Introduction
For this assignment I will be focusing on a child aged 4 to 5 starting school with a hearing impairment, I will research and talk about how this will effect the child, and what main issues there are that need to be looked into in order to make this child's transition go successfully and smoothly as possible.
The two key issues that will be looked at are the planning and preparation that will be needed for the child's transition and the effects on the child who may be leaving home for the first time to go a statutory school setting.
D1/D2/D3/A1
Planning and preparation is vital for both the child and the parents during a transition in order for it to be as settling as it can for the child. By planning for a transition is can …show more content…
"With the right support, commitment and encouragement from families and professionals, deaf children can develop and achieve as well as any other child." Supporting the achievement of hearing impaired children in early years settings, National Deaf Children’s Society © December 2015. Including the child's parents in planning and preparation for the transition is important as "Froebel believed that parents are the first educators of their child" Meggit etal, page 3,2011. Parents know their child the best and how they work, so therefore they need to be involved in their child's planning so they can support the practitioner in order to help their child have the best start in school. Planning is a key issue to transitions because it helps the practitioners find the best way for the child to succeed in school. Without planning for the child with a hearing impairment they are most likely to sruggle in school. With a child starting school with a hearing impairment the amount of planning is vital, however with a child of and older age going …show more content…
It is important to have a child centered practice and put the child first during this transition, because practitioners need to ensure that there is a correct routine put in place for the child with a hearing impairment because if the child was expected to fit into their usual routine they will struggle without the support. It is very important that the setting plan their routine's around the child and not expect the child to fit around their routine. The practitioner can make sure the setting is the a child centered practice by adapting lessons to support the needs of this child and having a one to one to translate to the child. Practitioners and parents must ensure they are promoting the child's right's through this transition as they have the right to know what's happening with them. The child needs to be involved during the transition so that practitioners and their parents can take on board their preferences and opinions during the transition, this can help them settle in quicker. The most effective way to do this is by practitioners and parents talking to the child and asking them how they feel and if
For this assignment I will be focusing on a child aged 4 to 5 starting school with a hearing impairment, I will research and talk about how this will effect the child, and what main issues there are that need to be looked into in order to make this child's transition go successfully and smoothly as possible.
The two key issues that will be looked at are the planning and preparation that will be needed for the child's transition and the effects on the child who may be leaving home for the first time to go a statutory school setting.
D1/D2/D3/A1
Planning and preparation is vital for both the child and the parents during a transition in order for it to be as settling as it can for the child. By planning for a transition is can …show more content…
"With the right support, commitment and encouragement from families and professionals, deaf children can develop and achieve as well as any other child." Supporting the achievement of hearing impaired children in early years settings, National Deaf Children’s Society © December 2015. Including the child's parents in planning and preparation for the transition is important as "Froebel believed that parents are the first educators of their child" Meggit etal, page 3,2011. Parents know their child the best and how they work, so therefore they need to be involved in their child's planning so they can support the practitioner in order to help their child have the best start in school. Planning is a key issue to transitions because it helps the practitioners find the best way for the child to succeed in school. Without planning for the child with a hearing impairment they are most likely to sruggle in school. With a child starting school with a hearing impairment the amount of planning is vital, however with a child of and older age going …show more content…
It is important to have a child centered practice and put the child first during this transition, because practitioners need to ensure that there is a correct routine put in place for the child with a hearing impairment because if the child was expected to fit into their usual routine they will struggle without the support. It is very important that the setting plan their routine's around the child and not expect the child to fit around their routine. The practitioner can make sure the setting is the a child centered practice by adapting lessons to support the needs of this child and having a one to one to translate to the child. Practitioners and parents must ensure they are promoting the child's right's through this transition as they have the right to know what's happening with them. The child needs to be involved during the transition so that practitioners and their parents can take on board their preferences and opinions during the transition, this can help them settle in quicker. The most effective way to do this is by practitioners and parents talking to the child and asking them how they feel and if