Transcript ECC STUDENTS EIT

Ministry of Education
Regional Operations
(Special Education)
Early Intervention Team
Early Intervention Team
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Advisers on Deaf Children
Kaitakawaenga
Occupational Therapist
Psychologist
Speech-Language Therapists
Specialist Early Intervention Teachers
Our clients
• Children who need support to access the early childhood
curriculum
• Entry to a service
• Specialist Support at a service
• Paraprofessional support
• Funding – moderate – severe needs
Our processes
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Kaitakawaenga
Confidentiality
Informed consent
Code of conduct
Access for service
Initial priority check
Use of other services e.g. NGO, CDS, DAP
Wait list
Allocated for a service
Service agreement
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Observations
Assessments
Planning with ECC team
monitoring
Referral from GP
• I wish to refer this child, 3 yrs 8 mths. Mum is
very concerned about his behaviour. The Early
Childhood Service has major difficulties with his
behaviour including physically lashing out at
other children.
• Mother tells me the staff were nearly at the point
of excluding the child from the kindergarten.
• Mother is distressed as feels there was no
collaborative approach to try and rectify the
situation.
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• Child is strong willed and can be difficult at times
but he does not hit at home and parents have
clear behavioural boundaries.
• Was buddied with a designated teacher which
did lead to an improvement and things are not
so bad at present. He does seem to respond
best to his favourite teacher.
Next referral
• Child walks through others’ play areas
• Does not seem to notice others
• Plays with only a few items – likes to have
them at all times
Behaviour
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We want to know:
What the behaviours are
Are they at home and centre
What helps
What hinders
Harm to self, harm to others
Have teachers attended IY?
Incredible Years
• IY Parenting
• IY Teacher
Communication
• want to know
– How child follows instructions
– How child constructs sentences (me want caI want car)
– Speech – sounds: only if very unintelligible.
– Much More Than Words
Learning
• How child presents alongside peers
• What parents see
• what have you noticed?
Hearing
• Hearing and Signs of Hearing Difficulties
• Hearing is a critical part of a child’s
development. Even a mild or fluctuating hearing
loss can affect a child’s speech and language
development and learning.
• Early detection makes early treatment and
prevention possible.
Other referrals
The child who does not socialise
Who does not relate to others (adult or child
The child who obsesses over specific toys
The child who doesn't talk
What will we do?
• We would prefer referrals at 3 years rather
than 4 years particularly with
communication.
• We look at social, emotional, physical,
learning, behaviour and communication
• Happy for you to phone to discuss first?
Some useful websites
• http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/early-intervention
• http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/encouraging-languagedevelopment
• Much more than words: Monitoring and
encouraging communication development in early
childhood
Lyn Kerr
Phone: 831.0671
[email protected]