Topic “TAP84”

Activities and strategies to develop a student's ability to ask for clarification/help/repetition

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Barrier games - 2 identical black and white pictures. - Pens/pencils - A barrier (e.g. a large book)	1. Play a barrier game: each person in the game has an identical outline drawing; one person, whose drawing is hidden behind a barrier gives instructions to the others to modify their pictures (e.g. colour some things in, draw objects in particular places). 2. Give a confusing instruction so that the others need to ask for clarification. For example, ask them to colour something that is not on the sheet, to use a colour that is not available. 3. Watch their reaction - if the student lets you know that the instruction is impossible, praise them for this. If the student does not say anything, ask them if there is a problem and talk about hte words that they could use to let you know.
Alien game - Picture of an alien - Some everyday objects	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.

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