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Teaching and Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Primary Schools
Second Edition
- Jonathan Glazzard - Edge Hill University, UK
- Jane Stokoe - Teacher
- Alison Hughes - University of Huddersfield, UK
- Annette Netherwood
- Lesley Neve - University of Huddersfield, UK
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Elementary Education | Elementary Special Education | Preservice Training for Elementary
Elementary Education | Elementary Special Education | Preservice Training for Elementary
February 2017 | 208 pages | SAGE AdvantEDGE
If you are a primary trainee, or are training to support children in primary schools, this is your guide to working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
We begin by exploring what is meant by SEND in primary schools and go on to cover all you need to know about your statutory responsibilities in school. Current legislation and the Code of Conduct are covered, to give you lots of information about the content you will be working in. The book then examines the range of needs you will encounter in primary schools giving you details information and practical advice.
This second edition has been fully restructured and updated to include a new section on the key theory relating to SEND. Exploring theories and theorist that you will need to know about to fully understand how to support children. Also new for this edition is a chapter focusing on the role of the SENCO in the primary school. Finally, the book includes more practical support to help you in the classroom. Checklists to help you to work comprehensively and information about useful resources and outside agencies.
We begin by exploring what is meant by SEND in primary schools and go on to cover all you need to know about your statutory responsibilities in school. Current legislation and the Code of Conduct are covered, to give you lots of information about the content you will be working in. The book then examines the range of needs you will encounter in primary schools giving you details information and practical advice.
This second edition has been fully restructured and updated to include a new section on the key theory relating to SEND. Exploring theories and theorist that you will need to know about to fully understand how to support children. Also new for this edition is a chapter focusing on the role of the SENCO in the primary school. Finally, the book includes more practical support to help you in the classroom. Checklists to help you to work comprehensively and information about useful resources and outside agencies.
PART 1 Understanding Special Educational Needs
1. What do we mean by 'special educational needs' in primary schools?
PART 2 Theory
2. Inclusive education: theoretical perspectives
PART 3 Supporting children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties
3. Understanding behavioural, emotional and social difficulties
4. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
5. Dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia
6. Supporting children with autistic spectrum disorders
7. Visual and hearing impairment
8. Speech, language and communication difficulties
9. Identification and assessment
10. An inclusive classroom
11. Practical strategies for supporting and teaching children with special educational needs and disabilities
12. School based training
13. The role of the SENCO
This is a considered book for trainee and newly qualified teachers...encouraging the new-to-teaching practitioner to reflect on provision for special educational needs and develop quality responses. All primary schools supporting initial teacher training should have a copy in the library.
Nasen: Special