Intellectual needs of children with learning disabilities in a pre-school environment
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- Created on: 28-03-22 11:44
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- Intellectual needs of children with learning disabilities in a pre-school environment
- Stimulation - interactive activities such as puzzles with colour and painting. These activities help service users with leading disabilities with motor development, attention and concentration, awareness of colours and shape and visual perception.
- Children with complex learning disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy may also struggle with holding or lifting object so therefore may require for the activities to be altered to suit their stimulation needs e.g. bigger beads used for threading
- Provide a sensory corner or sensory room. Sensory rooms and spaces can help those who have learning disabilities, develop and engage their senses, in a safe environment that build up their confidence and abilities
- Children with complex learning disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy may also struggle with holding or lifting object so therefore may require for the activities to be altered to suit their stimulation needs e.g. bigger beads used for threading
- Language development - use visual/ emotional cue cards to assist children who are non-verbal/ struggling with behaviour/ expressing emotions
- Provision of speech therapy or other techniques to maximise ability to communicate with others
- Talking to them about what they are doing in school, teaching new words, encouraging and answering questions
- Learn new skills - provision of an IEP to enable children to reach full potential
- Classroom assistant support, enable child to complete activities/ encourage participation
- Encourage and support the child through appropriate curriculum provision to learn skills such as taking turns, sharing or completing activities
- Learning Makaton language symbols if non-verbal
- Learning, knowledge and understanding - teaching concepts and ideas through play
- Supporting the learning that is occurring in school by inviting a parent or guardian to attend parent teaching meetings
- Stimulation - interactive activities such as puzzles with colour and painting. These activities help service users with leading disabilities with motor development, attention and concentration, awareness of colours and shape and visual perception.
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