Description
The remedial education consultant participates in the development and implementation of the remedial department's work plan, while respecting the educational and administrative frameworks at both school and school board levels. He or she contributes to the detection and recognition of students with learning difficulties, with a view to prevention and intervention; he or she assesses the student's learning difficulties by gathering information from caregivers and parents, observing the student in various situations and using appropriate tests. He or she participates with the multidisciplinary team in the development and revision of the student's individualized education plan, including, where applicable, the student's action plan; he or she participates in the choice of objectives and means of intervention; he or she collaborates with other team members in the coordination of interventions, and in the evaluation of the achievement of objectives.
She or he participates with teachers in the development and implementation of strategies and projects designed to help students who present or are likely to present learning difficulties. He or she accompanies and advises other school staff and parents of students with learning difficulties; suggests strategies for working with these students, guides them in the choice of attitudes and approaches to facilitate the learning process; plans, organizes and leads training activities. He or she designs, develops and adapts materials according to the student's needs and abilities; he or she may group together students with common difficulties and meet these groups in specific activities; he or she may give priority to individual meetings for certain students; he or she may also choose to intervene with these students within the classroom; he or she analyzes and evaluates the student's progress. He or she advises supervisory staff, prepares expert reports, evaluations, assessments and progress reports, and makes appropriate recommendations to support decision-making.
He or she advises and supports school personnel in the integration of students into regular classes and suggests methods of intervention or activities appropriate to the student's situation. 44 He/she establishes and maintains collaboration with partner organizations; he/she communicates with the other interveners concerned to obtain or provide advice and information; he/she can direct the student or his/her parents to resources appropriate to the situation and needs. He or she prepares and updates files according to the rules defined by the school board. He or she drafts follow-up progress notes and intervention reports, and evaluates them.
