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Portage: Early Education

Synopsis
Portage is an early home intervention teaching method for severely disabled pre-school children and infants. The method is a precision teaching programme operated through the disabled child’s parents who are guided closely by a family home visitor reporting to a multi-disciplinary professional support team. The method is distinctive in recognising the key educational role parents play and actively seeks to use parents’ expertise and intimate knowledge of a child. The video shows how the checklists used by the Portage home visitors break down skills into very small tasks for mother and child to achieve within a few days.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.
Year of production
1988
Availability
OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Uses
Professionals and parents involved with severely disabled pre-school children.
Subjects
Education
Keywords
handicapped children; nursery education; preschool children; special needs education

Distributor

Name

University of London, Goldsmiths College, Department of Media and Communications

Phone
020 8919 7171
Fax
020 8919 7616
Address
New Cross
London SE14 6NW
Notes
Programmes out of distribution.

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