Yara Semaan

- Provide assistance to school principals, school support teams
and teachers to assess, screen, identify and support students
with social/emotional, behavioral, physical, sensory and learning
difficulties.
- Provide assistance to the schools to refer the detected cases to
therapeutical consultations where needed.
- Contribute to implementation of UNRWA inclusive education
policy, strategy and toolkit.
- Prepare a plan for monthly visits in all the schools in their
assigned area.
- Support in the assessment of the teachers’ needs with regard to
detection, management and referral of SEN children, and design
and implement professional development training accordingly.
- Assist teachers to plan, differentiate, enrich, adapt and use a
wide range of classroom material to support students with
special needs.
- Coordinate with school counsellors, Education specialists and
the health tutors in the areas to support SEN students.
- Support the teachers and the Learning Support Program team to
prepare individual education plans (IEP) to differentiate
appropriate activities for SEN pupils in relation to the curriculum.
- Coordinate with kindergartens for the early detection of SEN
students who will enrol in grade 1.
- Coordinate with the social workers (RSS Department) to raise
awareness and follow up the cases with parents.
- Support the Education Program to coordinate with NGOs and
specialists for diagnostic and therapeutic consultations needs.
- Disseminate good practice in SEN across schools.
- Collect information on the SEN students, on a monthly basis, on
the database.
- Support in the tracking of the cases, and prepare reports on SEN
children’s progress.
- Meeting inclusive education focal point, education involved staff
and consultants to discuss the task objectives and requirements.
- Interpreting the needs of the teachers/children/parents and
develop a plan of intervention to suit the purpose.
- Manage with stakeholders regarding the funded projects.
- Hold trainings about inclusive education for teachers and
parents.
• Shadow

Private lessons in all subjects (4th-5th-6th-7th-8th grade students)
English and computer private lessons for adults

Worked closely with the following cases:
Asperger syndrome, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, brain
atrophy and students with academic difficulties
• Special Needs Education Teacher - English, Math, and Sciences for Middle School
and High School at Eastwood International Schools (academic year

-Assess student’ skills and determine their educational needs
-Developed IEPs for each student
-Mentor teachers on inclusive education

-Prepared modified lesson plans
-Create IEPs for every student
-Present weekly feedbacks for every student
-Modify and prepare students’ quizzes and exams
-Attended seminars and workshops related to special needs students
-Hold weekly meetings with special needs Education coordinator to discuss students’ progress