The Special Educational Needs Early Years Inclusion Service (SEN EYIS) supports pre-school children with Special Educational Needs. The Early Years Hub (EYH) is the single point of referral to the service. Referrals to the EYH come from Paediatricians for pre pre-school aged children and from Educational Psychologists for pre-school aged children.
We provide advice and support to children, families and pre-school settings.
We provide training for leadership and early years practitioners. This can be accessed by all early educational settings via the Children & Young People's Training portal.
Workshops, advice and tailored programmes are available to families and early educational settings of children referred to the service by the CYPS Early Years Hub.
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. You can also email enquiries to info.seneyishelp@eani.org.uk. (Please include a contact number and your child’s name in the message).
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Omagh Office |
028 8241 1580 |
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Antrim Office |
028 9448 2298 |
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Dundonald Office |
028 9078 4283 |
Cognition and Learning
Resources
Early Years Activities and Taskspdf435.32 KB
Matching and Sortingpdf639.88 KB
SEN EYIS Nursery Rhymes and Action Songspdf2.21 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
Enjoy our Nursery Rhymes and Action Songs
You can also:
See our booklet of Nursery Rhymes & Action Songs
- Watch Mr Tumbles do actions to some songs: Mr Tumbles Nursery Rhymes
- Look out for Rhythm & Rhyme in your local library.
- World Nursery Rhyme Week runs every year in November.
- To register and download the free resources visit: World Nursery Rhyme website
For Irish Medium resources:
- More video clips with some songs are available on the Altram website.
- Have a look at some more songs on the Irish language app ‘a hAon, a Dó, a Trí’, available to download through Google Play Store & Apple App Store.
Sensory Processing
Resources
Inclusive sensory home environmentpdf317.32 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
Resources
Calming Area Tipspdf347.52 KB
Calming Thermometerspdf472.12 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
Mindfulness Activities for Young Childrenpdf567.16 KB
Social Story calmingpdf356.52 KB
Social Story COVID-19pdf343 KB
Spiderman Mindfulnesspdf264.55 KB
Useful Websites and Appspdf404.8 KB
Calm Breathing Ideaspdf1.38 MB
Cloud Journeypdf413.69 KB
Physical Calmerspdf739.6 KB
Calm Breathing Cue Cardspdf472.11 KB
Social Communication and ASD
Play
First Then Schedules
The ‘First and Then’ strategy is often used to support children. In this section you can watch our subtitled video, and see more information in First and Then explained and see types of first and then schedules and get a blank first and then board.
You will find some home schedule photos and pictures here.
More photos and pictures can be found in the Visual Resources section.
First & Then boardpdf173.28 KB
First & Then explainedpdf631.97 KB
First and Then Schedules by Typepdf411.82 KB
Making Choices
In this section you can watch our video (transcript provided), and see more information about choice making, and choose a small choice board or a large choice board to use.
You will find some food photos and food symbols here.
More photos and pictures can be found in the Visual Resources section.
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
Animals photo templatepdf444.78 KB
Animals picture templatepdf354.28 KB
Colourspdf160.11 KB
Everyday objects photo templatepdf314.61 KB
Everyday objects picture templatepdf275.8 KB
Feelings photo templatepdf402.1 KB
Feelings picture templatepdf370 KB
Food photo templatepdf370.45 KB
Food picture templatepdf369.73 KB
Numbers templatepdf211.9 KB
Shapes templatepdf252.36 KB
Transport photo templatepdf487.17 KB
Transport picture templatepdf339.62 KB
Bedtime Routines
Useful Websites for sleep issuespdf514.5 KB
Visual bedtime routine - Boypdf405.39 KB
Visual bedtime routine - Girlpdf412.59 KB
Language and Communication
Early Years Transitions
Resources
All About Me Pre-schoolpdf428.95 KB
Naiscoil Eolas Orm- All About Me (Preschool)pdf467.91 KB
All About Me Primarypdf457.68 KB
Bunscoil Eolas Orm - All About Me (Primary)pdf518.24 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
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
Making Musical Instrumentspdf748.24 KB
Nursery Rhymes and Action Songs Bookletpdf1.11 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.