Present information in different ways
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Using whole-class strategies to support students with speech, language and communication needs in years 1–6’
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Teaching maths using a UDL approach
Teaching maths using a UDL approach
Offer students multiple representations of information and multiple ways to demonstrate understanding.
Offer students multiple representations of information and multiple ways to demonstrate understanding.
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
Support under­standing with visuals
Support understanding with visuals
Offer information in more than one way.
Use symbols and graphics to illustrate text.
Keep the layout clean and uncluttered.
Source: CORE Education
Use closed captions
Use closed captions
On YouTube
- Search for videos with closed captions using the Subtitles/CC filter. The filter menu box appears on the left of the YouTube search results page – that is, once you have searched on a subject, for example “frogs”, and have a list of results.
- Look for the CC symbol. It may be under the settings cog.
On TV and streaming services
- Look for TV settings or settings on each streaming service.
- The subtitles or closed caption option may be listed under Audio and subtitles, or Accessibility options
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.
Useful resources
Useful resources
Assessment for learning
Lading local curriculum guide series on using the right tools and resources to notice and respond to progress across the curriculum.
ICAN's Talking Point
Read time: 3 min
Classroom strategies to support speech, language, and communication learning needs.
Publisher: Talking Point
Next steps
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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
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Helpful classroom strategies years 1-8Show suggestions for Helpful classroom strategies years 1-8
- Support participation and confidence
- Present information in different ways
- Support processing and planning
- Provide options to create, learn and share
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Helpful classroom strategies years 9-13Show suggestions for Helpful classroom strategies years 9-13
