Provide options to create, learn, and share
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Helpful classroom strategies in years 1-8’
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Enable students to personalise learning
Enable students to personalise learning
Set up the learning space so students can adjust it.
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.
- Make 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 options for sharing learning
Offer options for sharing learning
Provide students with a range of approaches to express what they know. Ask them which approaches they would like as regular options.
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Use tools and apps with built-in supports
Use tools and apps with built-in supports
Closed Captions
Useful resources
Useful resources
Read&Write for Google Chrome
A free extension for the Chrome browser which includes highlighting tools, text-to-speech, picture dictionary, and word prediction. "Teachers can get a free premium subscription to Read&Write for Google. To register and activate your subscription, go to rw.texthelp.com/freeforteachers after installing the Read&Write for Google trial."
Publisher: Google
Explain everything uses in the classroom (Katelyn)
A student describes how her class uses the app Explain Everything to share ideas and support working together.
Publisher: Gina Fiondella
Accessibility
These tools are produced by Microsoft to support learners with a range of accessibility needs, including neurodiversity and learning needs.
Publisher: Microsoft
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- Support participation and confidence
- Present information in different ways
- Support processing and planning
- Provide options to create, learn, and share
- Make effective use of technologies
- Understand emotions and stressors
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