Support students’ processing and organisation skills
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Helpful classroom strategies years 1-8’
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Design environments to support thinking
Design environments to support thinking
Organise materials to support access
Organise materials to support access
Organise resources and the physical space to enable students to easily find what they need and replace it afterwards.
Ideas to support independence
Ideas to support independence
- Label key areas of the classroom and resources with visual and text labels. Keep the layout consistent.
- Provide a space for each student to manage their own resources.
- Signal clearly when the subject or discussion is about to change, begin or end.
- Provide students with information on a new topic in advance to allow them to build some understanding beforehand.
- Ensure students understand the task before they start working. Break the tasks into manageable chunks.
Offer visual timers
Offer visual timers
High contrast, uncluttered visual timers may support students in their time management and increase independence.
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Useful resources
Useful resources
Using a visual timetable to support personal organisation in the classroom
A detailed description of how six-year-old Molly uses a visual timetable to support her learning. Learn how to implement this practical strategy in class.
Publisher: BLENNZ: Blind and Low Vision Education Network NZ
Free graphic organiser templates
Free graphic organiser templates in pdf format.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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