Children with Special Needs Flashcards
Five areas of development in children?
Gross motor skills
Fine motor skills
Speech and language
Social, personal, activities of daily living
Performance and cognition
Which assessment tool is commonly used in primary care to assess child’s development across a range of areas?
SOGS
Schedule of growing skills
What are some of the red flag signs in development which suggest there may be developmental difficulties?
Loss of developmental skills
Concerns regarding vision/hearing
Floppiness
No speech by 18-24 months
Asymmetry of movement
Persistent toe walking
Head circumference >99.6th C or <0.4th C
Unable to sit unsupported at 12 months
Unable to run by 2.5yrs
Unable to hold objects by 5 months
IEP (individualised educational plan) is a detailed plan for a child’s learning, and contains short-term learning targets.
What must these targets be?
SMART
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Timed
IEP is not a legal document but makes targets.
Which plan is a legal document and provides a detailed support of how support will be provided for a child?
CSP
Coordinated Support Plan
