Transition Booklet

Planning for Successful Transitions  for little ones starting an Early Learning Centre (ELC) for the first time can cause mixed emotions for all parents – this can be particularly the case for families with a child  who has a disability, additional support need or a delay in their development.  Many parents like to be organised well in advance and feel they have done everything they can to prepare their child .  Given the circumstances this year, it can be difficult at this time to predict what  the new school /ELC year will look .  This however does not stop you as a parent, starting to think about what you can do at home to begin to prepare both you and your child for their time  at ELC.  The PSHTS Transition Booklet will offer a few suggestions to get you started.  Your Key Worker is also on the end of the phone if they can be of any help and if you have any ideas that other parents could benefit from, we would love to share them! 

Building Pre-Verbal Skills

There are a number of building blocks that have to be in place before young children begin to  talk and use language.   That  doesn’t mean they don’t have anything to say – we just have to look a bit closer and listen a bit better to the  ‘Pre-Verbal’ messages that children are  attempting to communicatie!   Play can be really important to support the development of pre-verbal skills and learn about how specific children communicate their messages non-verbally.  Some children, with the right support, can do this really successfully.  With the current  Social Distancing measures and our increased use of gesture  and expression to communicate, maybe our little ones can teach us a thing or two!!!