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Improving standards and parental self confidence in early years deaf education. Brian Shannan - Educational Audiologist, Fife Rachel O’Neill - Scottish Sensory Centre, University of Edinburgh. Overview. Newborn Hearing Screening
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Improving standards and parental self confidence in early years deaf education Brian Shannan - Educational Audiologist, Fife Rachel O’Neill - Scottish Sensory Centre, University of Edinburgh
Overview • Newborn Hearing Screening • Services for deaf 0 - 3 year olds and their families in Scotland • Scottish Sensory Centre group • Play DVD for / by parents • Standards and audit tool for Early Years teams
Newborn Hearing Screening Screening started 2005 in Scotland No standards for professionals about how to work together.
Services for deaf 0 - 3 year olds and their families in Scotland • Variation across the country • Sometimes health knows, education doesn’t • Some families have visits at home from 6 unco-ordinated professionals
Scottish Sensory Centre Early Years and deafness group • Started 2008 • Wide representation • Attempt to bring the Monitoring Protocol to Scotland • Three sub-groups evolved: Play and language (Glasgow) Training and standards (Edinburgh) Communication and the monitoring protocol (Aberdeen)
Principles • Informed Choice • Positive about deafness • Empowering families • Skilled professionals in partnership • Positive outcomes
Play DVD for / by parents • Glasgow Govan High School parents and toddlers group • Kim Davidson-Kelly, Speech and Language Therapist • Need for a parent - led DVD / website • Wide range of families • Using everyday play to encourage language development
Standards and audit tool for Early Years teams • NDCS Standards for rest of UK • SSC group added an audit tool • Aim to empower parents with information about effective early years teams • Consultation July - December 2010 • Launch 31st March 2011
Future work • Develop one and two day courses at SSC for early years teams and parents • Develop postgraduate certificate course at University
References Monitoring Protocol http://tinyurl.com/ygov8yr SSC Early Years site http://tinyurl.com/39bfqxy NDCS Quality standards in early years http://tinyurl.com/36wlt24
Contacts and further information Brian Shannan Brian.Shannan@fife.gov.uk Rachel O’Neill Rachel.oneill@ed.ac.uk Tel. 0131 651 6429