During the current period of lockdown the SEN Early Years Inclusion Service (SEN EYIS) will remain fully operational. We will be providing the following:
- Information and Training – this will be available to all service users:
- We will continue to increase our range of resources and short online trainings for parents and early years setting professionals on the SEN EYIS web tile.
- We will provide training for leadership and early years practitioners. This can be accessed by all early educational settings via the Children and Young Peoples Training portal.
- Queries to the service can be made by contacting any SEN EYIS office by phone. Phone lines are operational during office hours and a voice message facility is available.
- Workshops, advice and tailored programmes – this will be available to families and early educational settings of children referred to the service by the Early Years SEN Panel.
- We will prioritise our children with Statements of Special Educational Needs by making direct telephone contact with their educational settings and/or parents.
- We will extend our themed cluster menu for parents and make direct telephone contact to offer places where appropriate.
- We will extend out themed cluster menu for pre-school settings and make direct telephone or email contact to offer places where appropriate.
- We will continue to make direct early contact by telephone with the parents of all newly referred children. The purpose of this call will be to introduce the service, gather information and provide initial support.
- Parents and educational settings currently working with an assigned team member will be contacted by their link or can get in touch before that using contact details provided by their link.
- Following EA Health and Safety guidance, the service will be delivered on a remote first basis where possible. Should an on-site visit be deemed necessary all relevant EA Health and Safety risk assessment processes will be adhered to.
- All forms of electronic/digital communication available to the service will be used to facilitate support. These may include
- Telephone
- Social media
- Website
- Other digital platforms
Cognition and Learning
Resources
Early Years Activities and Taskspdf435.32 KB
Matching and Sortingpdf639.88 KB
Nursery Rhymes and Action Songs Bookletpdf1.11 MB
SEN EYIS Play Skills Parent Packpdf523.07 KB
Thinking and Learning Resourcespdf706.96 KB
Useful Websites to help your Pre school Childpdf210.02 KB
Sensory Processing
Resources
Chill out room activitiespdf1.91 MB
Inclusive sensory home environmentpdf317.32 KB
Movement breaks Part 1pdf743.19 KB
Movement breaks Part 2pdf968.53 KB
Practical ideas for sensory playpdf4.02 MB
Sensory fun bookletpdf457.38 KB
Sensory Specific Activitiespdf437.64 KB
Sensory Treasure Chestpdf422.75 KB
Social Story -My Safe Placepdf69.77 KB
Social, Behavioural, Emotional and Wellbeing
Resorces
5 Little Ducks Emotionspdf1.18 MB
Calming Area Tipspdf347.52 KB
Calming Thermometerspdf472.12 KB
Controlled Breathing Exercises and Visualspdf471.22 KB
Coronavirus Take 5pdf257.69 KB
How to use No signpdf411.22 KB
How to use Turntaking Cardpdf410.05 KB
Large countdown cardpdf13.62 KB
Managing Behaviour ParentingNIpdf100.82 KB
Mindfulness Activities for Young Childrenpdf567.16 KB
Positive Parenting NSPCCpdf2.55 MB
Social Story calmingpdf356.52 KB
Social Story COVID-19pdf343 KB
Spiderman Mindfulnesspdf264.55 KB
Useful Websites and Appspdf404.8 KB
Social Communication and ASD
Children’s Commissioner Office Resources
First Then Schedules
Resources
First & Then boardpdf173.28 KB
First & Then explainedpdf631.97 KB
First and Then Schedules by Typepdf411.82 KB
Making Choices
Resources
About Choice Makingpdf938.45 KB
Choice boardpdf145.66 KB
Small Choice boardpdf40.54 KB
Large choice boardpdf178.78 KB
Social Stories
Resources
About social storiespdf377.88 KB
Coronavirus Social Storypdf82.77 KB
Cutting My Finger Nailspdf218.84 KB
Getting ready for bed social storypdf1009.48 KB
Going poop social storypdf173.8 KB
Going to the toiletpdf258.55 KB
I keep my feet on the floorpdf57.38 KB
Personal Space Social Storypdf430.07 KB
Top TIps for using Social Storiespdf388.6 KB
Washing my hands at homepdf62.66 KB
What is Covid 19 Coronaviruspdf260.88 KB
When I sneeze social storypdf68.14 KB
write your own bedtime social storypdf295.08 KB
Transitions
Resources
How to check a schedulepdf383.31 KB
Using Timerspdf751.83 KB
Using a Countdownpdf403.46 KB
Countdown strippdf196.23 KB
Mini countdown strippdf183.9 KB
Five Step Countdown strip (Black and White)pdf61.02 KB
Using a wait cardpdf383.9 KB
Wait (B&W)pdf980.93 KB
Wait (Colour)pdf181.88 KB
Usiing a stop cardpdf379.32 KB
Stop (Colour)pdf196.4 KB
Finished all done stop tidy uppdf393.22 KB
Visual Resources
1.5 inch clothes symbolpdf340.73 KB
1.5 inch food photopdf408.23 KB
1.5 inch food symbolpdf413.54 KB
1.5 inch home activities photo 1pdf442.4 KB
1.5 inch home activities photo 2pdf379.47 KB
1.5 inch home activities symbol 1pdf421.71 KB
1.5 inch home activities symbol 2pdf383.78 KB
1.5 inch home schedule photo 1pdf465.94 KB
1.5 inch home schedule photo 2pdf514.05 KB
1.5 inch home schedule photo 3pdf542.3 KB
1.5 inch home schedule photo 4pdf485.69 KB
1.5 inch home schedule symbol 2pdf447.8 KB
1.5 inch home schedule symbol 1pdf431.88 KB
1.5 inch home schedule symbol 3pdf430.95 KB
1.5 inch home schedule symbol 4pdf423.95 KB
Activities at homepdf174.7 KB
Additional Visual Resourcespdf387.99 KB
Home symbols wash hair teeth bedpdf176.68 KB
Bedtime Routines
Sleep Council-Sleep Diary Interactivepdf303.28 KB
Useful Websites for sleep issuespdf514.5 KB
Visual bedtime routine - Boypdf405.39 KB
Visual bedtime routine - Girlpdf412.59 KB
Language and Communication
Resources
attention and listeningpdf769.21 KB
Expressive Languagepdf591.87 KB
Learning to Talk (I CAN)pdf1.56 MB
Receptive Languagepdf596.87 KB
Top Tips
Top Tip 1 At child level-editpdf4.02 MB
Top Tip 2 Get attentionpdf3.36 MB
Top Tip 3 Give time.pdfpdf756.53 KB
Top Tip 4 Take turnspdf696.76 KB
Top Tip 5 Playpdf866.7 KB
Early Years Transitions
Resources
All About Me Pre-schoolpdf428.95 KB
All About Me Primarypdf457.68 KB
My New School Transition Book (photos)pdf414.07 KB
My New School Transition Book (symbols)pdf288.35 KB
Starting School Guide for Parents (SEN EYIS)pdf889.46 KB
Transition Support Parent Checklistpdf206.53 KB
Stepping Stones to Pre-school: Online Training for Parents
Resources
All About Me Pre-schoolpdf428.95 KB
Communication skillspdf437.81 KB
My New School Transition Book (photos)pdf414.07 KB
My New School Transition Book (symbols)pdf288.35 KB
Promoting Positive Behaviour at Home amendedpdf356.88 KB
social story moving to pre-schoolpdf386.44 KB
Starting School Guide for Parents (SEN EYIS)pdf889.46 KB
Supporting self help skills at homepdf508.22 KB
Supporting Attention And Listeningpdf481.75 KB
Supporting Speech And Language parents ideaspdf587.91 KB
Tips for Parents Attention and listening 2pdf494.91 KB
Tips for Parents Self helppdf342.97 KB
Tips for Parents speech and languagepdf390.18 KB
Tips for Parents-Transition Support at homepdf217.2 KB
toilet and hand washing schedulepdf198.33 KB
Going to the toilet social storypdf134.03 KB
Poo goes to poolandpdf880.12 KB
Play Skills Parent Pack EYIS Versionpdf497.27 KB
Rule of Thumbpdf488.13 KB
Sensory fun bookletpdf457.39 KB
Choice board samplepdf194.44 KB
First & Then boardpdf173.28 KB
First & Then explainedpdf631.97 KB
First and Then Schedules by Typepdf411.82 KB
Large countdown cardpdf13.62 KB
Positive Comments and Actionspdf314.25 KB
Tips for Parents Self helppdf345.92 KB
Tips for Parents Social Skillspdf219.97 KB
Parent Activitiespdf1.25 MB
A-Z of Language Tips finalpdf3.79 MB
Making Musical Instrumentspdf748.24 KB
Nursery Rhymes and Action Songs Bookletpdf1.11 MB
Bedtime visualspdf198.19 KB
Humpty prepositionspdf14.5 MB
Morning routine visualspdf197.21 KB
shape picturespdf41.72 KB
Shapes in the environmentpdf5.45 MB
Getting Ready to Learn - Useful Linkspdf387.46 KB
Puppet Making Info Sheetpdf2.3 MB
Rise NI
The Regional Integrated Support for Education team in Northern Ireland (RISE NI) has created a regional website specifically for parents and carers of children in mainstream nursery and primary school (up to P4).
The RISE NI information leaflets, suggested activities/resources and parent training videos aim to promote development of speech and language, fine and gross motor skills, and social and emotional development.
The Interim Early Years Special Educational Needs Panel is the single point of referral for the Early Years Inclusion Service.
If you require any additional information please contact the Early Years Inclusion Service at:
Omagh Office |
028 8241 1580 |
Antrim Office |
028 9448 2298 |
Dundonald Office |
028 9078 4283 |