Elements for Success

comprehensive and flexible approach giving appropriately targeted support throughout the day
good communication between parents and school in order to capitalise on new developments in the child, and achieve consistency in management of any difficulties
regular monitoring of the child’s abilities (by speech & language therapists, educational/clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and so on) and effective dissemination of this information and related recommendations or strategies, from therapists to the school and to parents
teachers and support assistants who are motivated to learn about LKS, are sensitive to changes in the child and flexible in their responses to this, and can consistently implement suggestions from parents and therapists to maximise the academic and social potential of the child
appropriate peer group that is, a group of children with similar skills, difficulties or interests, that can provide a social network and friends
education of the child’s peers so that they have some understanding of specific difficulties and appropriate behaviour and responses. It may be helpful to use a ‘Buddy’ scheme to support the child.