Present information in different ways to support access and understanding
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Helpful classroom strategies years 1-8’
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Offer text-to-speech tools
Offer text-to-speech tools
Offer text-to-speech tools to read text aloud and support comprehension. Free text-to-speech tools are available across all computer operating systems.
Support understanding with visuals
Support understanding with visuals
Offer information in more than one way.
Use symbols and graphics to illustrate key concepts.
Keep the layout clean and uncluttered.
Source: CORE Education
Give instructions in close proximity
Give instructions in close proximity
Communicate closely but take into account appropriate personal space for each unique student.
Targetted communication can help reduce distractions and support attention.
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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Take a multi-sensory approach
Take a multi-sensory approach
- Offer real experiences, physical activity, and manipulables to support understanding.
- Support text and spoken information with photos, graphics, audio, and video.
- Present digital text rather than printed text so that students can personalise it by enlarging it or listening to it.
- Use online tools such as Google Slides or blogs to bring multimedia together, so students have content options presented in different media all in one place (for example, a YouTube video, a graphic and some text).
- Make instructions, demonstrations, or key content rewindable and accessible 24/7.
Find videos with closed captions
Find videos with closed captions
How to find YouTube videos with closed captions using a laptop or desktop computer.
- Search for YouTube and open the home page.
- Type search subject (for example “frogs”) into YouTube search bar and press return key.
- On left of screen, click the tab called “Filters” and a menu box will open.
- Select “subtitles/CC” under the Features list.
- Select a video from the selection of filtered videos presented by YouTube.
- Watch the selected video with the closed captions turned on to check for accuracy before sharing with students.
- Share closed captioned video with students.
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