Use recommended approaches to support social interaction
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Key areas to support’
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Ideas to support social interaction
Ideas to support social interaction
Gary Veenstra describes how he works with teenagers and young people to develop communication and social interaction skills.
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Model social inclusion
Model social inclusion
One of the critical components of social inclusion is that all students see themselves and others as full participants in the classroom, the school and the community. Respect, value and interact with your student with low vision as you do with all other students in class. All the students will model their behaviour on yours.
Get peers to help
Get peers to help
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Support social skills
Support social skills
Students with low vision may need help learning and imitating the movement and language used in social situations.
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Useful resources
Useful resources
EPIC Youth NZ Facebook group
The EPIC Youth group represents the Youth Engagement Strategy that has been co-created by youth and the Blind Foundation. The latest information about events aimed at Blind and vision impaired/low vision youth will be posted here.
Publisher: EPIC Youth NZ
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Guide to Index of the guide: Low vision and learning
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Identify needs and how to provide supportShow suggestions for Identify needs and how to provide support
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Key areas to supportShow suggestions for Key areas to support
- Expanded Core Curriculum
- Support access to information
- Support personal organisation
- Support social interaction
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Helpful classroom strategies years 1-8Show suggestions for Helpful classroom strategies years 1-8
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Helpful classroom strategies years 9-13Show suggestions for Helpful classroom strategies years 9-13
Social interaction skills
Social interaction skills
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