Full text and tactile routes · five original A4 aidsYear 11 Inquiry · T1 W5–6 · Print · Text Alternatives

The same-name SVG/PDF sheets are visual write-on layouts. Every instructional label, formula and caution is preserved here, in reading order. Colour and shape do not carry the only meaning. A learner may use Braille, enlarged text, AAC, sign, typed response, spoken words or labelled tactile cards; a supporter can move cards at the learner's direction. These routes are designs for access, not tested claims of equivalent outcomes or a finished embossed/Braille edition. Record support and ask the learner which method works.

Wage-layers mat · Days 21–22

Title: A shift is made of layers. Read four numbered sections:

1. Regular hours. regular hours × base rate per hour = regular gross amount. Label hours and dollars/hour.
2. Additional hours. base rate × stipulated multiplier = additional-hour rate; then additional hours × additional-hour rate = additional gross amount. Apply a rate only to its stated hour band.
3. Once-only amount. Place a separately stated allowance or similar amount once for the shift, not once per hour unless the source explicitly says so.
4. Model gross total and limit. Add sections 1, 2 and 3. This is gross model pay, not take-home pay, legal overtime entitlement or proof of who made a whole project.

Tactile route: Lay four raised-edge, Braille/large-text numbered cards in sequence, then put differently labelled REGULAR HOURS, EXTRA HOURS, RATE MULTIPLIER and ONCE cards on their named steps. A textured card without a word/number label is insufficient. Add the three gross amounts only after each unit is spoken or shown.

Base-comparison mat · Days 23 and 25

Title: One gap, two denominators. Four sections:

1. Stated cost and sale price. Copy the two amounts with currency and per item or total as the source uses them.
2. Same dollar gap. sale price − stated cost = dollar gap before unknown other costs.
3. Two percentage measures. mark-up = gap ÷ COST × 100%; gross price margin = gap ÷ SALE PRICE × 100%. Point to each denominator before dividing.
4. Public wording boundary. A gross gap is not automatically net profit or an allocation to a person/project; list missing expenses or distribution evidence.

Tactile route: Put a COST strip beside a SALE strip and a separate GAP strip; duplicate the GAP token into two labelled rows, one over COST and one over SALE. Use spoken/Braille denominator labels rather than colour alone. Keep UNKNOWN COSTS as a labelled token outside both rows.

Change-ladder mat · Days 24 and 26

Title: The return step changes base. Four sections:

1. Original base. State starting amount and currency/unit.
2. First change. Calculate the given percentage of the ORIGINAL BASE; show dollar change and new amount.
3. Return from the new base. Calculate dollar gap ÷ NEW BASE × 100% to get the percentage needed to return.
4. Check the words and crop. Name a number or step hidden from the public text, test the repeated-percent shortcut numerically, and correct it.

Tactile route: Stack ORIGINAL, CHANGED and RETURN amount cards vertically with two separate RATE cards beside the relevant starting amounts. Move a labelled dollar-gap token between the steps; do not reuse the first percentage label as if the bases were equal. The offline lab has a complete paper route.

Currency-direction mat · Day 27

Title: Currency direction matters. Four sections:

1. Given rate. State AUD $1 = USD $[given]; this is an invented classroom rate, not a real quote.
2. AUD to USD. AUD amount × USD per AUD = USD amount.
3. USD to AUD. USD amount ÷ USD per AUD = AUD amount.
4. Reverse check and unknown. Check by reversing the arrow. Keep real rate, fees and spread unknown; never simply swap a currency symbol.

Tactile route: Use AUD and USD Braille/large-text unit cards on opposite ends of a raised arrow. Place an × token for AUD→USD and a ÷ token for USD→AUD. Speak the rate's unit USD per AUD each time. The two currencies must remain named even when both use a dollar sign.

Share-measures mat · Days 28–30

Title: Three share measures are different. Four sections:

1. Label the stated data. Separate price per share, annual earnings per share, annual dividend per share, and number of shares if supplied.
2. P/E is a ratio. price per share ÷ annual earnings per share. It is not a percentage or a forecast.
3. Dividend yield is a percent. annual dividend per share ÷ price per share ×100%, for the stipulated data period.
4. Portfolio and future limit. If a count is given, dividend per share × number of shares = model annual dividend dollars. The arithmetic does not promise a future payment or recommend a purchase.

Tactile route: Put PRICE, EARNINGS and DIVIDEND cards in separate labelled sleeves, each marked per share; add a SHARES-COUNT card only for portfolio dollars. Build P/E and YIELD quotients on different tactile rows, with a distinct RATIO versus PERCENT label. Keep FUTURE UNKNOWN at the end.

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