Communication Team Story Massage Programme Background of Story Massage Mary Atkinson and Sandra Hooper are co-founders of the Story Massage Programme. They are both massage therapists with a mission to share the benefits of positive and respectful touch with children and adults of all ages and abilities. It is the combination of their interests, experience …
Communication Team Tac-Pac Tacpac is a communication activity resource for helping people with sensory or neurological impairment, developmental delay, profound and multiple learning difficulties, tactile defensiveness, and limited or pre-verbal communication. We also use Tac Pac to develop body awareness and basic interaction skills which includes intensive interaction. It provides a structured, emotionally safe framework for the …
Communication Team Sign & Sing We love our Makaton choir at Fairfield School as we love to sign and sing! Our choir meets every Wednesday afternoon for a Sign and Sing session which is led by four Local Makaton Tutors and one Regional Makaton Tutor. There are a variety of ages of students from Early …
Communication Team Routines & Social Integration Learning how to communicate with others is a crucial part of any child’s life. Communication is vital for our children to be able to make their wants and needs known, to understand what is happening around them, and to have social interactions with other people. Daily routinesare an important tool …
Communication Team Objects of Reference We use objects of reference to make stories more relevant and interesting and use sounds, smells and tactile sensory experiences too. An object is closely associated with and comes to represent an activity, a person or event. These objects give the person information about what is going to happen. Some …
Communication Team Makaton Makaton is a language programe that uses signs and symbols to help people communicate. It is designed to support spoken language and the signs and symbols are used with speech in spoken word order. With Makaton, children and adults can communicate straight away using the signs and symbols. Some will stop using …
Communication Team Jabadao Jabadao is Developmental Movement Play. This approach of Movement Play influences the importance of physical play in child development. At Fairfield we offer Jabadao in 1:1 and small group sessions with students from across the school. The sessions play based and are led by the students. Each Jabadao session can last up …
Communication Team Intensive Interaction Intensive Interaction is a means of communicating with all of our pupils, underpinning our relationship with them, giving them a voice and valuing their own individual way of communicating. It can happen in a planned session or can be used in everyday interactions. It is a practical approach to interacting with people …
Communication Team Eye Gaze Technology at Fairfield School Many of our pupils have difficulty physically using a computer and eye gaze technology can offer an alternative way to access the computer. How does Eye Gaze work? The system works by using lights and cameras that picks up reflections in the eyes and translates the movement …
Communication Team AAC Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) at Fairfield School At Fairfield school we believe everyone has a right to a voice, to be listened to and have the right to be part of the community, in the way that works best for them, and for their communication to be as important as everyone else’s. …
