Normal School Provided from school’s Exceptional Exceptional Entitlement delegated Significant Profound and Provided from AWPU budget (and in sufficient specialist provision quantity and with enough evidence) Communication and Some language and Significant Extreme participation\ communication difficulties Considerable communication communication communication difficulties difficulties which difficulties always Students may present inhibit regular seriously inhibit or preclude participation, with solitary play and participation, preclude participation, understanding and unusually focussed understanding and understanding and contribution to activities special interests. contribution to activities in contribution to activities in the majority of the classroom/setting. in classroom/setting. settings Speech is understood by There may be an The student’s style of others but has some inappropriate use of communication will be There will be very immaturities which at language. to respond with visual delayed/ disordered times interfere with the The student’s responses support and speech which is acquisition of literacy to verbal and non-verbal rather than unintelligible even to and/or create mild social communication are often initiating familiar listeners in difficulties inappropriate spontaneously most situations. Sometimes develops and High levels of anxiety Comprehension and or explains own ideas are beginning to expression will be at clearly but needs some impact negatively on less than or at the 1st help to contribute to attendance percentile. discussion about Processing and word imaginary and factual retrieval will make Self-esteem will be low activities or to use comprehending and and motivation vocabulary precisely and using language indifferent with the effectively extremely slow. intention to
Normal School Entitlement Provided from AWPU Provided from school’s delegated budget Exceptional Significant (and in sufficient quantity and with enough evidence) Exceptional Profound and specialist provision Communication and participation\ Some language and communication difficulties Students may present with solitary play and unusually focussed special interests. Speech is understood by others but has some immaturities which at times interfere with the acquisition of literacy and/or create mild social difficulties Sometimes develops and explains own ideas clearly but needs some help to contribute to discussion about imaginary and factual activities or to use vocabulary precisely and effectively Considerable communication difficulties inhibit regular participation, understanding and contribution to activities in the classroom/setting. There may be an inappropriate use of language. The student’s responses to verbal and non-verbal communication are often inappropriate Significant communication difficulties which seriously inhibit or preclude participation, understanding and contribution to activities in classroom/setting. The student’s style of communication will be to respond with visual support and rather than initiating spontaneously High levels of anxiety are beginning to impact negatively on attendance Processing and word retrieval will make comprehending and using language extremely slow. Extreme communication difficulties always preclude participation, understanding and contribution to activities in the majority of settings There will be very delayed/ disordered speech which is unintelligible even to familiar listeners in most situations. Comprehension and or expression will be at less than or at the 1st percentile. Self-esteem will be low and motivation indifferent with the intention to