Amanuensis
Amanuensis and scribing are methods where I assist learners with special education needs (LSEN) during internal and external examinations, by adhering to the policies set by the Department of Education.
These learners include children with visual, reading or writing impairment; those with psychical disability; or those who have problems with attention and concentration, tempo, anxiety, planning; or those who need extra time.
*The adaptations made during the instruction/teaching of learners with special educational needs (LSEN) are of little value if these are not acknowledged in the assessment / examination of such learner. Whenever the examining of a LSEN is considered, the aim should be to enable the learner to give a true account of his/her knowledge or skill. The standard of the examination should never be compromised and the LSEN should never be given an unfair advantage over his/her fellow pupils. The sole aim should be to give the LSEN a fair chance to prove that he/she can meet the requirements of the examination. It is important that, if necessary, alternative and/or adapted ways of examining the LSEN are put into practise early in their school careers to give these learners the opportunity to realise their potential. They will then be accustomed to the method of assessment / examination concerned before they write an external examination.
Identification of the LSEN is made by trans-professional teams after parents and teachers become involved. Schools apply to the Directorate: Special Educational Needs (WCED).
I have extensive Amanuensis experience at northern suburbs schools and I presently scribe for UNISA (Parow Disabled) students.
Anita Engelbrecht
Anita Engelbrecht of Hoërskool Bellville, whom I scribed for during her Matric examinations during 2012, receiving the ministerial award for academic excellence and inspiring determination. Anita passed with 5 distinctions and ended third in the Western Cape for Business Studies (97%) and Life Orientation (97%). She also passed Afrikaans with a mark of 88%, English FAL with 87% and Life Sciences with 86%.
*Western Cape Education Department Policy document - Alternative and Adapted Methods of examining/assessing Learners with Special Education Needs.