Learning Programme

All sessions will aim to include the following steps that are relevant to the lesson:

Encourage children to be independent in their learning, whilst having the support around them if needed.
Using our Building Learning Powers to aid with resilience, resourcefulness, reciprocity and reflectiveness.
Encourage pupils to seek clarification or to indicate when they need help.
Break language down into manageable component/chunks, to improve understanding of information.
Repeat language and instructions due to processing difficulties.
Use a multisensory approach to learning new vocabulary.
Provide further clarification of vocabulary presented, by presenting them in a range of situations and provide opportunities for him to use new words in context.

Allow additional time - give pupils time for processing/understanding language.
Allow additional time to enable pupils to formulate language – using peer talk/ thinking time/ 10 second rule.
Provide word banks/ sentence starters and planning sheets to aid written work.
Provide visual cues to support understanding of language in the classroom, e.g. pictures, diagrams, written key words, gesture, demonstration and videos.
Provide a visual timetables, with pictures or symbols for key activities throughout the school day and/or Now/Next boards if needed.