A visual timetable or timeline uses pictures to break down steps of a task or a routine throughout the day.
It is like us using a diary, following a recipe or making a list using pictures instead of words.
How will this help my child?
Visual timelines can help children in lots of different ways:
Children with difficulty understanding language may benefit from visual timelines because of the extra time they allow them to think. When we talk our words disappear quickly and children have to remember and work out what we have said. As pictures don't disappear, your child can look at them and take in the information at their own pace.
Visual timelines can also help support any child who is anxious, perhaps because they are going somewhere or doing something new, or don’t understand routines. They are reassuring for children who need to know what is going to happen next in a task or routine so that they can anticipate this.
Many children learn better when they have pictures to help them. Lots of children are visual learners which means they learn by seeing things rather than listening. Therefore, visual timelines build on your child’s strengths to support other areas of learning that they are finding more difficult.
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