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    Faculty of Education

    JLD 220
    LEARNING SUPPORT
    Unit 5:
    CEREBRAL PALSY.
    And Learning Support by Zondo P
    Welcome!
    Today’s Topic

    CEREBRAL
    PALSY
    Outcomes for Unit 5
    • After working through this unit, you will be able to:

     Define the term cerebral palsy.


     List the signs of cerebral palsy.
     Define motor difficulties (cerebral palsy) and describe the signs
    thereof.
     Describe the learning difficulties in language for learners with
    cerebral palsy
     Discuss auditory and visual processing challenges.
     Determine possible support for learners with cerebral palsy.
    Learners with Cerebral Palsy
    Cerebral Palsy Definition
    • Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that
    affect a person's ability to move and maintain
    balance and posture.
    • CP is the most common motor disability in
    childhood.
    • Cerebral means having to do with the brain.
    • Palsy means weakness or problems with using the
    muscles.
    Full Insight of CP

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm9KIutwSYU
    Symptoms of CP
    • he main symptoms of cerebral palsy are problems with movement,
    co-ordination and development.
    • Possible signs in a child include:
    • delays in reaching development milestones – for example, not sitting
    by 8 months or not walking by 18 months
    • seeming too stiff or too floppy (hypotonia)
    • weak arms or legs
    • fidgety, jerky or clumsy movements
    • random, uncontrolled movements
    • muscle spasms
    • shaking hands (tremors)
    • walking on tiptoes
    Before and After

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wZZRGeGz4gg
    Types of Cerebral Palsy
    There are 4 main types of cerebral palsy:
    • Spastic cerebral palsy – the muscles are stiff and tight
    (especially when trying to move them quickly), making it
    difficult to move and reducing the range of movement that's
    possible
    • Dyskinetic cerebral palsy – the muscles switch between
    stiffness and floppiness, causing random, uncontrolled body
    movements or spasms
    • Ataxic cerebral palsy – when a person has balance and co-
    ordination problems, resulting in shaky or clumsy movements
    and sometimes tremors
    • Mixed cerebral palsy – when a person has symptoms of more
    than one type of cerebral palsy
    Scenario

    Rose is 6 years old and in Grade 1. She was born with


    cerebral palsy. Rose likes helping you as a teacher but
    she constantly shake and fidgets, thus, this annoys
    other learners as it lessens the contact time with the
    teacher.
    Discuss with the person next to you how to nicely tell
    Rose to stop helping you?
    Causes of CP
    • Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal brain development or damage to the
    developing brain. This usually happens before a child is born, but it can occur
    at birth or in early infancy. In many cases, the cause isn't known. Many
    factors can lead to problems with brain development. Some include:
    • Gene mutations that result in genetic disorders or differences in brain
    development
    • Maternal infections that affect the developing fetus
    • Fetal stroke, a disruption of blood supply to the developing brain
    • Bleeding into the brain in the womb or as a new-born
    • Infant infections that cause inflammation in or around the brain
    • Traumatic head injury to an infant, such as from a motor vehicle accident,
    fall or physical abuse
    • Lack of oxygen to the brain related to difficult labour or delivery, although
    birth-related asphyxia is much less commonly a cause than historically
    thought
    Support for Learners
    Being included—in the classroom, in the • What considerations should
    family, in recreation, in social events—is there be for effective
    important for anyone, but for children, it classroom teaching
    plays a big role in healthy emotional, • What would the ILP focus on
    physical, and social development.

    Teachers need to make sure all children


    get a full educational experience and have • What assistance would you
    every opportunity to participate, learn, consider for teachers
    and grow.

    Be proactive—and active—about
    bullying. Bullying is a greater risk for • What would you do?
    disabled children than others, and it can
    lead to long-term harm
    Teaching Strategies for
    Learners with CP
    • Use direct instruction,
    • Small group discussions,
    • Hands-on experimentation,
    • Quiet reading,
    • Videos and computer learning,
    • and all types of strategies to reach each child.
    What teachers should do to
    support CP children
    1.allowing additional time to finish assignments.
    providing adaptive tools.
    making sure the classroom is wheelchair
    accessible.
    Formatting of Tasks
    • adjusting the formatting of tasks and assignments
    (taking a written test verbally, allowing the student
    to type their answers, etc,)
    The End..

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