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Support Materials for Students with Special Education Needs
English K–6
Speaking and listening
ASSESSMENT
Types of instruction
1-part instructions
Short 1-part instructions with no additional language
requiring a single step, for example:
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Get your readers out.
1-part instructions with additional language
requiring a single step. Additional language
may include conditional clauses, explanations or statements, for example:
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If you have finished your spelling, put it on my desk for marking.
Multi-step 1-part instructions
requiring multiple steps that are not stated explicitly,
for example:
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Pack your bag, ie lunch box, diary, hat, homework, etc.
2-part instructions
2-part sequential instructions with no additional language
requiring two sequential steps,
for example:
•
Get your ‘show and tell’ out of your bag and take it to the mat.
2-part sequential instructions with additional language
requiring two sequential steps.
Additional information is included in the instruction, for example:
• To help write the description of the character, talk to your partner about describing
words and list them in your book.
2-part related instructions with no additional language
requiring two steps that can be
done in any order and are related through a routine or activity, for example:
• Write and draw a picture of the first step of the procedure.
2-part related instructions with additional language
requiring two steps that can be
done in any order and are related through a routine or activity. Additional information
is included in the instruction, for example:
• We’re running out of time, so even if you haven’t finished, put your journal away
and get your spelling out.
2-part unrelated instructions
requiring two steps that can be done in any order and
are not related in any way, for example:
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Put your work in your tray and put your chair on the table.
3-part instructions
3-part sequential instructions with no additional language
requiring the student to
undertake three sequential steps, for example:
• Get your journal, open to the next new page and write the date at the top of
the page.
3-part related instructions with no additional language
requiring three steps that can be
done in any order, for example:
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Put your recorders in your bags, and get your maths books and your geometry
set ready.
