The Deaf Education Program and Vision Education Program Early Childhood Services provide support and early intervention to families and children from birth (or point of diagnosis) to the start of Pre-Primary.
All children with diagnosed hearing loss, vision impairment or dual sensory loss may be eligible for service from SSEN: S. Once eligibility is determined for specialist support, service provision will be allocated according to individual need.
Family-centred programs, including parent education, are run on-site at Padbury Statewide Services Centre and Southwell Primary School. Individual programs occur either on-site or in the child’s home.
All programs and services provide young children with opportunities to maximise their potential and develop a foundation for future success in learning.
Deaf Education Early Childhood Services (ECS) provide family-centred group and individual teaching and learning programs at Padbury Statewide Services Centre and Southwell Primary School. Our ECS programs include:
Early Childhood Service
Deaf Education
The Vision Education Early Childhood Service provides one-to-one educational intervention support for children and families.
Our experienced teachers in vision impairment engage in family-centred practises and understand the unique needs of children with vision impairment. We deliver individualised early intervention programs in the home, care centre or kindergarten that focus on essential skills, concepts, and understandings to support child development. As a holistic support, we work with the family and school to determine and plan for the individual developmental strengths and needs of the child - enhancing readiness for school, and setting the foundations for educational wellbeing, engagement and achievement.
Our program focusses on developmental areas such as conceptual understanding, sensory development, emergent literacy and numeracy, tactile skills, functional vision skills, orientation and mobility, and emergent braille reading and writing skills. We use the Developmental Journal for babies and young children with visual impairment, Early Years Learning Framework, and the Western Australian Kindergarten Curriculum Guidelines to guide planning and learning opportunities.
The Vision Education ECS teacher:
Early Childhood Service
Vision Education
As SSEN: S educational programs and services are government funded, they will be provided at no cost to the school, parents, or guardians of eligible students with hearing loss, vision impairment or dual sensory loss.
At SSEN: S it is our mission to ensure every child with hearing loss, vision impairment or dual sensory loss achieves to their full potential.