At a Glance : A Quick Guide to Children's Special Needs - Softcover

Viv Evans; Linda Evans

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841900699 ISBN 13: 9781841900698

Publisher: Questions Publishing Co, 2001

Synopsis

What exactly is are fragile X syndrome, dyspraxia, semantic pragmatic disorder? Terms like these are now common parlance, but for people working in schools, the terminology is far ahead of the understanding. At a Glance describes the syndromes and conditions that are now commonly heard of in mainstream schools, but not always fully understood. Each entry provides a brief description of the 'condition', its prevalence and the signs to look for. It lists the sort of difficulties children might have, both in general terms and specifically in the classroom situation. Perhaps most important are the practical suggestions on how to help children, and each entry has a list of ideas on how to minimise their difficulties and maximise their achievement. An individual education plan is provided to accompany each condition or syndrome and these will be invaluable as a basis for considering each child's strengths and weaknesses, and planning appropriately. This is an invaluable book for all teachers, especially those who are newly qualified, classroom assistants and nursery nurses.

About this title

About the Author

Viv East has been a teacher and SENCO, a Learning Support Coordinator and an Assistant SEN Officer. She is now Head of SEN and Educational Inclusion at the Jennie Lee Centre, Wolverhampton City Council. Linda Evans has been a teacher, SENCO, lecturer, advisor and OFSTED inspector, and most recently editor and publisher of books on all aspects of SEN. She is currently working as an independent writer and consultant, and is editor of SENCO Week and G&T Update (Optimus).

Edition details

• Publisher: Questions Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1841900699
• ISBN 13: 9781841900698
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 52