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%u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2023Speech andLanguage Support for 3-5s3.3.0 Video observation %u2013 Assessing thelevel of attention developmentAttentionlevelBehaviours you may observeShade the comments which are typical of the child.The box with most shading indicates the level at which the child is functioning but remember attention levels vary and different behaviours may be observed in different situations.STAGE 1Fleeting attention(0-1 year)%u2022%u0009 Finds it very difficult to focus on one activity.%u2022%u0009 Flits from one thing to another quickly.%u2022%u0009 Finds it difficult to understand directions. %u2022%u0009 May have little awareness of danger.%u2022%u0009 Is easily distracted by things he might see, hear, smell and will move to the new thing that has attracted his attention.Rigid attention(1-2 years)%u2022%u0009 Will focus on an activity that he chooses - %u2018Follows his own agenda%u2019.%u2022%u0009 Can maintain interest for long periods of time.%u2022%u0009 Not interested in your choice of activity.%u2022%u0009 May be interested in a restricted range of activities.%u2022%u0009 When concentrating, rarely responds to you. %u2022%u0009 To attract his attention you often have to touch him.Single channeled attention(2-3 years)%u2022%u0009 Prefers to focus on an activity that he chooses.%u2022%u0009 When engaged in an activity he often doesn%u2019t carry out directions or respond when you talk to him.%u2022%u0009 To get him to do something, you have to stop him playing first and then tell him.%u2022%u0009 You have to call his name before he will do things.STAGE 2Focusing attention(3-4 years)%u2022%u0009 Will join in with an activity that you or another child chooses/suggests.%u2022%u0009 Is interested in what other people are doing.%u2022%u0009 To get him to do something you may have to call his name but he can respond quickly and can easily focus on what you say.Two channeled attention(4-5 years)%u2022%u0009 Can do two things at once e.g. play with playdough and talk about going to a friend%u2019s house after pre-school.%u2022%u0009 Can shift his attention to listen to you without you having to call his name first.Integrated attention(5-6 years)%u2022%u0009 Can do two things at once for long periods of time.%u2022%u0009 Can do this in different places.%u2022%u0009 Can control and focus his attention on what he wants to do or what he is asked to do independently.