Curriculum Skill: Enter and exit safely from the water
GLD Level: Moderate
Curricular Area:P.E.
Curricular Strand:Aquatics / Attained / Extended
Acquiring / Becoming Fluent / Maintenance / Generalisation / Application / Adaptation
Co-operate with a variety of appropriate pool entry methods:
- sit/lie quietly while being hoisted, hold out his/her arms to be helped from a sitting position, walk down the steps/ladder/ramp while holding on to the handrail with an adult attending, be assisted to sit on the edge of the pool, roll onto the stomach and slide into the water with some help, enter with decreasing help in the Humpty Dumpty fall. (See Glossary)
- Respond to requests to enter and exit the water by walking down the steps or ladder holding onto the handrail, by stepping in from the poolside, or by sitting, rolling and sliding in from the edge
Communicate his/her choice of exit and exit the pool safely with assistance:
- climb out of the water, get out with support, use the steps
Independently follow instructions on safe entry into the water from the poolside:
- walk down the steps holding on to the handrail, sit on the edge of the pool and shuffle down the ramp, sit and then roll and slide from the edge
Enter the water safely:
- by sitting, turning and slipping into the water, by jumping into the water, bydiving in (surface or plunge dive sitting, crouching, standing)
Follow the instructions of the lifeguard/pool supervisor/teacher to exit the water:
- on hearing the whistle or seeing the flag exit thewater using the steps or by pulling himself/herself onto the pool edge
The Curriculum Access Tool for Students with General Learning Disability (CAT-GLD) is a framework developed by the Special Education Support Service based on the Guidelines for Teachers of Students with General Learning Disabilities produced by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.