Name of teaching material
Conversational reaction sign boards marketed product
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| Target | Children aged 3 years or more |
|---|---|
| Disability category | deaf and hard of hearing mentally challenged physically challenged health impairment speech and language disorder autism emotional disturbance developmental disabilities other |
| Teaching units / Applicable scenes | Japanese foreign languages special activities activities for independent living instruction of play life unit learning pre-school education |
| Specific purposes |
The boards have phrases and illustrations for conveying conversational reactions - To facilitate the speaker to visually recognize that the listener(s) is listening during communication game, etc. by seeing the reaction. Different phrases and illustrations are printed on both sides of each board - To allow children think which side is visible from the speaker when they are reacting. |
| Considerations for disability characteristics | Bold letters and big illustrations are used so that they are easy to see. |
| Expected effects and results |
The boards with phrases, such as “Interesting!”, “I get it”, “I see”, “Nice!”, “Really?” and “That’s great!”, - Encourage children to more actively listen to the speaker - Make children feel being listened when they are speaking and feel easy - Inspire children to react in a manner that can be understood by the speaker |
| How to use |
1) Distribute one board to every child before communication game. 2) Ask the children to show their boards to the speaker when the speaker finishes speaking. |
| Related teaching materials and information |
The boards were devised by the author (SATO) and commercialized by tobiraco Co. Ltd. Visit: https://tobiraco.co.jp/ The boards can be more effective by using together with “Sukinano Dotchi? (Which is your favorite?)” or “Try Game (Which one do you want to try?)”. |
| Useful for other students | The boards can be used and enjoyed by diverse groups, regardless of disability, age, etc. |
- Informant SATO Yoshitake Special Needs Education School for the Mentally Challenged, University of Tsukuba
- Keywords listening, self-selection, self-determination, expression of wish, self-understanding, understanding others
- Created 2024-05-15 17:28:47
- Updated 2024-05-15 17:28:47