Our learners have access to • Assistive Technologies • Instructional Apps – that provide instruction, modelling and practice opportunities • Non-Instructional Apps – that provide tools to aid learning e.g. note taking, highlighting • Speech Generating Apps – to augment the communication skills of learners with communication difficulties • Speech to Text Apps – to support learners with writing difficulties
Our teachers give explicit instruction and ◦ Daily, Weekly, Monthly Review (Retrieval Practice) ◦ Present new material using small steps ◦ Ask Questions (including non-examples to anticipate misconceptions) ◦ Provide Models ◦ Guided practice ◦ Check understanding ◦ Independent Practice
Our teachers • Use Flexible Groupings • Pre teach new concepts, overlearn taught facts, or practice skills • Benefit from teacher expertise • Provide opportunities for collaborative learning across a range of attainment levels • Give learners time to process information and share ideas collaboratively
Our teachers use ◦ Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies • Explicitly teach and model how to apply metacognitive strategies to plan, monitor and evaluate learning • Set an appropriate level of challenge through effectively managing cognitive load (chunking) • Provide opportunities for independence through the gradual release of responsibility