Explain What Strategies Did You Use To Communicate At The Subway
1.1 WHAT STRATEGIES DID YOU USE TO ARRIVE AT THE VOCABULARY NEEDED FOR THE TASK? WHY DID YOU USE THESE STRATEGIES?
Experience with surroundings and situation – As I had been into this subway before many times I understood and knew the routine and also the limitations I already had because of my dwarfism. This meant I needed to be aware of the height of the counter also when deciding how to effectively communicate with the server.
Common sense – I had to determine an easy way to communicate, so one that wouldn’t require a lot of hands to carry it and also a lot of time in case there were going to be people behind me in the line, therefore creating a relaxed environment. So I had to use the knowledge I already had to choose the best way to achieve my goal. …show more content…
When deciding where each item on the board should be placed was down to choosing to use common sense as subway already has a systematic routine in place. This meant separating my symbols and objects into categories and sections to save confusion, as well as time when implementing the lunch order as preparation was able to be completed in advance. (Disability information, 2013)
2 USING THE COMMUNICATION BOARD TO ORDER YOUR MEAL IN A FAST FOOD PLACE
2.1 DESCRIBE THE ENVIRONMENT – WHERE, WHAT TIME OF THE DAY, HOW BUSY WAS THE FAST FOOD PLACE?
Subway, Port Lincoln 11:30am –as it was a quieter period there was one person before me and a few tables of people sitting down who already received their meals. This meant I could take my time and not worry about people who could have been behind me if it was a different time of the day.
I thought it would be a good idea to as well as implementing my communication board with the staff to see if I could communicate with one of the members of the public to see if they could help me retrieve a drink that I was unable to reach from the fridge.
2.2 HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT APPROACHING THE
Experience with surroundings and situation – As I had been into this subway before many times I understood and knew the routine and also the limitations I already had because of my dwarfism. This meant I needed to be aware of the height of the counter also when deciding how to effectively communicate with the server.
Common sense – I had to determine an easy way to communicate, so one that wouldn’t require a lot of hands to carry it and also a lot of time in case there were going to be people behind me in the line, therefore creating a relaxed environment. So I had to use the knowledge I already had to choose the best way to achieve my goal. …show more content…
When deciding where each item on the board should be placed was down to choosing to use common sense as subway already has a systematic routine in place. This meant separating my symbols and objects into categories and sections to save confusion, as well as time when implementing the lunch order as preparation was able to be completed in advance. (Disability information, 2013)
2 USING THE COMMUNICATION BOARD TO ORDER YOUR MEAL IN A FAST FOOD PLACE
2.1 DESCRIBE THE ENVIRONMENT – WHERE, WHAT TIME OF THE DAY, HOW BUSY WAS THE FAST FOOD PLACE?
Subway, Port Lincoln 11:30am –as it was a quieter period there was one person before me and a few tables of people sitting down who already received their meals. This meant I could take my time and not worry about people who could have been behind me if it was a different time of the day.
I thought it would be a good idea to as well as implementing my communication board with the staff to see if I could communicate with one of the members of the public to see if they could help me retrieve a drink that I was unable to reach from the fridge.
2.2 HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT APPROACHING THE