Help Needed - CASE STUDY on communication/child development

[bucketblake]

Hi everyone. Im plodding along on EYE level 3 course but ive been asked to write my first case study and Im struggling..
Ive googled it to see how to structure it but unsure. Here is the content Ive been asked to study.. any help appreciated :)

2-year old Eric attends your setting regularly. His mother is concerned that he is not talking as well as he should. Eric is 27 months old and can say about 25 words that his parents can understand, but are not clear. He points and gestures to get what he wants and has some temper tantrums when he is not understood. He follows instructions given by his parents and practitioners. He is very interactive with his parents and engages easily with other children, playing mostly alongside his peers, but showing some cooperative play. He particularly likes to play with sand and he gets excited when the sand table is opened up for play. His father thinks that Eric is a late talker like he was and he thinks Eric will talk when he is ready, but Eric’s mother has noticed that his 11-month old sister is already babbling, mimicking words and saying a few words and exclamations. This is something Eric did not do at the same age.

Now you have read the case study, please explain how you would identify what support was required for Eric and his family and how you would access this.

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, how is children's development monitored, recorded and reviewed in your setting?

Who does your setting liase with regarding children's development and early concerns?

At what point does your setting consider asking external professionals about assessing a child's needs?

Use the setting's policies and procedures to set out your approach to this case study and look at how you recognise & respect each persons right to their views and support them accordingly.

The barrier between the parents perspectives is a real one. The father might be right in feeling he's supporting his child by stepping back from the concern, and his wife by expressing how everyone is probably worrying for no reason, however if there is a delay the child is at risk of being left to struggle with their communication and learning which will impact further on his frustrated behaviour and development.

Mum's observations draw on the 11 month old who's showing expected stages of development for her age and highlight what her brother is yet to reach.

http://www.talkingpoint.org.uk/ages-...s/18-24-months

The child's best interests are your priority. What observations would the key-person take to record his development?

This case study example on Talking Point shows the format you can apply
http://www.talkingpoint.org.uk/teach...study-1-jack-7

and a case study structure could take this format:
Introduction
Background
Issues to be resolved
Actions taken and who is involved
Result
What next
Notes:

Hth