Category Archives: Special Educational Needs

World Autism Awareness Day

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Elaine (Littlesheep Learning)

Today (2nd April) is World Autism Awareness Day. The United Nations United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 62/139 on December 18th 2007 declaring that World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) was to be celebrated in perpetuity. This UN Resolution is one … Continue reading →

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World Down Syndrome Day 2012

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Elaine (Littlesheep Learning)

Today 21st March is World Down Syndrome Day and a friend of mine who has a gorgeous little girl with Down Syndrome posted this video on her facebook page so I thought I would share it with you to help … Continue reading →

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#BabyBobbinsDay: Spina Bifida Awareness

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Elaine (Littlesheep Learning)

A few months ago I started following @Shellibobbins on twitter through her passion for supporting @TheoPaphitis #SBS (Small Business Sunday) and as I got to know Shelli I started following the story of #babybobbins who was diagnosed with spina bifida … Continue reading →

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Special Needs Christmas

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Elaine (Littlesheep Learning)

Whatever stage you are at Christmas will mean something different for you if you have a child with special needs. If this is your first Christmas with a child who has additional needs you may be daunted about an extended … Continue reading →

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Adapting Dressing Skills

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Elaine (Littlesheep Learning)

We have blogged about dressing skills and teaching dressing skills but some children, for example those with fine motor difficulties will find learning the skills needed for independent dressing more difficult. The simple solution is to wear simple clothes for example … Continue reading →

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Signing

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Elaine (Littlesheep Learning)

Having just watched Something Special for what seems like the thousandth time I thought I would write about signing. My first experience of signing was when I learnt the finger spelling alphabet when I was about six, I then learnt a few … Continue reading →

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Class Transitions

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Elaine (Littlesheep Learning)

Today we had transition day at school and the children had a mixture of fear of the unknown coupled with the excitement of trying something new. All went well in the Littlesheep family and come September even the littlest littlesheep … Continue reading →

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People You Might Meet

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Elaine (Littlesheep Learning)

Once you have had a child diagnosed with special needs you may find that you are inundated with many different professionals with long and complicated titles and a variety of roles. So who does what? This article aims to identify … Continue reading →

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Dr Seuss’s IEPs

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Elaine (Littlesheep Learning)

I was just sorting out some old files and I came across a pile of old Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for children I have worked with and amongst them was Dr Suess’s thoughts on the matter! I’ll write a more … Continue reading →

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