Attention Sustaining Program – Animal Matching (Christmas Version)

This teaching material is designed to teach children to sustain attention through activities, and generalize concepts related to zoo animals and surroundings.

Materials needed:

1. Download the ZOO Animal teaching material template (Total 3 sheets). Cut out the animal labels and laminate the boards and labels.
   Or
   DYI your own material. Prepare a board with labels that your children are familiar with. Make an identical copy with the labels being cut out from the board.
2. Velcro – put the Velcro on the board and underneath all the target labels.
 

Procedure:

1. Put the complete board on a whiteboard or wall for instructor.
2. Give another identical board (with missing labels) and individual cut-out labels (the set with Velcro) to the student.
3. Instructor points at one of the labels on the board.
4. The student is requested to pay attention to which label is being pointed by the instructor and remove the selected label off from their board and place it in a container.
5. The task is completed when the student remove all labels correctly from their board.
 

Common problems:

When the student is not paying attention and misses out on a label, redo the WHOLE task until the student is able to pay attention throughout the entire activity.Prompting:

In the beginning, to ensure the student understands the contingency of this activity, you may put the two boards closely and perform the activity side by side to help the student follow and attend more easily. You may then gradually increase the proximity once comprehended.

You may provide physical prompt by helping the student to remove the labels if they don’t understand what to do.

You may point to the labels with an exaggerated gesture to allow the student to see clearly.

You may point to the label and stay for a longer period of time to allow the student to process the information.

You may decrease the number of labels on the board if there are successive failures.

You may decrease the number of labels on the board if there are successive failures.  

Extension Practice:

If the student’s attention span increases after practice, you may increase the complexity of each presentation. For example:

1. Increase the number of labels in the picture, or
2. Adjust the timing of the movements to increase task level difficulty, such as point to the labels at a faster speed or shorten the duration of time your finger rests on the labels.
3. Add auditory information as a distraction. For instance, point to the labels while telling a story.
 



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這組教材主要透過活動教授學生保持專注，然後有系統地泛化技巧至其他環境和情境中。

   

目標： 建立最基本的學習技巧 增加對環境刺激的持續注意時間 提高學生在學習過程中的參與度

開始訓練持續專注力課程的先決條件： 基本的學習制度（理解付出的努力和獎勵之間的關係） 基本的服從和學習行為（例如，可以安坐，聽從老師的指令，對負面反饋和重新開始任務有耐受力） 基本的配對技巧 基本的模仿技巧

 

所需教材：

準備兩套相同的圖片，上面有學生能理解的物件。

*可把圖片過膠，並加上魔術貼，把教學目標（即學生需要學習的物件名稱）貼到場景圖片上。

 

步驟：

1. 把一組圖片挂在白板或墻上，供老師或家長使用。
2. 把另一組相同的（帶有魔術貼）圖片給學生。
3. 老師/家長指向圖片中的一個物件。
4. 學生需要注意到你指的是什麼，然後把該物件從自己的那組圖片上撕下來，放到容器裏。
5. 當學生從圖片上撕下所有物件時，任務就完成了。

常見問題：

為了讓學生理解你的期望（制度）,在開始的時候，你可以把兩組圖片放得很近，然後逐漸增加它們之間的距離，這樣有助學生更容易跟從和注意圖片。

 

輔助:

如果學生不知道該怎樣做，你可以嘗試透過提供肢輔助，提示他們撕下物件圖片。

你也可以用誇張的動作指著物件圖片，讓學生清楚看到他們要做什麼。指向物件圖片並停留一段時間可以讓學生有時間處理信息。

當學生多次連續不成功，你可以減少圖片上的物件數量。

 

擴充練習：

如果學生的專注力持續時間在練習後有所增加，你可以增加每次練習的複雜性。例如：

1. 增加圖片中物件的數量
2. 調整動作的時間，增加任務難度，例如，加快指向物件圖片的速度或縮短手指指向物件圖片的時間。
3. 加入聽覺資訊，分散學生的注意力，例如，在講故事時指著物件圖片。
 



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