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Fixes gaze

Hold a motivating object, such as a light wand, in a student’s line of sight. Encourage them to look in the direction of the object and block physical access to it until the student looks toward it. As soon as the student looks at the object allow them to hold, use or interact with it. Pair this with praise by saying, “SN, good looking! SN is looking at the ….” Repeat this activity a number of times each day varying the motivating object throughout the day and/or week in order to maintain interest.

Maintains attention

Invite a student to come to the front of the group to assist with handing out awards or other student items such as communication books. Support the student to take the item and give it to the correct person. Encourage the student to remain in front of the group and maintain attention on the task using the least amount of support required.

Maintains eye contact with person or object

Encourage students to maintain eye contact with a person or object during daily routines. For example, when repositioning a student from their wheelchair to the waterbed, make eye contact with the student and tell them what is going to happen. Explain what is going on as it happens and say, “SN we are going to hoist you out of your chair and onto the waterbed. Here we go. You are going up in the hoist. It’s great to see you watching what’s happening.” Incorporate the use of established touch cues to communicate routines with students. This could include a double tap on the shoulder to indicate that it is time for the waterbed.

Toys that capture a student’s attention can encourage them to maintain eyecontact for a short period of time. A Jack–in-the-Box may motivate the student to maintain eye contact with it in anticipation of the resulting action. It is important to have demonstrated how a Jack-in-the-Box works whilst holding it in their line of sight. This should occur numerous times prior to any expectation of the student maintaining eye contact. Some other toys or objects which may motivate students to maintain eye contact include bubble tubes and light scene projectors.

Interacts with a communication partner

Upon arrival at school or during morning circle take opportunities to encourage students to interact with a communication partner by responding to a greeting. When a student makes eye contact immediately greet the student verbally, shake their hand and say, “Hello SN. It is good to see you at school today!” This opportunity could also be used to teach other ways of greeting someone such as a high-five, wave or hug.

Waits

Identify opportunities throughout the day to explicitly teach a student to wait. Waiting should be a natural element of the activitysuch as heating food in the microwave. Encourage the student to place the food in the microwave, shut the door, set the timer and start it. Draw their attention to the timer and encourage them to watch the numbers count down. Show the student a ‘wait’ PCS and use gesture to support the student’s understanding of the concept. Block access to the microwave until the heating process is complete. When the microwave beeps, praise the student for waiting and say, “SN great waiting. Now you can eat your …”

Set up an IWB page about waiting for a turn that incorporates student photos, an arrow and a waiting song. Use the page as a tool to explicitly teach the skill of waiting. Point the arrow toward one student at a time to indicate their turn to come to the board and press the button that will play the waiting song. Various forms of prompting could be used to encourage interaction throughout this lesson. Use blocking as needed to encourage students to wait for their turn. 

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