Case Study 1

You have just been moved into a room of 16 3–5-year-olds and are attending your first planning meeting with the rest of the pre-school team. During the meeting, one of your colleagues expresses concern that one of the children, Anwar is unable to count to ten and thinks that he may have special needs. Anwar is a refugee and has only been at your setting for a few months. Like you, Anwar has just moved up from the toddler room and you are sure that he can count up to ten, and sometimes further.

• What contribution can you make to the planning conversation now?
• What else would it be useful to know about Anwar?
• What records might be useful to have available during the planning meeting?
• How could observations be used to identify and support Anwar’s individual needs?

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