Organising the timetable
• Helping your child remember the sequence of steps at different times of the
day e.g. in the morning
– dressing; in the evening – completing
homework
and preparing for the next
day.
• Keeping your child on
task.
• Encouraging your child to
become more independent. A visual timetable enables your child to
see
what they need to do next
without having to ask again and again. This can lead to
increased
confidence in their own skills.
How to do it
• Decide with your child
which specific time would be most useful to try out this
technique.
• Find or draw pictures or
take photographs with your child of each of the steps you are
working on
together in order to
complete the task.
• Stick the pictures onto
card. These can be pinned or stuck onto a notice board.
Alternatively, laminate
the pictures. You can also
attach a piece of Velcro to the back of each one and a strip of
Velcro onto
the board to attach
them to.
• As tasks are completed
your child could place each item in a poly pocket. This could be
marked “done”
so your child can see what
he or she has achieved and what still needs to be
completed.
• Alternatively, you may
want to keep the display up and remind your child of the order
he/she needs to
follow.
• Try to keep the same
routine each day as this will reduce anxiety for your child and
allow them to learn
the steps of the routine
and automate them.