Teaching a class of learners with many different additional educational needs can be challenging to the extreme. Based on the latest national legislation and the importance of achieving 'inclusive communities' within schools, this book provides succinct and practical information on working with children with a full range of additional educational needs. This book:
covers unfamiliar areas beyond the typical SEN spectrum - such as gifted and talented, bilingual learners and supporting children in care
appropriate for every key stage and educational setting
includes case studies, discussion questions and key issues to help develop reflective practice
Makes close links with the Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) standards.
Accessible and user-friendly, this book will be essential reading for all students of education - including teaching assistants, trainee teachers and newly qualified teachers - on a range of learning support courses (Foundation Degree, BA QTS and PGCE).
Chapter 1 Recent legislation, Additional Educational Needs (AEN) and inclusion, Sue Soan; Chapter 2 Inter-agency collaboration and partnership with parents, Sue Soan; Chapter 3 Cultural issues and schools, Sue Soan; Chapter 4 Bilingual learners, Sue Soan; Chapter 5 Young people in public care, Sue Soan; Chapter 6 Therapeutic education, John Cornwall, Sue Soan; Chapter 7 Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD), Sue Soan; Chapter 8 Transitions, Simon Ellis; Chapter 9 Gifted and talented education, Richard Bailey; Chapter 10 Supporting the inclusion and achievement of learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Mike Blamires; Chapter 11 Meeting motor developmental needs, Sue Soan; Chapter 12 Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), Janet Tod, Sue Soan; Chapter 13 Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)/dyslexia, Janet Tod, Sue Soan; Chapter 14 Young people with physical and sensory disabilities, John Cornwall; Chapter 15 Other factors that affect learning, Sue Soan;
