Supported Return To School Program

Green Square

Telephone02 9310 2461

Emailsoumela.karamanlidis@det.nsw.edu.au

Communication in the classroom

"Let's Talk About It" is a UK publication aimed at supporting new teachers and highlighting good practices to promote healthy communication within the classroom...

Download and view classroom communication (PDF 641KB).

Download the students' view (PDF 1.18MB) to view the result of a survey involving 70 UK students and what they think about communication within their school.

No pen day

"No pen day"was an initiative in 2011 within UK schools promoting good listening and communication skills within the classroom. 

Download the files below for program resources:

Students with a diagnosis ranging from ADHD to Autism greatly benefit from visual cues or signals within the classroom. Visual support may include a visual timetable (sample images example VT (DOC 475KB). High school classrooms benefit from clear, visual prompts displayed and incorporated into each lesson (sample images classroom activities (DOCX 2.5MB); VC Science experiment (DOCX 288KB).