3 — Know the skills they already have and those they would like to develop.

Assessment Criteria

• 3.1
  Identify existing skills in response to direct questioning (e.g. 'Can you recognise all the different coins?')
  
• 3.2
  Identify some skills that they would like to develop or build on.

4 — Know in what circumstances they learn best.

Assessment Criteria

• 4.1
  Give examples of positive learning experiences in the past (e.g. with 1-2-1 support, when engaged in practical activity, in small groups).
  

5 — Know their own strengths and weaknesses.

Assessment Criteria

• 5.1
  Identify some things they do well and some they find difficult.