Well when we first came into the kindergarten, we did have a couple of one-on-one meetings with Sue to discuss where he was at and maybe some of the developmental difficulties that

當我們第一次來到幼兒園時，我們確實與蘇進行了幾次一對一的會談，討論了他目前的狀況，以及可能存在的一些發展困難。

Elijah was going to have and was having.

以利亞將要擁有，而且正在擁有。

But then we were able to say, okay, well, Kindy takes children from where they're at and works with them with their strengths and helps to support where they need the support.

但後來我們能夠說，好吧，金迪從孩子們所處的位置出發，發揮他們的長處，幫助支持他們需要支持的地方。

And so it was quite easy working with Sue, organising how we can do that for Elijah.

是以，與蘇合作，安排我們如何為以利亞做這件事，非常容易。

The attitude was all about supporting, being positive, being able to do things.

我們的態度就是支持、積極、能幹。

It wasn't a focus on what he couldn't do, but rather on what he could do.

這不是關注他不能做什麼，而是關注他能做什麼。

When I met with his parents, we needed to think about the sorts of adjustments that would make his entry into kindergarten successful.

當我和他的父母見面時，我們需要考慮如何調整才能讓他順利進入幼兒園。

So it needed to be successful both for him, for his family, but also it needs to work for all the other children and the families as well.

是以，既要讓他和他的家庭成功，也要讓所有其他孩子和家庭成功。

So some of the practical things were thinking about how would we manage his physical needs because he has some additional needs around routine things like toileting and eating to make sure that we meet his needs in those areas.

是以，一些實際的事情就是考慮我們該如何管理他的生理需求，因為他在如廁和進食等日常事務方面有一些額外的需求，以確保我們能滿足他在這些方面的需求。

Elijah tires more quickly so that as he's getting towards the end of the morning, he needs to be eating lunch a little bit earlier than the others.

伊萊累得更快，所以當他快到上午下班時間時，他需要比其他人早一點吃午飯。

So I've just adjusted the routine slightly because his motor skills need that he needs sometimes a little bit of help to do some of the physical types of things.

是以，我只是稍微調整了一下作息時間，因為他的運動技能有時需要一點幫助才能完成一些體力活。

I make sure that there's always some climbing that's achievable for him to do.

我確保總有一些攀爬活動是他可以完成的。

I'm also a little bit conscious of not having too many obstacles around on the floor that he has to negotiate.

我還注意不要在地板上設置太多障礙物，讓他不得不通過。

Some of the adjustments that we make are to make sure that Elijah's included in our group activities.

我們所做的一些調整是為了確保以利亞能參加我們的小組活動。

So typically in group time, we'd be doing things like discussions, talking about what's happening and so for Elijah, that could be a challenge.

是以，通常在小組活動時間，我們會進行討論、談論正在發生的事情等活動，所以對以利亞來說，這可能是一個挑戰。

So what we do is we make sure that we do lots of learning experiences in group time that allow him to be included.

是以，我們所做的就是確保在小組活動時間內，讓他參與大量的學習體驗。

So things like singing, doing lots of movement games, letting him be the person who chooses children to go off to the bathroom, things where he can use, where he's not having to use language but he can do things physically to indicate his participation.

比如唱歌、做大量的動作遊戲、讓他自己選擇去衛生間的孩子等，讓他可以使用語言，但他可以用肢體動作來表示他的參與。

What we do all the time is make adjustments for children's individual needs and so that is what you're doing when you have a child with additional needs.

我們一直在做的就是根據孩子們的個人需求進行調整，是以，當你的孩子有額外需求時，你就得這麼做。

You're just thinking about what are their needs, how can I support this child to feel comfortably in our group, to access all the things that we do at kindergarten.

你只需考慮他們的需求是什麼，我怎樣才能讓這個孩子在我們的集體中感到舒適，並能接觸到我們在幼兒園所做的一切。

That might mean some practical changes in your routine but essentially it's just what we do as teachers.

這可能意味著你的日常工作會有一些實際的改變，但從本質上講，這只是我們作為教師所要做的。