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🎯 Targeted Support: Completing a Screener & Selecting Targets
After noticing some concerns around Leo’s development, his teacher decided to complete a screener to see if there were any speech, language and communication needs. Follow the steps below to see how you would add, screen and select targets for a child on Verbo.
Step 1: Create a profile for Leo
You can create profiles for all children you think would benefit from some targeted speech and language support. Once you have created the profiles you can also add parent accounts so they can access specific resources at home.
Step 2: Complete a screener
After creating the child’s profile, you can select an age-appropriate screener to complete. In the video below, you will see the teacher completing a screener for Leo. The series of questions require yes/no answers that are broken down by different areas of need.
A screener takes about 20 minutes to complete and will identify if the child has any targets for speech, language and communication, and occupational therapy.
Step 3: Select targets
Once the screener has been completed, you can select up to 3 targets to work on. The targets are ordered by priority to make it quicker and easier when choosing them.
In Leo’s situation, the teacher met with the SENCo and his parents to go through the screener results. Together they decided to activate the following targets:
1. To give a peer an instruction in a structured activity, when an adult supports this and uses visual supports
2. To follow an instruction containing 3 keywords e.g. “give the apple and the banana to the horse” in a structured activity
3. To sequence a 2 part sequence or story, with visual support.
Watch the video below to see the type of targets that have been identified and how to activate them.
If you are concerned about a child’s development and think it could be linked to their communication and language development, you can complete a Verbo screener to identify any potential needs. This will support you to learn what type of help is required, how you can make a start, and consider whether any onward referrals to specialist services are required.
👉 Click ‘Next’ below to explore the resources that link to Leo’s chosen targets