Moving with language: Using pictographed instructions to support independent learning and visual literacy skills

Abstract

This paper will describe the version of the intervention program, Moving with Language, which was developed at a large rural primary school on the outskirts of Darwin, Northern Territory. Moving with Language is a multi-dimensional approach to providing learning support for students who have demonstrated a range of learning difficulties. Specifically, this program targets oral language and motor skill development within a strategy-training context. The focus of the program is on motor planning, self-directing student talk and pictographed instructions used to support independent learning and visual literacy skills.