Supporting Young Children to Develop Independent Learning and Literacy Skills through the Use of Pictographed Instructions: The Moving

This paper describes the intervention program, Moving with Language, which was developed at a large rural primary school on the outskirts of Darwin, Northern Territory in Australia. Moving with Language is a multidimensional approach to providing learning support for young students who have a range of disabilities. Specifically, this program targeted oral language and motor skill development within a strategy-training context. The program focused on motor planning, self-directed student talk and the use of pictographed instructions to support the development of independent learning and literacy skills. Requests for information should be sent to Lorraine Graham, University of Ne