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Early Support Developmental Journal

Early Support Developmental Journal. Julie Jennings. What is Early Support?. a national, pan-disability, multi-agency programme mainstreamed through Sure Start Children’s Centres extended the age range to birth to five years links to the Early Years Foundation Stage. Research/Guidance.

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Early Support Developmental Journal

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  1. Early Support Developmental Journal Julie Jennings

  2. What is Early Support? • a national, pan-disability, multi-agency programme • mainstreamed through Sure Start Children’s Centres • extended the age range to birth to five years • links to the Early Years Foundation Stage

  3. Research/Guidance • Right from the Start (Scope) • Taking the Time (RNIB) • Services for Disabled Children (Audit Commission) • Developing Early Intervention/Support Services for Deaf Children and their families (DfES/RNID) • Together from the Start (DfES/DH)

  4. Policy • Every Child Matters • Removing Barriers to Achievement • National Service Framework for Children • Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People

  5. Mainstreaming the approach "Early Support is the Government's recommended approach to co-ordinating services… "Early Support is the right model for working with disabled children and their families… "It is vitally important that all local authorities and their partners engage with the Early Support approach."(May 2007)

  6. Key messages • Involvement of families in planning and delivery of services - better information - developing keyworker services - agreed joint family support plans • Multiagncy working - better networking - better training

  7. Early Support materials Materials for professionals • Practical guidance building on Together from the Start

  8. Early Support materials Family Pack • standard templates for family held records • standard information on a range of disabilities

  9. Early Support materials Service audit tool • Principles • Standards

  10. Early Support materials Developmental journals • Deaf children • Children with visual impairment • Children with Downs Syndrome • Generic journal • Complex needs?

  11. VI journal: Aims • support partnership working between families and professionals • common framework • shared language • celebrate progress and promote development • NOT a standardized checklist

  12. Sections • Introduction • Developmental journal • Record of developing vision • Getting stuck - more ideas • General overview of development

  13. Sections (cont) Activities and ideas cards • general activity cards • developing vision activity cards • visual environment and visual materials cards

  14. Stages • 1a birth to 6 months • 1b 4 - 12 months • 2 8 - 18 months • 3 15 - 24 months • 4 21 - 30 months • 5 27 - 36 months +

  15. Areas • Social and emotional development • Communication, language and meaning • Play and learning (and using hands) • Movement and mobility • Towards independent self care

  16. Developing vision • VI - no response • V2 - sees light • V3 - sees large objects • V4 - sees small objects

  17. Key issues • early movement • social interaction • shared discovery/joint attention • meaning making • play based activities

  18. Workshop Using the journal 5 groups • Developmental journal areas (baseline) • Activity cards (next stage) • Implications of visual environment and materials cards

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