Making Adjustments for the Child with Visual
Modality Weakness in the Classroom
- Take out visual distractions. It is impossible to take
visuals out of the regular classroom, but try to place the child where
he is not bombarded by too many visual items. (He/she just
swims visually in an overloaded situation)
- Leave a frame of blank wall around visual displays
- On worksheets put a heavy line around items to help pupil to
attend to one item at a time. (This can often be done to
existing ditto sheets. This does not prevent the use of the
worksheet with other children)
- Give him/her a BIG marker
- Allow him/her to point if necessary. Let him/her touch
the first letter of every word
- Have him/her clear the table top (desk top)
- Let the child get one worksheet at a time from stacks rather
than hand the child several papers at once. Also, give the
child a purpose for moving about a bit as he/she turns in the
completed paper and picks up his/her next sheet from the next stack
- Try not to stand in front of too cluttered background when
instructing him/her. (For some children, it may be necessary
for the teacher to wear more simple clothing)
- Give one step at a time
Free JavaScripts provided
by The JavaScript Source
|
|
