The MLD Video Tour visited 5 schools a week for 4 weeks with 90- minute sessions, for an average of 15 children with moderate learing difficulties in each school, achieving a total of 300 child-sessions.

During the Tour the children experimented with video, both in front of and behind the camera. They created special effects, "news broadcasts", "advertisements" and their own dramatic versions of the story of the Three Little Pigs.

The children were extremely involved in the whole process and paid close attention at all times. We find that video is a very useful tool for developing speech and language, improving deportment and increasing self-confidence and self-esteem.

This Tour was part-funded by the D'Oyly Charitable Trust.

"The children in S1 and S2 thoroughly enjoyed all the sessions organised for them by Children's World. The ideas were simple but exciting and the children could relate to them easily. Filming the scenes and then watching the end results gave a sense of purpose, so they tried really hard to listen and then focus on their acting....the children were able to see their own success in a medium that would have been hard for us to use with them. They loved it, and I think we've found some budding actors!"

CLASS TEACHER,
KINGSWESTON SPECIAL SCHOOL