5N2396: You have been Assigned as a Key Worker to James Who is 4 years Old: Children with Additional Needs Assignment, OU

Project one

Part one

Outline of Special Needs Provision in Ireland Include:

1. The role of religious orders in the care and education of children with special needs.
2. Institutional care
3. First inspectorate for special education (1959)
4. Development of special schools
5. Development of special classes in mainstream schools

Part two

Outline, compare, and contrast The Medical Model and The Social Model of Disability.

Part three

Outline current legislation relating to special needs education in Ireland.

You are required to outline and examine the main principles of:

1. The National Disability Authority Act 1999
2. The Education Welfare Act 2000
3. The Equal Status Act 2000
4. The Education for Persons with Special Needs Act 2004

Part four

This section of your project requests that you explore the role and responsibilities of a childcare practitioner in supporting a child with additional needs.

You are required to outline:

1. Your role is supporting the child with additional needs
2. Skills needed to be an effective support person to a child with additional needs
3. Qualities needed to be an effective support person to a child with additional needs
4. Principals of best practice

Part five

This section of your project requires you to outline a range of roles, responsibilities and support services available to children with additional needs.

You are required to outline

1. Four healthcare professionals and their specialist skills (i.e.) Speech Therapist, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker.
2. Two specialist services which support children with additional needs (i.e.) Daughters of Charity, Enable Ireland

 Part six

This part of your assignment requires you to:

Conclude your project

• Offer your personal and professional learning and opinions
• Recommendations on the content of this project.

Project Two

You have been assigned as a key worker to James who is 4 years old and has Down Syndrome. James attends your mainstream preschool 5 mornings a week.

As part of this project you are required to:

1. Outline the causes and main characterizes of Down Syndrome.
2. Outline the specific learning profile of children with Down Syndrome (Developing Early Skills Booklet).
3. Outline factors that may have a positive influence on James’ Learning (Developing Early Skills Booklet).
4. Outline factors that may affect James’ Learning (Developing Early Skills Booklet).
5. Outline how you would promote James’ Language Development (Developing Early Skills Booklet).
6. Outline how you would support James in being fully included in your preschool (Including Children with Down Syndrome Booklet).
7. Devise an Individual Educational Plan for James from September to June to include).
8. James Condition
9. Strengths
10. Weaknesses
11. Goals from September to December e. Goals from January to March
12. Goals for April to June
13. Resources needed to support goals
14. Involvement of James parents in order for him to achieve his goals
15. Reflect on your learning from completing this project and outline any recommendations you feel are warranted in order to support children with Down Syndrome in mainstream Preschool settings.