Support for teachers working with ASD pupils

Staff training powerpoint around cognitive overload and strategies that can be used to support students, especially those with lower academic ability and special educational needs. Practical activity and then links to a variety of subject areas.

The perfect aid for a teacher in support SEND within the classroom! With QFT being a platinum thread through education, this guide provides teachers with a comprehensive list of potential barriers to learning they might see in the classroom, wave 1 suggestions to try and resources to use and also wave 2/3 interventions to use if needed. Contains information surrounding Reading Writing and Spelling Mathematics Working memory and processing Make sure to check out my shop for handbooks for the other areas of need!

AQA B A Level Psychology Whole lesson - Cognitive explanation for Schizophrenia.

This toolkit provides information on how to support the needs of pupils with SEN/EHCPs in the classroom as part of a quality first teaching approach. Each section links to one of the four broad areas of need. You will find: Cognition & learning • Categories of potential difficulty within that need. -Memory -Task Organisation, Maintenance and Completion Skills -Concentration -Transferring/Generalising Learning -Time Management -Self-Assessment Skills -Information Processing -Letter and/or Number Recognition and Recording -Phonic Application -Spelling:High Frequency Words and Phonetically Irregular Words -Reading Accuracy -Reading Comprehension -Learning and Application of Number Facts -Organising Ideas for Writing -Developing Writing (Letter Formation) • What that area of difficulty might look like in the classroom. • Supportive quality first teaching strategies that will offer support. Each list of ‘What it might look like?’ and ‘Supportive Quality First Teaching Strategies’ are not exhaustive but may provide a useful starting point to help you help your pupils access learning. At the end of each section are resources linked to some of the strategies. The Toolkit can be edited and new needs and provisions can be added to meet the needs of your students.

This is a help sheet for teachers and learning support staff of blind and visually impaired students. There are several ideas for biological models and several ideas for modifying practical equipment to allow tactile access.

A sheet with content to get AO2 marks on an essay on cognitive explanations

Paying attention to the learning process helps learners improve, and that’s what these tools are for. These research-based self-assessment resources let students learn how to help themselves improve, particularly in speaking and listening activities. There are also tools to help you give feedback. Included in this bundle of resources are the following: • Listening Guide • Presentational Speech Self-Assessment • Speaking Activity Teacher Assessment • Speaking Activity Self-Assessment • Emotional Temperature Chart • Speaking Focus Signs

Included in this pack are 6 detailed lesson plans that aim to develop team building amongst pupils with moderate to severe learning difficulties. This resource has been used with a variety of SEND students particularly visual impairment, cognitive delay, physical impairment through CP, SLD and ASD. This topic would also work well with primary aged pupils. The resource includes 6 individualized lessons plans. They offer the students an introduction to the world of team building and orienteering. Activities with a parachute are included with lessons lasting 30-40 minutes (excluding changing). The 6 lessons have a focus comprised with practical activities. They are: Working together Problem Solving Leadership Cooperation Planning and Communication Consolidation of skills

BUDDHISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT will spark students’ curiosity and critical thinking. It’s engaging, scaffolded for accessibility and challenging for academic rigour. It is easy to deliver for specialists and non-specialists alike and requires minimal printing and preparation. YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain Buddhist attitudes towards the environment: ahimsa, interconnectedness, precepts, reincarnation (with reference to sacred writing) CONTAINS ALL THE FEATURES OF AN EXCELLENT LESSON: Do Now retrieval of critical content for this lesson Tasks broken down to prevent cognitive overload Checks whole class understanding using miniboards or cold call Extra challenges throughout information sheet to promote independence (large font for visually impaired) Independent practice task: • Past exam question ` • Clear success criteria with a focus and modelling of development • Writing frames • Relevant sacred writing • Key Vocabulary I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Feedback is welcome. Find more Religious Studies resources and bundles for ALL KEY STAGES at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

This item describes how to resource and deliver the story of Jasper’s Beanstalk in a multi sensory and inclusive way. It is designed to be used with a group of up to seven learners of primary school age with profound and multiple learning disabilities. working at P1-3, who may also have physical and/or sensory impairments. This activity encourages uses of visual, auditory, olfactory and tactile senses and engages with visual, linguistic, kinaesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic learning styles. Also included are sample Learning Objectives and examples of assessment opportunities for the descriptors of Pscales P1 -P3ii . This activity has many opportunities for assessment against the Routes for Learning tool.

Assessment for learners in mainstream with high/complex support needs. Suitable for EYFS and KS1 (may be developmentally appropriate for older learners). Skills ladders outlining small steps of progress, aligned with Development Matters and SCERTS to use for assessment and target setting. Includes Excel Sheets with automatic graph production to track progress over time Objectives are organised into the four areas of SEND and are written to take into account the differences for neurodivergent learners and the different ways in which they may demonstrate learning. Cognition and Learning Communication and Interaction Sensory and Physical Social and Emotional Mental Health Sample available to download for free https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13234298

Get full pack now for only £1.50 (limited time) Struggling with alien words before the phonics screening? This pack is designed to quickly fix the most common mistakes — in just 10 minutes a day. No complicated planning. No extra workload. Just simple, focused practice that helps pupils recognise real and alien words with confidence. What’s inside • Real vs Alien sorting activities • Quick daily practice sheets • Phonics screening style mock test • Student progress tracker • Answer key for fast marking • Reward certificate Why this works • Targets common phonics mistakes directly • Builds confidence with alien words • Matches the phonics screening format • Easy to use during busy weeks Perfect for • Last-minute phonics screening prep • Daily 5–10 minute intervention • Small group support • Boosting confidence before the test Introductory price available for a limited time. Inclusion Focused: Specifically designed to support pupils with SLCN (Speech, Language, and Communication Needs) and Moderate Cognitive Impairment. Features high-contrast fonts, clear visual icons, and a low-distraction layout to ensure every child can access the Phonics Screening Check.

This is a large complete resource package for the delivery of the BTEC Level 3 Unit 12 - Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs Learning Aim A, A1, A2, A3 and A4. This package includes a 52 page Word booklet that can be adapted and altered to suit your teaching needs. It allows students to organise their notes and assignment planning, in one place. There are activities, research task and application, signposting learners to understand the assessment criteria. To aid understanding, during delivery, there are ELEVEN powerpoints and relevant videos to engage learners. The package covers the below topics, in the Learning Aim A spec.A: Examine Reasons why individuals may experience additional needs A1 Diagnosing or determining additional needs • Definitions of mild, moderate, severe and profound learning disabilities. • Diagnostic procedures, tools and standards used to diagnose a disability. • Professional background, qualifications and experience of those undertaking the diagnosis and assessment. • Parameters used to describe the diagnosed condition. This must include the type, causation, severity and stability over time, and prognosis of the condition. A2 Cognitive and learning needs • Learning difficulties, to include dyslexia, dyspraxia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). • Autism-spectrum disorders, to include Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) and childhood disintegrative disorder. • Inherited conditions, to include Down’s syndrome, Huntington’s disease, dementia, Alzheimer’s. • Needs of older people, to include memory loss, slower cognitive speed, life-long learning. A3 Physical and health needs • Needs of older people, to include arthritis, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. • Health needs, to include physical needs cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disorders, stroke a mental illnesses. • Sensory disabilities, to include deafness and hearing impairment, visual impairment. • Accidents, to include paraplegia, loss of limb. • Infectious diseases that can lead to individuals having additional needs. • Problems during pregnancy and birth that can lead to individuals having additional needs. A4 Social and emotional needs • Needs generated from family circumstances, to include specific needs of looked-after children, bereavement, school refuser (non-attendance) and bullying. • Needs generated by being elderly, to include loss of loved ones, fear of dying, family far away, isolation, lack of money. • Needs affected by the learning environment. #hscresources TES shop has free and small charge teaching packages Join the biggest subject team, Health and Social Care Resources Facebook group. 5,000 sharing ideas, resources, signposting and prop each other out #hscresources Good luck in your teaching :-)

This is episode 6 of a Disability and Neurodiversity Training series, outlining terminology, the student experience, approaches, and debunking stereotypes about visual impairments, deafness, and mobility impairments. This is ideal for teacher training, basic education, and general interest :)

These are magnetism and electromagnetism wordsearches adapted to lower ability students and visually impaired students. Letters are larger and there are only 15 words in the lower ability sheet with the simplest words. Wordsearches are an excellent tool to develop and improve scientific vocabulary. Students should be encouraged to work together and say the words aloud to ensure they are internalised, The sheet suitable for students with visual impairment (SEND) has good contrast colours (black and yellow), recommended font ARIAL size of 14. They are suitable for students aged from 7 -15 for all curriculum

This comes with 2 resources! One is a powerpoint of all the info and one is a word doc that is ‘bookmarks’ Common traits and teaching strategies for: Asperger’s Syndrome Autism ADHD/ADD Dyslexia Dyscalculia Dyspraxia Visually Impaired Hearing Impaired Speech/Language Reading Handwriting You can add any others!

A Widgit write up of the story “The coming of the Iron Man” created using Widgit software and presented in a landscape format. Print and laminate the pages before binding the book using metal rings along the long edge for accessibility and ease of use for learners with limited movement.

This is a one page handout which provides numerous strategies to support an individual to learn to take turns. This is a great handout for parents, carers and/or other allied health professionals. This resource has been very valuable and beneficial in supporting children with learning difficulties, cognitive impairments and/or intellectual disabilities to learn how to take turns.

This unit explores the areas of cognitive development that establish the essential basis for mathematical concepts. Engaging activities promote learning through sensory experiences and motor movements. Key foundational skills covered: Object Permanence - Understanding that objects continue to exist even when out of sight. Spatial Awareness - understanding the position and movement of objects in space. Cause and Effect - Learning that actions lead to outcomes (e.g., shaking a rattle makes noise). Seriation (Very Early Forms) - Recognising differences in size, shape, or quantity. Quantitative Awareness - the ability to distinguish between different quantities (e.g., 2 vs. 3 objects) even before counting. Categorisation and Matching - Starting to group similar objects together.

Unlock the superhero within every learner through this sensory story that celebrates a day in the life in a special school….with a twist! People Who help Us – The Special School Superheroes is an immersive experience, aimed to spark imagination, confidence, and inclusion through the senses. From the beeping taxi, jangling keys of the caretaker and hands-on Speech and Language activities, every moment invites learners to feel, hear, see, and connect. Through rich rhyme and multisensory detail learners meet real-life heroes, the taxi driver and escort, caretaker, office staff, teaching teams, speech and language, physios, the cook and cleaners—and learn that the most powerful role of all belongs to them. With its triumphant final reveal (“It’s ME, it’s ME!”), this story empowers every learner to see themselves at the heart of the adventure. Speech and language activities such as Classroom Superheroes, Asking for Help, Bubbles, Click-Clack Track, and Jack in a Box (including adaptations for older learners) encourage expressive communication, confidence, and playful interaction. Superhero Science experiments—Invisible Ink and Superfoods investigation—ignite curiosity. Superhero Superpowers exploration provides activity ideas to bring fictional superhero characters (Superman, Wonder Woman, Spiderman and Batman) to life. A Grab-and-Go Inspiration Table rounds it all off. Includes clear learning objectives to help you plan and assess. This resource is reworked from ‘Superheroes – A Sensory Story’ originally released in 2022 to combine the People Who Help Us topic. It is is aimed at supporting students and sensory learners of all ages following pre-formal/sensory, semi-formal or formal pathways incorporating activities that promote the five areas of the engagement model, creativity, independence, building communication skills, and supporting other areas of learning linking to curriculum subjects, themes, and topics. This teaching pack is tailored to accommodate students’ individual learning needs through differentiated, themed, sensory extension activities linking to the EYFS Framework and areas of the KS1 National Curriculum making it the perfect resource for Special Education, Mainstream schools and settings, Speech & Language and EAL students.