Brief presentations using simple language help the student stay focused and process information that is presented. When too much verbal information is presented, a student can become overwhelmed and inattentive.
Make Presentations Simple and Brief
Keep language simple
- Be explicit and brief
- Keep concepts concrete
- Use vocabulary familiar to students
- Accompany language with gestures, using hands, arms, and facial expressions
- Point to illustrations or posters in the classroom for visual cues
Multi-step directions are confusing due to sequencing, processing and memory difficulties
- Break information into small pieces or chunks
- Give steps one at a time
- Use pictures or visuals to represent steps