Has Anyone Heard Of Mediated Learning?????

Question

My daughter is on special needs at school as she has dylexic traits. She is going to be put on a Mediated Learning programme later this year. Can anyone explain, in easy to understand terms, what mediated learning consists of. Thanks. xx (We're in uk)

Answer 1

The Mediated Learning Experience is a special kind of interaction that helps raise the level of the student's thinking processes. The development of a child's thinking processes depends heavily on interaction between adults and children in which the adult interprets the world to the child in a meaningful way and reflects back the child's responses. Through the Mediated Learning Experience all children can learn to actualize their potential.


The mediational teacher (or parent) helps the learner to recognize the thinking processes that go into solving a problem. The learner is then challenged to consider more efficient ways to arrive at a solution. The teacher's questioning procedures help the learner become aware of the rules and structures that underlie effective problem solving. In addition, the teacher's mediations encourage the learner to identify other situations in life when the same kinds of problem solving strategies are used. This assists the learner to generalize newly discovered skills to other areas of academic studies and everyday life.

Answer 2

This is a link to the organization: thinkingskills.uk.org

However, this type of program is not appropriate for a child with dyslexia. The "mediated learning" concept is based on the asumptionthat the individual being treated has a correctable deficiency in ccognitive skills. That is not the case with a child with dyslexia--it is a problem with the way the brain physically processes inmormation.

A child with dyslexia needs training in strategies to counter/cope with the perceptual problem--and often adaptive equipment (e.g. computer software, educational materials in audio format, etc.) what he/she definately does NOT need is to be placed in a situation where he/she will be expected to "learn" not to be dyslexic if he/she just tires hard enough. That would be like telling a blind person they could learn to see if they just apply themslelves.

I don't know who recommended this--but they should be ashamed of themselves. I don't know your legal options in the UK--but in the US I woudld absolutely advise a parent to refuse to agree with this--and to take legal action if necessary

Answer 3

Hi

Try this it will help you.

http://www.thinkingskillsuk.org/index1.htm

Answer 4

never heard of it

Answer 5

http://www.icelp.org/asp/Aspects_of_Mediated_Learning_Experience.shtm