STRUCTURED TEACHING

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STRUCTURED TEACHING

• Visual Supports for all Students

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What is structured teaching?

• Structured teaching is a method of helping
  children to cope in our disorganized and
  unpredictable world

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Those who are without structure may be confused,
anxious and can display particular challenging
behaviors.
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Many people require organization in their daily
lives because they are unable to create it
themselves.
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Why use structure in the classroom?

• It helps the child to understand

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Why use structure in the classroom?

• 2. It helps children to be calm

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Why use structure in the classroom?

• 3. It helps children to learn better

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Why use structure in the classroom?

• 4. Structure is the prosthetic device that will
  help the child to achieve independence

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Why use structure in the classroom?

• 5. Structure is a form of behavior management

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Structure
clarifies what is expected
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Five elements of structure in the classroom

• 1. Routines

LEFT TO RIGHT
First tHEN
Start and Finish
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Five elements of structure in the classroom

• 2. Physical structure

Physical structure refers to the way that we set
up and organize each area of the room
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Clear Physical and Visual Boundaries. . .
Help the child to focus on the concepts and not
the details by clarifying the Boundaries 
And
Helps to define the Basic
Teaching Areas
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Some children will need a high degree of physical
structure.

• Such as the child who is so distracted
  by the environment that he/she
  cannot focus or stay at one activity.
• Or, the child who is intolerant of others
  either invading his space or
  touching what he considers to be his.

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Five elements of structure in the classroom
3. Daily Schedules
Schedules can help children predict and
Organize daily events
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So who needs a schedule?

• Children who have problems with sequential memory
  and organization of time

• Children who have receptive language deficits and
  cant remember all your instructions

• Children who become anxious because they are not
  sure what they have to do next

• Children who have problems transitioning and
  leaving one thing to go to the next

Do you have any like these?
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Types of Schedules

• Object to Object

• Single picture

• Picture cards/photograph cards

• Pictured written list

• Written cards / written lists

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Types of Schedules

• Object to Object
• This system consists of concrete objects. It is
  used to promote the understanding of objects as
  they relate to symbols. As this understanding
  increases, the concrete objects can be phased
  out.

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Types of Schedules

• Single picture

With some students, using a schedule system
needs to begin slowly. As an initial step in
learning to use this schedule, the student is
handed a single symbol for his favorite
activity which is matched to the symbol on
the door where the activity is stored.
Initially, this is done with lots of prompt
support from his teacher or teacher assistant
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Types of Schedules

• Picture cards/photograph cards

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Types of Schedules

• Pictured written list
• It is best if schedules include written words on
  the symbol cards. This ensures consistency of
  language and promotes literacy. The use of
  consistent language, especially when working
  with a student with a language disorder,
  promotes the development of language
  comprehension and use. Written words also provide
  cues for consistent language when new staff join
  the team or when there is a
  substitute.

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Types of Schedules

• Written cards / written lists

• Mini schedules
• covers only part of the day or one event like
  Going to Lunch

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This schedule was created for a student by his
classroom teacher. The schedule allowed him to
better understand the sequence of events each
day, but it also allowed him to later review and
talk about what he had done during the day. The
teacher used the smile faces as reinforcers. If
this student received a set number of smile faces
each day, he earned a reward -)  
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Five elements of structure in the classroom

• 4. Individual work systems

This is a systematic way for the child to receive
and understand information. By following the
work system the child is able to work
independently. It is like the adult to DO list.
It tells What work? How much
work? How do I know when I am finished?
Whats next?
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Sample Work System Folders
Task Card for Snack Folder Go to
cubbie and get snack Return to your
seat Eat snack
Throw away your trash Check schedule

SNACK
The task card would be placed in the TO DO
pocket on the left side of the folder.  
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Five elements of structure in the classroom

• 5. Visual Structure

Visual Instructions Visual Organization Visual
Clarity
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• We all use visual tools!
• Calendars
• "To Do" Lists
• Day Timers
• Recipes
• Menus
• Signs in the Environment

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Someone you knowcan benefit from visual
structure
Dont be part of the guilty group
He knows what to do, we
do it every day
Hes just choosing not to do his work
He wont use one