Module 4C: Using a Sensory Profile and Protective and Positive Strategies
There are many strategies that you might use to personalise a learner’s learning experience based upon their sensory profile.
It is vital to use ‘protective’ and ‘positive’ strategies appropriately for different learners to help us personalise the learning experience safely:
- To protect learners from sensory input that is painful, anxiety provoking or disliked
- To offer positive sensory experiences that the learner finds motivating, rewarding and enjoyable
- By identifying activities that a learner with sensory needs actively avoids or seeks out, we can understand more about them
The documents below and video provide further information and strategies.
Supporting Documentation (Click to download)
Key Points
- The information from a learner’s sensory profile means we can modify the classroom or learning environment to support learning
- We can identify and provide activities that a learner enjoys and remove/reduce activities a learner dislikes
Thinking Point
For Learner A, can you identify some positive and protective strategies that would personalise their learning experience in the classroom?