There has been a growing interest in recent years in the Portage model, a system which helps parents to identify skills their pre-school children with learning difficulties could usefully learn, clarify these skills and break them down into steps small enough to teach these skills to their child. The service ...
This conference presented a broad outline of the Portage system of providing educational and developmental aid to pre-schoolchildren who have learning difficulties. The teaching process, the involvement of parents, planning the curriculum and running the scheme were some of the issues discussed.