Provide support and options for students to create, learn, and share
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Classroom strategies years 1-6’
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Utilise multimedia tools
Utilise multimedia tools
Provide students with tools which offer options for communication and expression.
TechMatrix is a searchable database of assistive and educational technologies.
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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Enable students to personalise learning
Enable students to personalise learning
Set up the learning space so students can adjust it to suit their needs and preferences.
Make options and supports available to everyone.
- Create opportunities where students can personalise learning tasks and projects and build on their knowledge, experience, and strengths.
- Develop success criteria with the students and present them with clear visual supports.
- Provide opportunities for students to gain confidence using a range of media so they can select the most appropriate to express their learning.
- Make learning support tools (text-to-speech, graphic organisers, planning tools and so on) available for all students.
- Offer a flexible learning environment with a variety of seating and working spaces.
- Offer a reader-writer or assistive technologies to support success in assessments.
Utilise technologies to remove barriers
Utilise technologies to remove barriers
Introduce students to a range of tools and technologies they can use to express their ideas and tell stories.
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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Support success in assessments
Support success in assessments
Discuss with students what support they need to demonstrate their understanding in tests and assessments.
Talk about:
- possible barriers created by the physical environment: unfamiliar layout of room, lighting, temperature
- possible barriers created by the design of materials: cluttered presentation, hard-to-read diagrams, unclear layout, hard-copies only
- ways to manage time allocations such as using visual timers
- negotiating breaks and extra time
- managing anxiety through mindfulness, positive self-talk, and identifying solutions to anticipated problems prior to the assessment
- using digital technologies such as text-to-speech and predictive text
- pre-teaching specific test skills, such as how to approach multiple choice questions.
Useful resources
Useful resources
Visual scene displays assist children having difficulties developing verbal skills.
These displays can be particularly useful for children with ASD who are emergent communicators.
Visual scene displays: Creative ways to promote communication
Read time: 7 min
Publisher: The TalkLink Trust
Offer options for sharing learning
Offer options for sharing learning
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