| To preparedness to adjust subject matter and | | | | discussions which take place within a work team |
| working methods and the consistent practice of | | | | or at a pupil welfare conference concerning a pupil' |
| Individualized work skills, is the allocation of | | | | problem must result in a practical program. This |
| resources in response to current needs. School | | | | program should be jointly drawn up by the school, |
| difficulties are connected with the social situation | | | | the pupil and the pupil's parents on the basis of |
| of school and pupils. This can mean reducing the | | | | the pupil's needs and must show what is being |
| number of pupils per teacher, increasing the | | | | aimed at, e.g. better reading proficiency, more |
| proportion of trained remedial teachers, reinforcing | | | | regular attendance, greater motivation, or greater |
| the school management, increasing the numbers | | | | capacity for cooperation. The program should also |
| of social workers, recreation staff, school | | | | indicate the means and methods to be employed. |
| librarians, school hostesses, pupil assistants and | | | | It is important to endeavor to strengthen the |
| school psychologists, and generally increasing the | | | | pupil's self-esteem and self-reliance by basing |
| number of adults per child. Of course it can also | | | | activities on his or her strong points. It is not until |
| imply material reinforcements. In schools where | | | | after aims and methods have been discussed that |
| there are many children belonging to linguistic | | | | the question of placing the pupil in another group |
| minorities, it is important not least for teaching | | | | should arise. |
| materials also to be provided in these pupils' | | | | Several possibilities are available. |
| languages. | | | | -Pupils needing special support can be formed into |
| Special attention must be paid to the expansion | | | | small groups for a brief period. Pupils can work on |
| and design of the school day in schools with many | | | | special projects for longer than is normal. |
| problems. If there are great differences between | | | | Discussion groups can be formed on various |
| schools in terms of initial working conditions, there | | | | topics. During the time allotted for free activities, |
| are also bound to be substantial differences in | | | | pupils can be given special support in proficiency |
| resource inputs. | | | | subjects over and above the time allocation for |
| Free resources must be available for deliberate | | | | English and mathematics. |
| deployment with reference to the central tasks | | | | -Special parental interviews can be arranged, and |
| of schools. Above all those tasks include equipping | | | | time can be allotted for visiting parents who do |
| all pupils with sound knowledge and basic skills. If | | | | not attend school meetings. |
| pupils have to contend with difficulties, the principal | | | | -Time can be allotted for helping pupils with home |
| aim when allocating a school's auxiliary resource | | | | work which they are unable to do at home. |
| must be to provide for the needs of those pupils | | | | Should these opportunities of variety in terms of |
| before applying resources to other purposes. | | | | methods, content and organization prove |
| The school management and forms masters are | | | | insufficient, the pupil's situation must be discussed |
| responsible for seeing that preventive work is | | | | at the pupil welfare conference. The pupil's |
| planned and conducted within the school in | | | | difficulties may be so great that he or she |
| collaboration with other municipal authorities | | | | requires support in the form of a special teaching |
| working on behalf of children and young persons. | | | | group for a considerable period, i.e. more than one |
| The working plans drawn up for a school | | | | term The school must then early out a more |
| management district and a work unit should | | | | detailed investigation of the pupil's situation. The |
| indicate in concrete terms how this work has | | | | pupil welfare conference, acting in consultation |
| been planned. | | | | with the pupil and the pupil's parents, may decide |
| The work unit is the natural unit within which to | | | | that the pupil is to join a special teaching group of |
| attempt the solution of different problems. The | | | | this kind, if one has already been established. |