Indicators that children may require additional support

[lauu-x]

Hey,
I have been asked to devise a chart which highlights indicators that may require additional support for 1-3 year olds and and a separate chart for 4-8 year olds in the following areas of development:
Physical coordination
Cooperation and interest in activities
Communication and language skills
Concentration

I have completed the indicators for physical coordination and looked at what the children can do from their milestones such as developing fine motor skills and just changed it to say that the child may not have developed their fine motor skills fully so this could be an indicator that they need additional support, I am not sure if this is right or not but I'm stuck on the other areas of development

If anyone could help me I would appreciate it massively as I am stuck on this question

Thankyou

[bethany_x_]

Hiya :)

Sounds like you're on the right track with this question! It's literally as simple as suggesting that a child isn't meeting the average rate of development, but they need to be a long way off it!

Interest in activities (PSED) - So at aged 2 children engage in parallel play, but by 3 they would be expected to be interested in others play and starting to join in. So if you observe a 4 year old, and find that they aren't ever joining in with others, or that they only engage in parallel play, then you can assume that there PSED skills are below average significantly and they may require additional support.

C+L - Here you're looking at using full sentences, expressing emotions, understanding instructions, and actual pronunciation. A child at 4 is expected to be able to follow 2 part instructions I.e go get your coat then line up at the door. If a child continues to only do one part of the instruction, then they may require additional support. It may be a cognitive processing problem which requires specialist help.

If you look at the EYFS it gives the Early Learning Goals, look at the expected pattern of behaviour for the age group, if the child is not displaying this behaviour, then you can assume they require additional support. If they do, this will be flagged up in their COHORT tracking documents and it will be clear to see where they are behind. It's important to remember that all children develop at their own rate, and there's only cause for concern if they are 18+ months behind where they are expected to be.

[lauu-x]

Thankyou so much!! I was really struggling with this so you really helped me :)