SEN at home
The change of routine for children with SEN from learning at school to learning at home maybe more difficult than for their peers. Many children enjoy the structure of the school day so setting up a timetbale or daily routines may help. If children are struggling to acces the learning set by the class teacher, email the year group email address and let the teacher know, they will have suggestions for what to prioritise.
Try to incoporate learning into practical tasks such as cooking, reading the scales when measuring, reading ingredients of recipes, sharing food onto plates. Use art or craft as a stimulus for discussion, visual prompts will help 'hook' children into learning tasks.
Play board games or teach children a new card game, this will help children with their listening skills as they follow instructions and will also help with turn taking skills. Many games need children to use maths or think strategically. Can they teach another member fo the family how to play?
Reading daily is key and there are many free audio books available now which will take the pressure off the children in reading but will keep their interest and comprehsion skills developing.
There are some ideas on this page for how to support children with SEN at home . Please email me if you would like specific guidance or support. staceyr@evendons-primary.co.uk
Attention Autism is an intervention model designed by Gina Davies, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. It aims to develop natural and spontaneous communication through the use of visually based and highly motivating activities. Gina’s primary objective is that the sessions are fun and “offer an irresistible invitation to learn”!
The children at Evendons may refer to these groups as 'Bucket groups' or Attention Evendons.
Aims of Attention Autism
To engage attention
To improve joint attention
To develop shared enjoyment in group activities
To increase attention in adult-led activities
To encourage spontaneous interaction in a natural group setting
To increase non-verbal and verbal communication through commenting
To build a wealth and depth of vocabulary
To have fun!
Here is a link to Gina's you tube page which has videos to show your child: Gina Davies- Attention Autsim video links
Somemore Attention Evendons stage 1 and 2