Support communication
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Supporting literacy, social interaction, and communication’
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Use games
Use games
Students develop questioning and listening skills as they play Guess my shape.
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Ideas to support conversation
Ideas to support conversation
- Cut down on the amount that you talk.
- Comment on what students are doing – this is less pressured than asking questions.
- When students can’t think of what to say, help them. For example, if a student wants to join in a game say, “Ben, you could say, ‘Can I join in?’”.
- Demonstrate how to say things. Should a student say, “Car blue school”, you can continue the conversation by adding, “So you saw a blue car on the way to school”.
- Expand on what students say – this helps them to build longer sentences.
- Expand students’ vocabulary. Instead of saying “Pass me the blue and red container”, say “Pass me the colourful container”.
Ideas to support task completion
Ideas to support task completion
- Break tasks into very small stages.
- Give one instruction, then time to complete action before giving the second instruction.
- Speak in short sentences, with a short pause in between to allow for processing.
- Use simple sentences, with simple vocabulary.
Source: Raise Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (opens in a new tab/window)
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
Develop oral language strategies
Develop oral language strategies
Extend thinking and support conversations using these practical and specific oral language strategies.
Use the reflection questions to stimulate discussion, debate, inquiry and problem solving.
Useful resources
Useful resources
Te kōrerorero | Talking together
Te kōrerorero | Talking together
Publisher: Te Whāriki Online
Teacher tips 2: Practical strategies
Teacher tips 2: Practical strategies
Publisher: RADLD
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