What is Portage Checklist?

The Portage Assessment Checklist has been designed as a hard copy to make the document easy to use with families when planning the next activities to support a child’s development and learning. Whether completing a few pages or the whole document it allows you to see at a glance the skills a child ‘can do’.

What is Portage Guide test?

Abstract Portage Guide to Early Education is a home‐based early intervention service for developmentally delayed preschool children. It consists of the triadic model of service delivery, a set of reading materials and a method of training parents to teach their own children.

What is the purpose of Portage Guide to Early Education?

The Portage Guide to Early Education is a develop- mentally formulated curriculum to be used with children, either handicapped or normal, between the mental ages of birth to five years. These materials were developed and utilized by the Portage Project staff (1973) over a period of four years.

What is Portage assessment scale?

Portage is an internationally used early intervention programme which. includes a guide with an assessment scale and a method of working in a. team (Shearer & Shearer 1972; Bluma et al. 1976; Blunden 1982; Cameron 1982; Tiilikka & Hautamaki 1989).

Who developed PGEE?

The Portage Project of the Cooperative Educational Service Agency 12 of Portage, Wisconsin, USA developed the PGEE in 1969 with initial funding from the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. It is used in the United States and many other countries.

What do you need to know about Portage developmental profile?

The Portage Developmental Profile, when used alongside the Checklist, acknowledges current skills clearly showing a child’s achievements and where progress has been made. It allows the practitioner to map a child’s progression in a clear and straightforward way.

What do you need to know about Portage checklist?

It brings together all of the developmental steps for children from birth to five years from various documents including the original Portage checklist and the Early Years Foundation Stage. The skills are broken down in to small steps so that parents and practitioners can assess and celebrate every skill that the child has achieved.

Is the National Portage Association working with Kent County Council?

“The National Portage Association is proud to be working in partnership with Kent County Council in producing this checklist. It brings together all of the developmental steps for children from birth to five years from various documents including the original Portage checklist and the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Who is the National Portage Association ( NPA )?

The National Portage Association (NPA) is national charity, supporting Portage services, families and professionals involved in Portage. The NPA operates at national and regional level throughout England and Wales, supporting individual members, registered services and settings who have been awarded the NPA Stamp of Approval award.