3.4 Teaching Aids

Research from other countries has shown that it is important taht effecive road safety education does not rely simply on talks by visiting speakers at irregular intervals.Talks can supplement ongoing,curricular-based class room work,but are arguably more effective if supported by teaching resources.Some countries have found it beneficial to establish specialist road safety officers to assist and support teachers-by providing ideas,resources,and teaching materials.Materials for use in the classroom can include,but are not lmited,to the following:
1) worksheets;
2) posters;
3) teaching pack;
4) slides;
5) books and games; and
6) videos.

The most basic of these to produce are the worksheets,which are cheap and therefore easy to reproduce.These should concentrate on vocabulary development for young children and then move onto crossing skills and more complex issues as the children"s ages increase.

Inittially,resource can be adapted from those of other countries,an approach that minimizes development costs and time implications,but eventually local resources-teaching packs,worksheets,videos,and posters-should be produced.There should always be the option for adapting resources for local needs,as materials that are appropriate in one area of a country may not be as relevant else where and vice versa.It is also useful to have good quality resources that can be used immediately while a comprehensive curriculum is developed.Approaches used in other teaching areas can be used for road safety.For example,if puppet shows are popular among children,they can be used as an effective carrier for road safety messages.In some countris,including Malaysia,computer-based learning is popular with secondry students.
.(Source---asian development bank Road safety guidelines for the Asian and Pacific Region)