Dynamic Learning Circle for Children Who Are Blind

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Penrickton Center for Blind Children is recognized internationally as the leader in Active Learning programming. Active Learning features an assessment, curriculum, specifically designed equipment, and instructional strategies that support learners to be active participants in their surroundings. The Dynamic Learning Circle is a component that helps determine if a child is ready for something new to be introduced.

What is the Dynamic Learning Circle?

This is a tool to help fine-tune activities and environments, to determine if a child is ready for something new to be introduced. The Dynamic Learning Circle is a crucial part to understanding the Active Learning approach.

• Stage 1: Here, children become aware and interested in their own sensory or motor experiences, objects in their environment, or people in the environment, including their social and communication activities. Awareness often occurs once accidental movement becomes purposeful.
• Stage 2: A child becomes curious and active and therefore begins to explore and experiment. This occurs through repetition of sensory and motor experiences. This can take hours, days, weeks, months, or years and helps the child establish memories of their own activity.
• Stage 3: A child has completed their learning with a specific task, skill, or object. Importantly, these experiences now provide no further challenges to a child and have become part of their ever day actions and patterns.
• Stage 4: A child is ready for new challenges that will offer an opportunity for new sensory or motor experiences. The child is ready for new objects and activities. This will lead to new interest and awareness, providing a basis to start over again at Stage 1.

What do you do when a Child is Stuck?

At times, a child may get stuck in one stage of the Dynamic Learning Circle. It is important to recognize this and take the time to help the child get back on track and continue to move through the circle.

For more information or to visit, Penrickton Center for Blind Children, call (734) 946-7500.

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