MSI Unit Curriculum - Sense

MSI Unit Curriculum: Phase 4Pupils gradually take responsibilityfor developing and maintaining theirown timetables(Understanding of time and place)Pupils are encouraged toreview events evaluatively(Understanding of time andplace)Pupils are helped to developappropriate strategies fordealing with the emotionalimpact of change, and these arerespected by staff (Responses toroutines and changes)Pupils are encouraged toseek to understand changesin order to increase theirsense of autonomy(Responses to routines andchanges)Responsibility for identifyingthe next activity, and formoving to the right place withthe right resources, movesincreasingly from staff to pupils(Ownership of learning)Pupils are introduced tothe alphabet through print,braille, Moon, fingerspellingand/or keyboard use(Conceptual development)Pupils are supported inchanging their timetableswhen necessary to reflectunusual or one-off events(Responses to routines andchanges)For pupils with useful residualvision, graphic communication isused to support understandingand expression(Communication)Harry: Calendar usageCross-curricular linksAll materials areappropriately designedand presented forpupils’ sensory needs(Conceptualdevelopment)Pupils begin to recordaccounts of their experiencesusing recorded text as well asdrawings, photos, symbols orartefacts(Conceptual development)Pupils are encouraged to takeincreasing responsibility forfinding out and passing oninformation(Communication)Staff and pupils discussevents that happen at homeas well as those in school(Understanding of time andplace)Pupils are increasingly expected tofunction as part of a group(Social relationships and emotionaldevelopment)Pupils work with staff on monthlyand yearly calendars of significantevents(Understanding of time and place)99