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Your Assignment Module Number and Heading: CSIC512A Plan and implement inclusion of children with additional need
Your Assignment Type: Case Scenario
Currently Working in Childcare? No
Your knowledge: Basic Knowledge

Your Question?
Simon is four and is an only child. His mother has decided to return to work after 4 years at home caring for Simon. He has just commenced at your centre and he is receiving additional support from a visiting teacher for children with vision impairments.

Simon has partial vision. He cannot see to read and currently uses a tape recorder and talking books. He loves listening to talking books and is a member of a local agency’s talking book library from which he borrows several books a week. He likes stories about space, science fiction and pirate adventures. He sometimes watches television and is familiar with the popular shows and characters.

Simon is able to use the vision he has to help him a little with his mobility. He can identify sources of light and is able to use windows, open doors and overhead lights to help orient himself. He can also perceive where large shapes block off light. He can sometimes see people if they are moving against contrasting background.

Simon enjoys being in the company of other children. He loves verbal games and chatting to people. His oral language is sophisticated and he uses a wide range of words and phrases.

He rarely participates in any art activities. Once he manipulated some of the textures in the craft area, experimented with scissors (rather unsuccessfully) and glued some textures to a piece of paper but he did not appear to get much enjoyment from this activity.

He does not participate in active running games outdoors, though he will often follow the other boys outside and attempt to organise the game from the sideline, calling out commands and directions to the others. He will occasionally sit in the sandpit outside and play with the sand but only if there are other children there he can talk to whilst he is doing so. When the other children are playing active games outside he often wanders aimlessly.

Simon sometimes comes across as bossy and demanding to the other children. There are times when the person to whom he is talking will just run away and leave him talking to himself. The other children giggle when they see this.

Inclusion plan from the case study

Area assessed
Identification of the child’s additional needs
Inclusion strategies
Consultation strategies
Supporting the child’s interests and abilities
Modifications to the service/resources required
Review strategy

What is your answer so far or What have you done so far as an attempt to solve this question?
This is what I've got so far but I'm not to sure about it, just wanting to know if I'm on the right track and if I need to add more?

LONG TERM GOAL: Meeting Simon’s needs and for Simon to be accepted.


SHORT TERM GOAL: Changing routines to include Simon’s interest and to support him.

STRATEGIES: Reading books about space and pirate adventures, then maybe provide story bags and
Felt boards about the story.
Having a one on one with him and talking about his interests and talking about which
Popular shows and characters he likes.
Providing verbal activities for example having a different animal sounds on cd player and children can guess which animal it is. This could lead onto interaction with children.

SHORT TERM GOAL: Participating in outdoor activities

STRATEGIES: Having a partner running around game
Provide balls with bright coloured tape around it

SHORT TERM GOALS: For Simon to be able to participate and enjoy art
STRATEGIES: Have finger painting or hand print painting
Having raised paper lines which could help support Simon’s cutting skills

SHORT TERM GOAL: Setting up activities that involve cooperation and interaction

STRATEGIES: Dramatic play activity
Have small group with staff

SHORT TERM GOAL: FACILITATE A MEETING WITH PARENTS AND SPECIALIST
STRATEGIES: Ask parents and specialist to have a formal meeting about Simon’s needs and get them involved.


MONITOR
Getting feedback from specialists, parents, staff and ensure that observations are being made.

IMPLEMENT

Communicate effectively with parents, staff and anyone else who needs to be involved
Tell them what you are doing
Talk to them be honest and open
Show observations

REVIEW AND EVALUATE
Here we make adjustments and modification to the goals.
Observation and feedback from staff will give evaluations
If short term goals have been achieved you can add more
If it doesn’t work, keep short term but change the strategies

Description and Message:

I don't understand, are you saying that my first short term goal response is good but I need to add responses for the rest? I put strategies down isn't that a response? Also would i need to add more goals or are they fine ? One more question would he need a specialists coming in? I didn't put anything down like that because it did mention at the start that he has a visitor coming in.

I'm particularly referring to the Inclusion Plan from the case study.

onturk wrote:

Area assessed
Identification of the child’s additional needs
Inclusion strategies
Consultation strategies
Supporting the child’s interests and abilities
Modifications to the service/resources required
Review strategy

From my understanding for your response don't you have to complete the inclusion plan from the details of the scenario? For e.g identifying child's additional needs, consultation strategies, modifications to the service etc. the goals you have provided are fine but only answer supporting child's interest and abilities.

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L.A

Oh okay so your saying I've answered the abilities and interest but not the rest. Oh okay well I don't understand the modification strategies, is that changes that I would make in the room to meet his needs? Also I don't understand consultation strategies as well can you please explain that to me?

Yes, that's right. Have a look at the files I attached previously. You can find the information in there itself.... For consultation strategies you can mention something like:

- assessment of the student’s functional vision, appropriate reading and writing media, appropriate technology, need for optical and non-optical devices

- consultation regarding adapted materials, techniques for program planning and instruction, orientation and mobility, modification of the classroom environment and strategies for inclusion;

- in service addressing the inclusion of the student with visual impairments in the classroom, eye conditions, orientation and mobility, braille literacy and the social implications.

I found this in the attachments I provided above.

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L.A

Thank you so much you've helped out a lot. Il go through the attachments . Thanks again:))