Check out the tab at the top to find out details about the recently released DVD for which CareWest were significant sponsors. Visuals are being used more and more in preschool services as a means of communication and routine recognition. They provide confidence and stability and, apart from the obvious means of communication, are known to reduce anxiety in many children who need that visual explanation.
The article on the link below discusses technology and dual language learners. If you can get through the wordy beginning (interesting, though), it refers to flashcards which we would know in this context as visuals, and provides another way to use them -
Dual Language Learners - technology and visuals
We would love to read your own experiences with visuals. Please comment below.
Dear CareWest Team,
ReplyDeleteOn behalf of the staff, parents and children we wish to thank you for your recent and greatly appreciated donation of 'Using Visuals to Support Children's learning'. Our pre-school welcomes donations from the community and your donation will ensure we have continuing resources that support the inclusive use of visuals in the pre-school setting. It is donations like yours that enables the pre-school to remain viable and offer invaluable resources to support children's learning and participation.
Kind regards, Allyce Clark, Director, Hay Preschool Kindergarten Inc.
You are most welcome, Allyce. Knowing that resources that have been created for specific use are indeed being utilised and valued is wonderful feedback indeed. Thank you for taking the time to let us know.
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