Western Philippines University

Puerto Princesa Campus

College of Education
Topic: Nature And Functions Of Support Instructional
Materials
Presenter: Danilo A. Miguel Jr.
Presented to: Romelyn T. Dacanay
Subject: Foundation Of Special And Inclusive Education
Objectives:

• To discuss the types of support instructional materials

(SIMs) appropriate for a particular special needs and
population and their utilization.
• To differentiates the nature of support instructional
materials and equipment for each type of exceptionality.
• To distinguish the use of different support instructional
materials and equipment.
 Support Instructional Materials
• Support Instructional Materials (SIMs) are traditionally
referred to as audio-visual aids.
• They are materials or device using sight and sound to present
information as an aid in teaching.
• These materials are used to support instruction, because they
provide concrete basis for conceptual thinking and offer a reality
of experience which stimulates self-activity on the part of pupils.
• Because they can arouse a high degree of interest in the students,
they contribute to the efficiency, depth and variety of learning.
• With the use of SIMs, teachers can get and hold the
attention of almost students of all ages and ability groups.
• In general, they are considered reinforcement in the
learning process.
• Instructional support materials include the audio-visual
kinesthetic (AVK) materials used to promote learning.
• These materials support the theory that the human brain
processes visuals 400,000 times faster than text and found to
improve learning by up to 400 percent.
• Support instructional materials can be grouped as visual,
audio, and tactile materials.
• An instructional support material can carry the three
modalities simultaneously, like the television program of
"Tele-Eskwela.", where the child watches the lessons in
television and takes active part by orally reproducing parts of
the lesson, and imitates movements or solves problems.
• Many programs in compact discs are combinations of the
three learning modalities such as “Wee Sing."
• Audio-visual-kinesthetic materials come in different forms.
• The most common are the 1)two-dimensional materials,
2)concrete or three dimensional materials and 3)technology-
assisted materials.
1) Two-dimensional materials are flat and are usually made
from cardboard or construction paper. They are considered
to be the cheapest and most readily available. The most
common of these are flashcards, pictures, maps, posters,
chart, and diagrams. They provide only visual experiences.
Two-dimensional materials can be presented with the use
of a flip chart. This is a large pad paper on a stand or pocket
chart.
Cont….
• Children with special needs are oftentimes distracted by
movements.
• A picture holder (stand) can be useful to hold steadily the picture.
• A pocket chart is one versatile classroom materials. It can be used
to organize ideas such as sequencing letters in the alphabet or
word, word bank, reconstruct poems, rhymes and songs, games
like Jumbled Letters, or flexible calendar.
• Each Special Education teacher should have a good supply of
pocket charts in the classroom for children's use since they can
play with words before classes begin or while waiting for the
school bus or their parents to pick them up.
• Concrete objects fall under the three dimensional
materials.
• These include also terrestrial globes, models, or realias, sand
table and diorama.
• They provide experiences for sight and tactile-kinesthetic
senses. The child can look at the material, touch it, even
smell or taste it can explain its use.
 Some support instructional materials require the use of
hardware’s. The most common hardware’s are:
Overhead Projector- This is hardware for projecting and enlarging
images onto a screen or wall with the use of transparencies without
requiring the lights to be dimmed.
Video- It is an audio-visual material that brings movement, pictures
and sound into the lesson. To use this material for the lesson the
teacher should:
(1) preview the clip to make sure that the clip is directly relevant to the
lesson content and tell the audience what to look for, (2) show the clip,
and (3) follow up by having the students answer the guide questions
and discussing other points taken from the clip.
Cont…
• Tape recorders and cassette tapes- These are useful for audio
and kinesthetic presentations such as speech, music and
movement.
• Slides- These are very powerful instructional materials showing,
words, diagrams or images projected through the slide projector.
• Computer- This is a user-friendly technology most effective for
programming interactive materials. The current thrust toward
technology has made computers accessible to all learners even in
far-flung areas.
• Computer technology has dramatically made learning
accessible to many individuals with special needs.
• Because of their interactive nature, learning becomes fun,
engaging and effective.
• Computers offer a safe environment for practice and improving
skills because there is no pressure from an adult judging or
criticizing.
• Aside from providing immediate attention and feedback, it
allows the student to work at his or her own pace.
• One notable breaththrough is special education is the term assistive
technology - devices and services that improve the functional
capabilities of students with disabilities.
• Assistive technology is not always electronic but also includes
materials that are teacher -made like a series of pictures attached to
a schedule to show the activities the student has to perform on that
day (Friend, 2006).
• It can include Braille materials for the blind consisting of Braille
Stylus and slate Braille materials for the typewriter for writing, and
Braille books.
• The blind can also be provided with tactual maps, embossed or
sandpaper letters, fabric balls or other tactile aids to enhance
learning.
• The modelling clay and the drawing slate are effective materials not
only for tactile experiences but also as self-expressive activities for
the behaviorally distributed.
• Electronic assistive technology can include the computerized
language translations for the culturally and linguistically disabled,
"talking" books or computers for the learning disabled and visually
impaired, calculators for the people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities to solve mathematical problems needed
for important life skills and the e-Buddies (a program that create e-
mail friendships between people with or without mental
retardation).
• Teacher who is skillful in the use of support instructional materials
ofers holistic learning experiences to the students especially if the
five senses are utilized.
 Different Instructional Materials in relation to modalities of
learning.
• Sight-video, film, media, drawings, paintings, cartoons, caricature,
stones, plants, animals, games
• Smell- ink, glue, chemicals, foods, paint, flowers, aromas, rain, fresh air
• Touch-clay textures, finger, paints, cloth, puzzles, musical instruments,
chalk, markets, sand, sand paper, blocks.
• Taste- cooking, snacks, ethic foods, juices, fruits, vegetables, grains,
legumes, puddings, breads
• Hearing- symphonies, rhythm and blues, rap songs, jazz, carols, bods,
head sets, radios, television, CD-ROMs, audiotapes, foreign languages.
THANK YOU!!!