Familiarise yourself with the Expanded Core Curriculum for students with low vision
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Key areas to support’
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The Expanded Core Curriculum
The Expanded Core Curriculum
The Expanded Core Curriculum is a body of knowledge and skills specific to learners who are blind or low vision, which is not addressed in Te Whāriki, The New Zealand Curriculum, or Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.
This resource helps learners who are blind and low vision to access and participate in the regular curriculum, as well as to develop independence skills. Adopted internationally, the Expanded Core Curriculum is critical to supporting positive learning outcomes. It is complementary to the regular curriculum and does not replace it.
Areas of learning
Areas of learning
Areas of learning in the The Expanded Core Curriculum.
- Communication modes.
- sensory efficiency.
- Physical abilities.
- Orientation and mobility.
- Social skills.
- Living skills.
- Technologies.
- Development of visual efficiency skills.
- career and future planning.
Ideas to support living skills
Ideas to support living skills
Tactile markers are used to support independence when cooking.
Closed Captions
Support orientation and mobility skills
Support orientation and mobility skills
Work with your RTV to ensure strategies and approaches students use in "out of school" activities are supported in the classroom.
Useful resources
Useful resources
11 year old expands her life experiences to improve her literacy
Publisher: BLENNZ: Blind and Low Vision Education Network NZ
Next steps
More suggestions for implementing the strategy “Key areas to support”:
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Strategies for action:
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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 literacy
- 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
