Pre-loading Strategies

·       The purpose of our one to one pre-loading strategies, is to allow a child, children or class, to have the prerequisite knowledge required to access a specific lesson or topic. By developing the use of pre-loading strategies, schools not only see children achieving and becoming more confident, but they also build a bank of resources, develop a more effective use of TAs and engage all pupils in a session – which is a requirement for all lessons.

·       Pre-loading can be done with a whole class but is particularly beneficial for those children who have specific needs e.g. behavioural complications, physical or motor difficulties, etc.

·       It involves developing a small package for the individual child (or small group) whereby 15-20 minutes is delivered by the teacher, TA or peer, to introduce the vocabulary, important key facts, strategies, diagrams, etc., to the child(ren), prior to the core delivery.