Presentation on learner profile.

1. LEARNER PROFILE
Form of a formal document or process that includes:
•Information about a student’s skills, strengths, interests;
•It potential barriers to learning ;
•Make recommendations about what is needed to support
learning.

2. WHAT IS A LEARNER PROFILE?
A learner profile describes the ways in which a student
learns best. A comprehensive learner profile includes
information on student interests, learning preferences and
styles, and differences related to gender, culture and
personality. It also might include information on student
learning strengths, needs and types of supports that have
been successful in the past. A learner profile needs to be
dynamic, as individual learners are constantly growing and
changing.

3. • Help school staff build relationships with
students and understand things from their
perspective.
•can inform planning, classroom layout,
timetabling
•enable students to participate and
contribute in all classroom learning.

4. Learner profiles can be created by the student or collaboratively with parents
 Depending on the purpose, a profile can include:
• things they’re good at ; • likes and interests;
• hopes and dreams; • dislikes and things they
avoid ;
• important people in their lives ; • pets ;
• life experiences (activities, places,
kinds of people they like); • how they like to learn and
what helps ;
• things that make it difficult for them to learn; • what they do when they
need help;
• how they describe and experience school ; • what makes them excited,
grumpy or frustrated and
how they express this;
• about their support team; • examples of supports that
have worked in the past.

5. STEPS TO DEVELOP A LEARNER PROFILE

6. STEP :1
 Determine who the learner is :
 The learner profile identifies smart goals, Hobbies
and interests, Strength and struggles, learning
styles, reflection and preferences from each
learner.

7. STEP 2:
 Determines what the learner does:
 How the learner navigates their education.
 Designed to allow for learners choice.
 It is customized for each learner and offers them
independence as they need making learning more
purposeful.

8. STEP 3
 Evidence of learning:
 Establish how the learner grows;

9. Reference:
http://inclusive.tki.org.nz
https://archive.education.alberta.ca