When i went on a communication course they said that all areas of development will be affected if a child cannot communicate, any one with a communication difficulty will find it hard to socialise with their peers or anybody else, so early identification is very important to help the child/young person to reach their full potential.
The possiblr risks could be a child never reaching their full potential, or getting the help that is needed to help and support them and their parents.
Multi agency work together to help support parents and the child/young person, they work on strategies to help support the child, everyone is working at the same level and on the same strategies so that the child doesn't get confused.
I had a section on my optional unit 16 SENCO perhaps you could get some ideas from this:
1.3 Explain the importance of early recognition and intervention.
There are three main reasons to intervene early this is;
• To enhance a child’s development.
• To provide assistance to the family.
• To maximise the child’s and families benefit to society.
Current development research shows that the rate of human learning and development is most rapid in preschool years. The timing of intervention becomes important when a child has a missed opportunity to learn when they are ready. If a child misses the opportunity when the timing is right they may have difficulty learning particular skills at a later date. Through Early identification and appropriate programmes children can develop their potential.
Early intervention is also important for child’s family, the additional stress which can be caused by having a child with additional needs, this can affect the whole families well being. Early identification services have a significant impact on the child, parents and siblings. Families often feel disappointed, social exclusion, added stress, frustration and helplessness.
Families with children with special educational needs are of increased risk of divorce, Early intervention can result in parents having improved attitudes about themselves and their child, they will gain improved information and skills for teaching their child and release more time for leisure and time to spend with other children.
Early intervention often leads to parents changing their attitude towards their child and become better in deal with their child’s needs.
Early intervention can benefit a child’s increased development and educational gains and increased independence skills and may even enhance the child’s potential future employment opportunities.
It is important for us as practitioners to intervene earlier because some children need extra support. They can show frustration at not being able to express themselves and this can sometimes be seen as aggressive behaviour but this can be because we haven’t identified that the child has difficulties.
Some children can feel isolated as they do not want to participate in a group this can affect their confidence and self esteem. Some children have medical problems and an early identification of this helps the child to get the treatment that will help. The earlier identification by a practitioner, parent, Doctor, health visitor etc the better for the child chances to change and be able to lead a normal life or a better life than before the child was identified with a difficulty. If the child is not identified there is an increased chance of a child being bullied from the other children. They may have difficulties accessing the curriculum, therefore not achieving their full potential at the setting, they can easily be distracted and lose concentration, if a child is supported through this they can have a better outcome in life giving them confidence, social interaction, emotional support and self esteem.
Hope it helps a little
Lynne
|
Linear Mode
