Full Description
This book begins by exploring what is meant by SEND in primary schools and goes on to cover everything trainees and teachers need to know about their statutory responsibilities in school. It then examines the range of needs they will encounter in primary schools with plenty of practical advice along the way. This third edition has been fully restructured and updated to include a new section on the key theories and theorists relating to SEND. Also new to this edition is a chapter focusing on the role of the SENCO in primary school. Finally, the book includes more practical support with coverage of current legislation and the Code of Conduct as well as checklists and information about useful resources and outside agencies.
Contents
Part 1 Understanding Special Educational Needs
1 What do we mean by 'special educational needs and disabilities' in primary schools?
Part 2 Theory
2 Inclusive education: theoretical perspectives
Part 3 Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
3 Understanding social, emotional and mental health needs
4 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
5 Dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia
6 Supporting children with autistic spectrum conditions
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
