| Recognising and Planning for Special Needs in the Early Years Contributor(s): Dukes, Chris (Author), Smith, Maggie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847875211 ISBN-13: 9781847875211 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $168.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: Making sure that young children with special educational needs have the right support is a top priority for all early years settings, but spotting additional needs can be tricky. This book is the ultimate resource for busy practitioners, who want good, clear advice on what to look for and how to set up the necessary provision. From an award-winning author team, the advice contained here will empower you, and give you the confidence to identify and plan for the needs of every child in your care. The book also includes case studies of children between 0 to 5 years, sample policies and lots of reproducible material, on the CD-Rom that comes with the book |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Elementary - Education | Special Education - General |
| Dewey: 371.904 |
| LCCN: 2008934332 |
| Series: Hands on Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.4" W x 11.7" (1.19 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dukes, Chris: - Chris Dukes is a qualified teacher with over 20 years' experience. She has worked in various London primary schools as a class teacher and also as a member of the Senior Management Team. Chris has a Master's degree in Special Needs and through her later role as a Special Needs Co-ordinator and Support Teacher, many years' experience of working with children with additional needs. Chris has worked closely, mentoring, advising and supervising staff teams to work with young children as well as with other education and health professionals. She currently works part time as an Area SENCO supporting Special Needs Co-ordinators and managers in a range of early year's settings. Chris is also one half of 'earlymatters' training and consultancy, is co-author of the Hands on Guides series of books and writes for various early years' publications. Smith, Maggie: -Maggie Smith began her career as a nursery teacher in Birmingham. She has worked as a peripatetic teacher for an under-5's EAL Team and went on to become the Foundation Stage manager of an Early Years Unit in inner London. Maggie helped to set up an innovative unit for young children with behavioural difficulties and has also worked supporting families of children with special needs. She has taught on Early Years BTEC and CACHE courses at a college of higher education. Maggie currently works part time as an Area SENCO supporting Special Needs Co-ordinators and managers in a range of early year's settings. She is also one half of 'earlymatters' training and consultancy, is co-author of the Hands on Guides series of books and writes for various early years' publications. |