LUK Self Checking Program (System) LUK’s many advantages for the students and teachers. and Visual Skills There are a series of new Self Checking fully reproducible worksheet programs available for the LUK system. The list maybe viewed at Jays’ Education website by selecting the LUK pages. The advantages of using the LUK Self Checking System. It is a system and students need to work with systems, as learning depends on understanding and following systems, hence LUK is recommended for children who cannot work on their own. With LUK, they don’t need assistance; they can progress from one question to the next independently. Many students are not at ease if someone is sitting next to them and watching every step they take. They constantly look for assurance if they feel they made a mistake. Once they learn to work on their own and understand the LUK system, they don’t mind the work, they actually like it. When working with LUK and a student sees that the number, he is looking for, is already covered, he realises he made a mistake. He then has to check the particular questions, correct the mistakes and place the tiles on the correct squares. When all the tiles are placed in the box, the student closes the lid and turns the box over sideways, opens the lid and a pattern is displayed in the box. The student then matches the two patterns, the one on the sheet with the one in the box. If the answers are correct, the two patterns will match. The student colours the pattern on the sheet to match the pattern in the LUK box. The new series of new Self Checking fully reproducible worksheet program available for LUK are accessible on http://www.jayseducation.com. The LUK Self Checking Program is multipurpose. · A student can work by himself, check his answers and self correct the

mistakes. · The student will experience satisfaction from work well done when viewing

the completed LUK pattern. · The student will be motivated to progress to the next page. · Working on the tasks, page by page, the student will acquire all the

necessary strategies and skills to spell and read. · While learning to spell and read the student will further develop his visual,

spatial and sequencing skills and gain confidence needed for fluent reading.

While the students focus on reading and spelling, they are working on the improvement of their visual skills that is a benefit of the LUK system. Visual skills are:

Visual analysis skills, ability to locate, select, extract, analyse, recall relevant information. One of the core skills for letter recognition.

Visual figure-ground perception, ability to select and process the correct

number and word (or picture) from the background of competing stimuli. Visual memory, ability to recognise or recall previously presented pictures

and words and their letter-sound patterns. Auditory visual integration, ability to remember the sequence of letters

and integrate them with their sounds. The association of speech sounds with letters is required for learning and recalling words.

Visual verbal integration skills involves rapid retrieval of verbal labels for

visually presented stimuli. That is required for efficient reading, it has a particular effect on the speed of word identification.

LUK has been particularly successful with emotionally unstable students and with students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. These students do not relate well to people, they do not feel comfortable with anybody sitting with them and telling them what to do. These students like a simple solid system they can understand and follow.

The way children see their world influences how well they will learn.

Hanna Jay BSpEd BPed BLog (Sydney, Prague, Usti n Labem) http://www.jaseducation.com