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Provide support and options for students to express what they know

Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Using whole-class strategies to support students with speech, language and communication needs in years 1-8’

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Utilise role play across the curriculum

Utilise role play across the curriculum

Role play creates authentic opportunites to practice being a good conversation partner.

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Offer options for sharing learning

Offer options for sharing learning

Provide a range of ways for students to express what they know. Ask students which approaches they would like as regular options.
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Hands-on learning

Hands-on learning

Hands-on learning in authentic contexts supports students with understanding, recording, sharing, and articulating their learning.

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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 a 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 or a reader-writer
  • pre-teaching specific test skills, such as how to approach multiple choice questions.

Useful resources

Useful resources

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Different ways to publish your stories: Using a variety of tools

Teacher Jacqui Sharp illustrates some of the ways students and teachers can present digital stories and inquiries, using many different tools.

Publisher: Jacqui Sharp

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Next steps

More suggestions for implementing the strategy “Helpful classroom strategies years 1-8”:

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