Recognising Concerns

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Describe with examples the importance of recognising and responding to concerns about children and young people's development. For the purpose of this assignment, the importance of recognising and responding to concerns about children and young people’s development will be discussed with examples illustrating the possible effects that can occur. Teachers and teaching assistants automatically observe the children in their care, therefore they are perfectly placed to recognise and respond to any concerns about a child that is not following the expected development pattern. For this reason, it is essential that all teaching staff is trained with the skills to recognise and respond accordingly to any developmental concerns. For example, upon observation it is noticed that a particular child does not chatter with other classmates,…show more content…
For example, Dyslexia (a condition where the brain has difficulty interpreting information) in children is often identified by the parents. However, parents that are unaware or poorly educated may not notice any problems, meaning their child will not receive the crucial help and support they need to achieve. When children struggle in learning to read, write and spell they will soon fall behind at school and other areas of their development will begin to suffer. For example, a child not diagnosed will frequently become frustrated with trying and give up. Then in an attempt to disguise the problem they are more likely to misbehave and disrupt the class. Eventually they leave school uneducated and struggle into adulthood. Therefore it is essential that teaching staff are able to recognise and respond to children that are showing signs of possible dyslexia as soon as possible. 'All the research shows that early diagnosis and support can help compensate children who are dyslexic, meaning they're not affected to such an extent,’ (Katrina

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