Teaching touch – a twilight!
A quick-fire one-hour session sharing practical ideas, resources and strategies supporting the development of touch and tactile skills.
18 March: 4 pm – 5 pm with Carol Allen!
Touch is one of the most overlooked senses in classroom planning, yet it’s essential for engagement, communication, self-regulation and learning.
In this practical and fast-paced twilight session, Carol focuses on the sense of touch, showing how tactile learning experiences can be meaningfully embedded in your classroom. Carol will also consider how to accommodate learners who may over- or under-respond to tactile experiences.
Whether you’re working in EYFS, KS1, or across the full range of ability in a special school, Carol will share playful, inclusive and low-prep ways to deliver exciting tactile experiences.
This session is all about maximising the power of touch in learning – not just for those who seek it, but also for those who avoid it.
Carol will share:
a deeper understanding of how touch supports learning and regulation
clear ideas for using touch safely and purposefully across class formats
a bank of practical, playful tactile activities for all learners
confidence to plan and deliver touch-based learning in EYFS, KS1 and specialist settings
Each twilight has a specific focus and will include the following:
simple and practical ideas that are easy to replicate and work
relevant resources, books, equipment and apps
how to embed activities effectively within your classroom practice
ideas to develop foundation skills or to build upon existing skills
inclusive activities for a range of learners, including those with SLD/complex needs/neurodiverse learners/autism
activities for groups or individual learners
an opportunity to ask questions of presenters/fellow attendees
You can join us live & online or watch the recording for a week after the event.
This course will be appropriate for classroom practitioners from special schools and colleges, mainstream settings with specialist SEN provision and early years settings, and working with pupils with severe/complex learning needs and autism, or both.
The cost is £30 plus VAT per delegate. You can select multiple places on the booking form.
You can choose to pay by credit card for this booking. You can also request an invoice by confirming your booking by entering a Purchase Order Number on the booking form.
