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What are some of the benefits of learning new skills? Choose 3.

Gaining important life skills

Increased self-esteem

Increased dependence

Improved engagement and interest in activities/life

Increased reliance on technology to communicate

Match the words on the left with the items on the right.

Drag and Drop items from one side to pair them with items from the other side

Swimming

Memory games

Making a cup of tea

Playing the tambourine

Creative skills

Cognitive skills

Physical skills

Life skills

Fill in the blank. What motivates someone to keep going with an activity when it is ______ is different for each individual.

Rewarding

Spontaneous

Challenging

Easy

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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

‘Teaching new skills’ by the Challenging Behaviour Foundation
‘Let’s get active: A guide to physical activity and sport for people with a learning disability’ by Mencap
‘Supporting skill development of adults with intellectual disabilities within a day service environment.’ By Karyn Willoughby
‘Designing everyday activities living environments for adults with autism’ by Katie Gaudion
‘The importance of meaningful leisure activities for persons with Dementia’ by Denise Ansell
‘Fitness and Mobility Exercise (FAME) Program for stroke
‘Learning for older people in care settings’ by the Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills and the National Voice for Lifelong Learning
‘Active support: A handbook for supporting people with learning disabilities to lead full lives’ by Active Support

Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click to read ‘Activities for people with learning disabilities’ on the Super Carers website.
Click to read ‘Common barriers to participation experienced by people with disabilities’ on the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention website.
Click to read ‘Community-based day activities and supports for people with learning disabilities’ on the SCIE website.
Click to read ‘A guide to developing life skills for adults with a disability’ on the Endeavour website.
Mencap provide an ‘Employment service’ for people with learning disabilities. Click to learn more.
Click to read ‘Helping young people with learning disabilities to understand money’ on the Money Advice Service website.
Click to find ‘Activities’ on the Council for Disabled Children website.
Click to read ‘Learning difficulties and computing’ on the Ability Net website.
‘Teaching skills to children with disability: practical strategies’ on the Raising Children website. Although aimed at parents, this article has practical strategies that can be used by care workers when helping children and young people with learning disabilities learn new skills.
‘Independence, choice and risk: guide to best practice in supported decision making’ from the Department of Health. Read: - Section One ‘Independence, choice and risk: the principles and what they mean for people’ - Section Two ‘Putting the principles into practice’
Click to read ‘Fun and activities for seniors: Why play is important and how to do more of it’ on the Great Senior Living website.
‘Activities for people with learning disabilities’ on the People First website. Click to find some examples of activities to try with people with learning disabilities.
‘Enhancing informal adult learning for older people in care settings’ by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.
‘Activities in care homes’ by the North West Dementia Centre.

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