Special Educational Needs
Advice websites:
For MLD and ASD pupils
https://councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/help-resources/resources/supporting-children-learning-disability-asd-coping-covid-19-isolation
For MLD, ASD, Disabled and SPLD pupils
https://www.techability.org.uk/resources/aiding-learning-from-home/
Website that has a range of SEND resource - some have free trails. Lots for ipads and windows- worth a check through
Autism Outreach COVID-19 Support
Family Fund
Family Fund are a charitable organisation that can help families with children who have a serious illness and/or disability.
The web page gives details of grants and other support available.
CAMHS Resources
A website containing resources and links to support young people and families with their mental health and emotional wellbeing
SEND: apps and games
(Apps must be downloaded onto a compatible device)
Brain Parade (Requires Apple device)
http://www.brainparade.com/products/see-touch-learn-free/
A visual instruction app, including flash cards and picture-choosing games, for children with autism and special needs.
HelpKidzLearn
https://www.helpkidzlearn.com/
A collection of games and resources designed for a range of educational needs and stages. It includes provision for school closure.
UCL Centre for Inclusive Education
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/centres/centre-inclusive-education/homeschooling-children-send/managing-transition-home-schooling
A guide to help parents adjust to remote learning by providing advice and links to resources.
Audible
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
All children’s audiobooks are available for free while schools are closed.
Registration: not required
Disney 10 Minute Shakeups
https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
10-minute activities based on Disney films that count towards a child’s 60 active minutes per day.
Registration: not required
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
https://www.annafreud.org/what-we-do/anna-freud-learning-network/coronavirus/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Wellbeing advice for all those supporting children and young people.
Registration: not required
Home Learning Activities
Reading
- Paired reading technique can be less stressful if a child is reluctant to read aloud with parents.
- Read aloud from the book with pupil
- When they taps the table (or any agreed signal), let them read alone as you follow along silently.
- If they reads a word wrong, skips a word or does not know a word (5 second rule):
- Point to the word
- Tell them the word
- They repeat the word
- Join them in reading aloud again
Sentence strips are a nice activity after reading to provide consolidation and work on spelling/handwriting. After reading pupil and a partner both pick a sentence from the book and write onto the strips, one word in each box. Cut up the strip and swap and the other person rearranges and reads. Again they do not necessarily need the sheet, words can be written on any strips of paper and cut up.
Spelling
A good website for spelling games as any words can be inputted.
https://mrnussbaum.com/spelling-central-online-game
SOS technique (available to print below) . They do not need the sheet can be done on a plain piece of paper split into 4 sections. Add in their targeted words one at a time.
Auditory processing
- Games such as I went to the market and I bought…
- Listen and draw activities (example attached but if you google “listen and draw activities” there are lots more)
- Listen and build with lego e.g. 2 blue bricks, 3 yellow and 1 red.
- Instructions in the garden e.g.run up and down the lawn 3 times, touch the shed, do 5 star jumps.
Visual processing
Make sequences (eg coloured balls, coloured cards, lego bricks, numbers, letters) let the child look at the sequence for 5-10 seconds, cover then they copy it and check. Start with 3 items and build up.