Essential Guide to Understanding Special Educational Needs, The: Practical Skills for Teachers (The Essential Guides)

Helping you develop the confidence and basic skills needed to understand and support children with special educational needs, this guide will support you in tackling the everyday challenges that working in an inclusive classroom poses. The Essential Guide to Special Educational Needs will provide advice and support in recognising and identifying children with special educational needs, while also providing practical guidance to help you support the needs of individuals in your classroom.

“I asked myself if this book could enhance the professionalism of teachers in general. It will, irrespective of any specialism… This book should help to disperse the fog of ignorance and prejudice and I wish that some of my school teachers had read something like it.”  Cliff Jones, Critical Professional Learning, Vice Chair of the International Professional Development Association (IPDA)

Struggling to identify and support children with SEN in your classroom?

 

If you need extra support in recognising and understanding special educational needs, The Essential Guide to Understanding Special Educational Needs is for you. Providing a framework for trainees, NQTs and the wider school workforce working alongside individuals with SEN, this book will support you in motivating all learners in your classroom to achieve.

Looking closely at seven special educational needs, alongside different models of disability and the role of the SENCo, this book will de-mystify the basics to help you confidently address the needs of every child in your classroom.

With case studies and examples on:

·        Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

·        Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

·        Dyselxia

·        Dyspraxia

·        Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

·        Hearing Impairment

·        Visual Impairment