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EARLY INTERVENTION
Schedule of Growing Skills
Martin Bellman, Sundra Lingam and Anne Aukett
Age Range:
0–5 years
Suitable for:
Early Years Professionals, Health
Visitors, Nursery Workers and
Educational Psychologists
Administration:
Individual
Timed:
20 – 30 minutes
early
years
only
Schedule of Growing Skills (SGS) is an invaluable tool for professionals
who need to establish the developmental levels of children. The
individual assessment can be used at any time with children from birth
to 5 years, enabling you to assess them as and when appropriate and
convenient.
SGS provides a reliable ‘snapshot’ of a child’s developmental level,
including areas of strength and potential delay. It examines nine key
areas, all of which were developed from Mary Sheridan’s STYCAR
sequences:
- Passive posture - Hearing and language
- Active posture - Speech and language
- Locomotor - Interactive and social
- Manipulative - Self-care social
- Visual
By using colourful and engaging toys like building blocks, a doll, pegs
and shapes, the assessment makes the tasks feel like playtime to the
child, allowing you to observe and assess reactions while the child
‘plays’. Each record form allows for up to four assessments of any one
child, providing a clear indication of progress over time. For those that
require further assessment, subsequent record forms can be utilised.
A simple scoring system highlights developmental areas where children
might potentially have a delay, indicating where referral might be
necessary.
Why use SGS?
• Provides a clear graphical
representation of a child’s
developmental level – an ideal
basis for discussion with other
professionals and parents
• SGS is quick and easy to use.
With clear administration
instructions for all items and
guidelines for scoring and
interpreting results, the user can
provide feedback within 30
minutes
• Using SGS as a universal
screening measure ensures that
all children are assessed in a
consistent way
• A separate cognitive score can
be derived from relevant items
to aid interpretation
. . . and the SGS
Training Course?
• Ensures competency in child
assessment amongst all users
of SGS, whatever their level of
experience
• Delivered by highly experienced
tutors, the course enables users
to develop a comprehensive
understanding of the
administration and scoring of
SGS
• Delegates will receive a
certification of competence in
administration, along with a
training pack of presentation
handouts