EEC Area 1. These skills are Through learning Instruction in the To enable With verbal required in order to use his/her use of vision, participation in a prompts, Alex can Compensatory or functional skills to access areas senses efficiently hearing, touch, morning drinks draw on her needed to access of the the child is able to smell, and taste as activity Alex is: access skills to ‘core’ the core curriculum. The access and well as the out and make Provided with object curriculum development of participate in development of the a meaningful symbols to represent these skills activities in proprioceptive, choice through different drinks means that the education, home, kinaesthetic, and selection of an (‘access to learning’; child has access and community vestibular systems. object symbol that to learning in a environments. represents a Taught access skills manner equal to desired drink. through specialist that of sighted instruction in how to peers. explore and recognise object symbols (‘learning to access’). Slide 38: 6. Promoting an ethos of empowerment Maria –
EEC Area 1. Compensatory or functional skills needed to access the core curriculum These skills are required in order to access areas of the ‘core’ curriculum. The development of these skills means that the child has access to learning in a manner equal to that of sighted peers. Through learning to use his/her senses efficiently the child is able to access and participate in activities in education, home, and community environments. Instruction in the use of vision, hearing, touch, smell, and taste as well as the development of the proprioceptive, kinaesthetic, and vestibular systems. To enable participation in a morning drinks activity Alex is: Provided with object symbols to represent different drinks (‘access to learning’; Taught access skills through specialist instruction in how to explore and recognise object symbols (‘learning to access’). With verbal prompts, Alex can draw on her access skills to out and make a meaningful choice through selection of an object symbol that represents a desired drink. Slide 38: 6. Promoting an ethos of empowerment – Maria
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