What visual instructions or reminder cues should be present in each space to support to support appropriate responding? Where should these be placed?
Visual cues are extremely important when teaching personal space. Visual cues during the teaching process could be in many formats depending on what you are teaching and the level of functioning or learning style of the student.
First, you may want to teach a rule for personal space (e.g. you should be one arms’ length away from someone, or 2 giant steps away from someone when speaking to them).
Then, use a visual to illustrate this. For example, write it down for them. However, an illustration or picture will be clearest for the student. Below are three options that might support performance.
You can also use a visual support to indicate what is acceptable versus unacceptable behavior for work. For example, if you are teaching the student that it is okay to give high fives and shake hands rather than putting their arm around others’ shoulders, you could present a visual illustrating this:
For the student who requires support making some of the complex decisions about personal space (e.g. when to sit right next to someone versus two seats away), what visual cues might you devise to support the student’s performance in generalized contexts?
In my design of visual supports, have I considered whether the student may need visual clarity cues (added to the environmental design, graphic organizer, social narrative, and / or video model) to highlight (label) or emphasize key features or concepts?
In order to align this intervention topic area with the unique needs of the student, do you need to create visual instructions and reminder cues in the View2do program?
