Practical strategies

Practical strategies to support learning in the workplace

Task analysis

An important part of teaching anyone how to do a task is to break the task into steps. This is called task analysis.

Chaining

Chaining is a method you can use to teach a more complex task, beginning by breaking it down into smaller steps

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Using prompts

You can use different kinds of prompts to help people learn a task. They include: (a) modelling, (b) physical prompts, (c) verbal prompts, (d) gestures.

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Using visual supports

We know that people with Down syndrome are strong visual learners. This means information they see is more easily understood than information they hear. Using symbols, pictures, photographs, videos and gestures to support communication and learning can be very successful.

Planning for the working day

Employees with Down syndrome often find it useful to have a visual schedule that they can refer to during the working day.

Instructions and procedures

You can use visual instructions and procedures for a range of tasks.

Source: Down Syndrome Australia (2018, p. 19)

Task support

Visual supports can be used in a large variety of ways to help employees complete their tasks.

Signs

Signs in the workplace are important for all of us, to help us find things and people, and help keep us safe.