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Use of visual markers

Typology
Methodological
Resource description
Visual markers help to structure the workspace, facilitate understanding of tasks, and reinforce learning through clear and visually appealing cues. These markers allow learners to associate actions and objectives with visual cues.
Sample of use in education with students with IDD
Use of visual markers on the floors, doors and furniture of the school building, for example, stripes of different colors depending on the floor we are on, classes can be defined by a pictogram, photograph or other relevant graphic sign, toilets are visualized with a schematic drawing of a toilet bowl, rectangular signs with the pictographic symbol of recess can be placed on the exit doors to the playground, inside the classrooms, tables, chairs, coat racks and work material are labeled with different colors for each child...

Difficulties to which it could be applied
Emotional Regulation
  • Anxiety
Learning Objetives
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Flexibility
  • Distinguising Meaningful contents
  • Strategies for Effective Studying
  • Organization of class structure
  • Organization of space