Unit 6 Understanding children’s additional needs

Class Do and Don’ts

Mobiles off

Have fun Be on time

Respect each other

Be involved Work Hard Take turns No eating in class Bring

pens/pencils

Objectives• Identify factors that can affect the short and

long term development of children• Describe a variety of factors that can impact

on development in the short and long term• Present findings to group

What do you want to learnthis session?

Autism More common in boys but more severe in girls.

1000 children were surveyed in 2014, they found that 3% of 1000 people who had Autism were males compared to 1% of females.

Long and short term factors

In small groups 3 or 4 create a thought shower of factors that could affect children’s development in the long and short term.

What factors can have a long term impact?

• Disabilities caused by a genetic/ chromosomal defect e.g. Downs Syndrome

• Physical disability e.g. Cerebral Palsy • Visual or hearing impairment• Language impairment• Autism• Learning difficulties• Chronical Illness e.g. Cancer

What factors can have a short term impact?

• Injury or illness• Temporary hearing impairment e.g. glue ear• Being bullied or bullying• Home life – poverty, homelessness, drug misuse• Being looked after by LA• Being new to the country• Not speaking English• Specific dietary need• Gifted and not being challenged• Bereavement

Factors that affect children’s development in the short and long term:

• Temporary additional needs• Common conditions and impairments• Emotional and social factors• Cultural and social influences

TemporaryInjury or illnessTemporary hearing impairment e.g. glue earLanguage impairment

Cultural and social Being new to the countryNot speaking EnglishSpecific dietary needGifted and not being challengedBereavement

Common conditions/ ImpairmentsInjury or illnessDisabilities caused by a genetic/ chromosomal defect e.g. Downs SyndromePhysical disability e.g. Cerebral Palsy Visual or hearing impairmentLanguage impairmentAutismLearning difficultiesChronic Illness e.g. Cancer

Emotional and social Being bullied or bullyingHome life – poverty, homelessness, drug misuseBeing looked after by LA

Homework

1.4 Describe factors which affect children’s development in the short and long term.

Choose 2 examples for each.

Have we met our objectives

Did you meet your own objective?

• Identify factors that can affect the short and long term development of children

• Describe a variety of factors that can impact on development in the short and long term

• Present findings to group

Next Week

• We will look at factors that could affect children in the short term.