TITLE Disabled people listen to books being read aloud
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| Summary/ Description of Activity |
| People with various degrees of intellectual disabilities gather once a week at the library to listen to books being read aloud and to talk about what has been read. The text is often chosen from the collection of Easy Readers or among well-known children’s books, but could also be taken from newspapers or magazines. |
| Learning objectives: |
| Participants will Be able to recognise and talk about what has been read;Learn about news and get some understanding about the contents; Enhance their capacity to use their imagination and communicative properties;Recognise reading, story-telling and social activities as part of normal life, equal to others in societyThe volunteers learn To assess the usefulness of a text for people with disabilities; Learn how to communicate with people with intellectual deficiencies. |
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DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY |
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| Date [dd/mm/yyyy] |
Ongoing since autumn 2005 |
| Length of activity |
1 hour |
| Frequency |
weekly |
| Organiser |
Vara Public Library |
| Tutor |
External with internal support |
| Group Size |
5-15 |
| Venue |
Library |
| Location |
Vara SE |
| Environment |
Small town |
| Location Factors |
Other activities going on in the library that may disturb a group that is sensitive to distractions. |
| Partnerships |
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| Target group |
Adult intellectually disabled people, including seniors, in who have problems in reading and comprehension. |
| Contact |
Birgitta.hansson@vara.se www.vara.se/bibliotekeni 0046 512 – 311 55 |
| Marketing |
Posters, articles in local newspapers, mouth to mouth and invitations to special accommodations and daily activity centres for disabled people |
| Method of delivery |
Group activity with a leader – reading group of disabled people with a one or two volunteer reader. Workshops for volunteers. |
| Equipment required |
Books easy to read and understand |
| Other Factors |
Some participants might have had a bad day, which might take attention from the reading and affect the whole group. |
| Tasks |
(Task1) Involving seniors in learning process |
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EVALUATION OF ACTIVITY
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| Evaluation of the Learning Objectives |
| It’s important to prepare the volunteers to be sure of the quality of a service given under the library’s brand. The activity is important to the listeners who come regularly every week. The learning objectives are about including a group easily excluded from a common cultural asset and works well. Participants get freer in their own way of using their imagination. Volunteers get a much better understanding not only of the needs of intellectually disabled but also about their situation in society, their daily life and conditions where they live. This knowledge is transferred out in the community and serves the purpose of inclusion. |
| Evaluation of the activity |
| Other activities going on at the same time for the same target group may affect the number of participants.As an extra bonus, library staff has experienced a strengthened interest from staff working within institutions for intellectually disabled. |
| Evaluation of what was learned by the participants |
| The volunteers have learned to be more aware of how much the listeners really understand of the text. This awareness has pinpointed the importance of taking small breaks for coffee and discussions during the reading. The reading group has developed into also a social event. |
| Evaluation of what staff have learned |
| The importance of supporting the volunteers in a way that keeps up quality makes the organisation sustainable and the volunteers happy. |
| Keywords |
| Read Aloud; volunteers; disabled people; social activities; story-telling; |
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