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  Encounter experiences Respond with reflex Engage with objects and environments
M1a CNe/M1a.1 Encounter activities and experiences; while they are present, they may be:
  • passive
  • resistant
  • responsive


CNr/M1a.1 Give reflex responses, for example
  • too cold
  • too hot
  • being startled
  • being in pain
  • being happy


CNr/M1a.2 Participation is fully prompted

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  Encounter experiences Respond with reflex Engage with objects and environments
M1b CNoe/M1b.1 Show emerging awareness of
  1. activities
  2. experiences
  3. people


CNoe/M1b.2 Focus attention briefly on
  1. people
  2. events
  3. objects
such as by grasping objects briefly when these are placed in their hand or lap

CNoe/M1b.3 With some inconsistencies, give intermittent responses such as by being surprised at the sudden presence or absence of an event or object

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  Encounter experiences Respond with reflex Engage with objects and environments
M2a CNoe/M2a.1 With some inconsistencies, respond to
  1. familiar people
  2. familiar events
  3. familiar objects


CNoe/M2a.2 With some inconsistencies, show interest in
  1. people
  2. events
  3. objects


CNoe/M2a.3 Accept and engage in explorations such as by tracking objects briefly across their field of awareness

CNoe/M2a.4 Perform actions which demonstrate responses to
  1. people
  2. events
  3. objects


CNoe/M2a.5 React to new activities and experiences, for example by purposefully
  • withholding their attention from or
  • committing their attention to an
  1. activity or change in an activity
  2. experience
  3. object


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  Encounter experiences Respond with reflex Engage with objects and environments
M2b CNoe/M2b.1 Show intermittent, proactive interactions with
  1. people
  2. events
  3. objects


CNoe/M2b.2 Co-operate
  1. in supported participation
  2. with shared explorations including
    1. focusing their attention, when prompted, on sensory aspects of objects
    2. interacting with familiar people and/or equipment
    3. imitating actions with/of a familiar person


CNoe/M2b.3 Recognise familiar
  1. people
  2. events
  3. objects
such as by vocalising or gesturing to indicate their own bag when offered a selection

CNoe/M2b.4 Communicate consistent preferences and affective responses

CNoe/M2b.5 Remember learned responses over short periods of time such as when repeating an action with a familiar piece of equipment

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  Encounter experiences Respond with reflex Engage with objects and environments
M3a CNoe/M3a.1 Intentionally and intermittently, indicate the wish to communicate, for example through
  • eye contact
  • facial expression
  • gesture
  • vocalisation


CNoe/M3a.2 Request events or activities such as by pointing to objects of interest

CNoe/M3a.3 Participate in shared activities with less support and sustain concentration for short periods

CNoe/M3a.4 Explore materials in more varied ways such as the sound made by knocking objects together

CNoe/M3a.5 Observe the results of their own actions with interest such as the sound made by dropping objects onto different surfaces

CNoe/M3a.6 Remember learned responses over longer periods such as how to activate a 'switch' by pressing a button

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  Encounter experiences Respond with reflex Engage with objects and environments
M3b CNoe/M3b.1 Initiate communication and indicate that they expect the other person to respond

CNoe/M3b.2 Increasingly use conventional
  • gestures
  • symbols
  • signs
  • words
to
  1. convey meaning
  2. respond to requests


CNoe/M3b.3 Increasingly use conventional
  • gestures
  • symbols
  • signs
  • words
to
  1. make requests
  2. indicate a choice or preference
such as by requesting an item of equipment for a purpose

CNoe/M3b.4 Actively explore objects and events for more extended periods such as by putting objects into piles

CNoe/M3b.5 Anticipate known events which follow a regular sequence such as by collecting belongings at the end of a session or day

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