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Supporting children with special educational needs : a guide for assistants in schools and pre-schools / Marian Halliwell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : David Fulton, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 119 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1417500026
  • 9781417500024
  • 0203963520
  • 9780203963524
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Supporting children with special educational needs.DDC classification:
  • 371.90941 22
LOC classification:
  • LC3986.G7 .H35 2003eb
Online resources:
Contents:
1. What are special educational needs? -- 2. Target setting and individual education plans -- 3. The role of the assistant in supporting children and young people with special educational needs -- 4. Working with other professionals -- 5. Supporting pupils with general learning needs -- 6. Supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties -- 7. Supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs -- 8. Supporting pupils with behavioural, emotional and social needs -- 9. Supporting pupils with autistic spectrum disorders -- 10. Supporting pupils with sensory impairment -- 11. Supporting pupils with physical disabilities -- 12. Supporting pupils with medical needs.
Summary: Written in the context of recent legislation concerning disability and special educational needs, this practical guide contains helpful information about a range of special educational needs and provides clear guidance to help assistants give support in schools and pre-school settings. The advice promotes the inclusion of all pupils and suggests ways to raise the achievement of every individual. The following areas are covered: definitions of SEN and the principles of inclusion; the Code of Practice (2001); the Disability Discrimination Act and the implications for schools; target setting and IEPs; the role of the assistant in giving support; working with other professionals; and a glossary of terms. The book looks in detail at how to support pupils with a wide range of special educational needs: communication and integration difficulties; social, emotional and behavioral difficulties; cognition and learning difficulties; sensory and physical needs; and medical needs. It should appeal to assistants and to everyone involved with making their school or setting a more inclusive place.
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Includes index.

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-114) and index.

1. What are special educational needs? -- 2. Target setting and individual education plans -- 3. The role of the assistant in supporting children and young people with special educational needs -- 4. Working with other professionals -- 5. Supporting pupils with general learning needs -- 6. Supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties -- 7. Supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs -- 8. Supporting pupils with behavioural, emotional and social needs -- 9. Supporting pupils with autistic spectrum disorders -- 10. Supporting pupils with sensory impairment -- 11. Supporting pupils with physical disabilities -- 12. Supporting pupils with medical needs.

Written in the context of recent legislation concerning disability and special educational needs, this practical guide contains helpful information about a range of special educational needs and provides clear guidance to help assistants give support in schools and pre-school settings. The advice promotes the inclusion of all pupils and suggests ways to raise the achievement of every individual. The following areas are covered: definitions of SEN and the principles of inclusion; the Code of Practice (2001); the Disability Discrimination Act and the implications for schools; target setting and IEPs; the role of the assistant in giving support; working with other professionals; and a glossary of terms. The book looks in detail at how to support pupils with a wide range of special educational needs: communication and integration difficulties; social, emotional and behavioral difficulties; cognition and learning difficulties; sensory and physical needs; and medical needs. It should appeal to assistants and to everyone involved with making their school or setting a more inclusive place.

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