Supporting Deaf Pupils in the Early Stages: Learning from Good Practice
Presented on Wednesday 4 February 2009
Early Years Support
Presented by: Evelyn MacMillan
Acting Co-ordinator
Sensory Support Service Glasgow
Areas for discussion
- Home visits
- Archived DVD's
- Web/Journal Research
- Parents' Group
Home visits
- Impact of NHSP – Increased caseload at very young age, staffing
implications, new skills required
- Staff training – CPD, counselling skills
- Using experienced staff - sensitivity and good judgement, knowledge base
- Different from supporting at nurseries or schools
Early Intervention Team
- Composition – multi-agency
- SSS role
- Importance of liaison and information sharing
- Dangers of overload
Early Visits
- Initial contact – forming relationships
- Information given on other
agencies – Speech and
Language Therapy joint visit, BME support - Establishing hearing aid use
- Answering questions
- Parents' Group
On-going Support
- Building confidence – parents are key to progress
- Working with carer and child
- Monitoring child's development
- Links with other agencies – home book
- Time needed for liaison with other agencies