Gwyn McCormack Positive Eye Introduction During their first few years of life the sighted child is exposed to a vast range of visual symbols that convey meaning They perceive shape size colour distance and spatial location all in one glance ID: 544277
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Tutorial: Theme Based Lessons
Gwyn McCormack – Positive EyeSlide2
Introduction
During their first few years of life the sighted child is exposed to a vast range of visual symbols that convey meaning.
They
perceive shape, size, colour, distance, and spatial location ‑ all in one glance.
They are constantly exposed to rich array of incidental learning opportunities which supports their understanding of the world
This opportunity for incidental learning and understanding of the world does not occur naturally for the child with visual impairment.Slide3
They lack the opportunities to engage in incidental learning
and to participate in new and different literacy experiences which others are constantly exposed to.
Curiosity, understanding, exploration are also not stimulated by the other senses as well as they are by vision
The child with vision VI requires direct exposure to a rich variety of concrete experiences involving many objects, shapes, people, places, activities, cause and effect relationships
IntroductionSlide4
Introduction
Building a solid foundation of reading readiness skills and fun experiences from infancy is critical
To achieve this our goal is to expose the child as early as possible and often as possible to a rich variety of concrete experiences, involving many objects, people, places, and activities.
Using a theme-based approach during the emergent stages of literacy development enables us to offer a multitude of rich literacy learning opportunitiesSlide5
Through developing and maximising each child’s additional skills (e.g. Use of vision, tactile discrimination, auditory, fine motor)
and by putting real holistic experiences at the heart of educational interventions in a structured manner We can enable children’s enjoyment and participation in meaningful literacy experiences
IntroductionSlide6
The following areas are an important part of early literacy development
Auditory and Language development – listening, attention and expression. Concept building Fine motor skillsTactile discrimination skills-
Reading awareness – book and story skills
Use of functional vision and visual perception
Emerging literacy skillsSlide7
Post OfficeFrozen
Fire ServiceThree ideas to share with youSlide8
This resource provides a wealth of rich learning opportunities and a theme based approach.
You could use this same approach with any topic such as a day at the beach, working in a cafe (preparing them for future work)Although initially you may be thinking of a younger child for this resource, it also offers many learning opportunities for older children.
Post OfficeSlide9
It is important for the child to visit the Post Office Offers a rich concrete learning experience
A multitude of learning experiences are created through doing this
Post OfficeSlide10
Feel textures of wrapping papers – Bubble wrap, tissue paper, brown paper, string,
sellotape, elastic bands, jiffy bagsExplore the objects in the Post Office – letter guide, stamps, PAID stamp, pen in stand, mat, money, leaflets, paper clips, stapler, till, damp spongeExplore the Post office van. Postman/woman model, post bag, post box
Match, categorise letters, parcels of different shapes and sizes
Tactile accessSlide11
Categorise letters and place in the post box and place parcels in the post box/parcel sack
Place different textures (packaging materials) on outside of different shaped parcels - exploreCreate fans using different packaging materials – tissues, bubble wrap, brown paper, cardboard Explore the steering wheel of the mail van
(Place a steering wheel on a Lazy Sue with a light in the middle of the wheel, spin round to simulate the idea of the turning wheel)
Tactile accessSlide12
Shine lights on fluorescent strip (on postman’s bag)Scan and search post office shop for specific articles and items
Visual skill development activities: Wrap parcels in bright shiny paper and shine light on them, add sounds to parcels to gain attention in first instancePlace 3 objects from the Post Office on a black background and encourage child to scan, fixate, visual direct reaching.
Using visionSlide13
Make musical instruments with parcelsListen to sound of post van engine setting off
Listen to sound of ‘Paid’ stamp being usedRustle and make sound with wrapping papers–
tissue, brown paper, bubble wrap etc.
Auditory accessSlide14
Make surprise tasting parcels, fill with different foods to open and taste
TasteSlide15
Make sensory parcels - fill parcels with different scents.Smell the inside of a post van
SmellSlide16
It is essential that labels are made to go with each component part of the resource, encouraging the child to match initial letter sounds, whole words or Braille contractions (dependent on learning stage) before they play with or use the resource.
Component parts
of the Post OfficeSlide17
Write a letter, wrap a parcel and take to the Post Office to post.
Role play visiting the Post Office, Play the role of Post Office Clerk or the customer use
this opportunity
to
Develop speaking and listening skills
Develop body language, facial expression and voice toneMake up a story about the Postman/woman and the funny happenings in the Post Office
Read
the story of ‘Postman Pat’
Ideas
for literacy
developmentSlide18
Make up a poem about the Post Office, using the letters of the word to form the poem
Develop simple sequencing activities - 1 or more actions depending on child’s needsE.g. Place letter in an envelope – put stamp on –– postDevelop language (open, closed, stamp, post, parcel, envelope, string, money)
Make audio birthday card to post to family member
Make a Christmas post box for the classroom
Play the Post Office game
Ideas for literacySlide19
Count, match and sort the paper clips, rubber bands,
thimblettes in the desk tidyCount the money in the tillCreate activities to support addition, subtraction, multiplication
etc
Weigh the parcels, order by weight/size
Measure the length and width of the parcelsMeasure the length and width of the lettersOrder letters by size and weight
Role play paying for parcels and letters to be posted.
Ideas for numeracySlide20
Layout the game and describe how it is played
Post Office GameSlide21
Creating a holistic approach based on a theme or story enables children who are visually impaired to access and enjoy literacy and numeracy activities in a meaningful way.
The film ‘Frozen’ has been tremendously popular with many children.
FrozenSlide22
The following are accessible, creative, fun ideas and suggestions to bring the story alive and to make it meaningful for children with visual impairments.
The ideas offer a starting point and can all be adapted to suit the individual visual needs of the child you are working with.
FrozenSlide23
Play some ‘Frozen’ music and enjoy exploring the sensory tray
feel the objects, textures, shapes, the coldness of the ice cubes, the softness of the feathers, the silkiness of the ribbons.
Multi sensory tray - FrozenSlide24
Read the story of ‘Frozen’ to the child
Play the songs from Frozen, dress up and role play some of the scenes. Have the child find, hold and explore the items from each pocket of the bucketTalk about each item, use descriptive words whilst the child explores
Re-tell the story, sequencing events, place the characters in order of appearance in the story
Make key word books about each character
Frozen story bucketSlide25
Model making
: Model making and role play is an important and enjoyable part of literacyWhenever there is an opportunity it is good to make a model with the child, ensuring they fully participate in the process and choose the construction materials.
Describe the Ice Palace and Marshmallow monster
Model makingSlide26
Describe the character naming game
Describe the Olaf counting game
Frozen based gamesSlide27
This is a simple idea which is not dissimilar to the idea of story bags.
It is really important to use real objects whenever possibleOffer more meaning than plastic toys, however sometimes using a plastic toy is the only option in place of the real object, e.g. the fire engine!
Fire ServiceSlide28
Try and find a good model with some working parts to add to the child’s exploration and enjoyment during the story.
Fireman Sam is used here for the story bucket idea, but the story could be changed and items and labels associated with each new story added.
Fire ServiceSlide29
Read a story about ’Fireman Sam’ or the Fire Service, child to feel the objects whilst reading the story
Place the objects back in the correct pocket, read the initial letter sound, (listen to the recordable peg to aid location)Mix the objects up and place in the wrong pockets for the child to replace correctly
Ideas for LiteracySlide30
Detach the labels from the pockets and ask the child to place the objects in the pockets with their corresponding label
Dress up and role play working in the fire service. Use the objects from the bucketMake a model of a fire engine from cardboard
Fill the bucket with objects beginning with F for Fireman from around the environment
Ideas for literacy activitiesSlide31
Repeat filling the bucket with objects beginning with S for Sam, H for hosepipe, G for gloves
etcMake up a poem using each letter of Fireman Sam. Read the poem onto recordable pegs and attach to each pocket of the bucket apron
Ideas for literacy activitiesSlide32
Count the buttons, find six objects from around the environment that begin with B and place in the bucket, (count out 5 buttons and find 5 objects, count 4 buttons and find 4 objects
etc, using a different letter e.g. 5 objects beginning with F, 4 objects beginning with S)
Use the hosepipe as a unit of measurement to measure the width, length of the room, the length of the table, etc.
Order the objects in the bucket by size, largest to smallest
Ideas for numeracySlide33
Order the objects in the bucket by weight, lightest to heaviest
Categorise the objects by shape, material made of and items wornCompare a collapsible bucket with a normal bucket,Use small bucket models and compare with full size bucket.
Cut out card shapes of buckets 2D shapes to match to 3D objects
Ideas for numeracySlide34
Feel water (warm, cold, cool.)
Use water spray to spray tepid, warm water on child’s hands and feetFeel hose pipe, unwind, wind up on reel, use hose pipe attached to water supply to spray grass outside school
Represent the hose pipe by feeling rubber piping
Use cardboard tube and paint to look like a hose pipe, cover with textured paper or bright coloured, fluorescent shapes
Ideas for tactile/multi-sensory approachSlide35
Use plastic drain pipe and pour water down the pipe
Make spiral patterns to represent the hose pipe in its wound up state using string (different thicknesses) or wikki
stix
. Make a collage of different sized reels or spiral patterns using string, rope, cord,
wikki
stix etc. Play with yo-yo’s, (yo-yo’s with lights, sounds.)Feel heat from fire
Ideas for tactile/multi-sensory approach