Now that the development phase is passing into review, first with an SEND tutor and then with SEND studens themselves I am learning:

• Value of Video Demo: signing in to a the resource centre, logging in to a computer.
• Importance of talking them through things we may take for granted.  
• Pick out key things, in this case opening and closing times.
• Add a quiz to this to give it emphasis and to engage them.
• Tell them often. They love repetition and will return regularly to something for a reminder
• As Immersive Reader provides, best to have text on blue, yellow or green background and use Comic Sans as their favoured font as it is less ‘harsh’ than others.
• Not all have Smartphones, say 5 out of 14 have no phone. 
• 360 headsets would be fun to use if we had them, but proper ones!
• 85% are auditory, or visual/auditory learners
  • Though my learning from the OU is that these learning preference categories are a nonsence unfounded in any science. Rather in this instance it is a medical aid surely? Someone who cannot see, or cannot hear will have a preference away from seeing or hearing – naturally, with it having nothing to do with learning.

I am delighted to share this with the OU community and my followers. Thoughts and comments please!

I was delighted with the course tutor’s response, though I’m mostly awaiting for a response from a number of the SEND students themselves. It has to work for them, and be adjusted, even reinvented so as to appeal to and to work for them!

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