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How to differentiate your lesson for a student with a broken hand

1/10/2015

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Every now and then one of your students might unfortunately break a bone, but what do you do when they can't write for the next few months as they have broken their hand or arm!? I had to manage this again recently, and so here are some ideas on how you can differentiate your lessons for a student who is unable to write:
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  • You can get them a laptop or touch screen tablet. They might be slow but at least they will be able to demonstrate their learning and give you something to assess.

  • Allow them to use their mobile phone to take pictures of the white board, textbook, any resources or homework tasks etc. They can then refer to this information when studying or print them off and stick them in their books.

  • You can ensure that anything that would normally be copied out by students in class is printed off for the student beforehand. Depending on the severity of the injury, the student might be able to at least highlight key information in the documents.

  • You can photocopy/take a photo of one of their peer's book/notes for them to keep and refer to.

  • If they are required to draw something, they can use a computer program to design the idea using a program like Paint, or if they are required to make something, they could create a 3D image of it using Google Sketch-Up instead (which is free)!

I hope these give you some ideas on how you can support and differentiate for students who have broken bones and are temporarily unable to write. If you have any more ideas, please share them below!
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4 Comments
Fabio Ocampo link
18/10/2015 02:08:18 am

I love your blog

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Teachers Resource Force link
19/10/2015 11:17:00 pm

Thanks Fabio, glad you're enjoying it!

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Vicki
2/12/2020 04:54:33 pm

Can a teacher request the child use their none dominant hand to write with?

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Katie TRF
2/12/2020 05:25:02 pm

Hi Vicki,
I wouldn't ever enforce this option, but I think it's reasonable to ask them whether they could try to write with their non dominant hand and see how they go - my students tend to be the one to suggest it! But it is important to note that sometimes their writing might be illegible and will certainly take them much longer to write, so you would need to differentiate the outcome of what they will be able to achieve.
I hope that helps!

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