Special needs handbook

Meeting special needs in early years settings

Dr Hannah Mortimer

If you have any questions in connection with ‘special educational needs’ then look no further than this book. Dr Hannah Mortimer is a chartered educational psychologist who has written extensively about special needs’ issues and this very practical book helps to explain just what is meant by the term SEN. His Special Needs Handbook also answers many questions which cause people concern, for instance, ‘What do we mean by inclusive education and how do we meet individual needs?’ ‘How do we know if a child has a SEN which needs to be addressed, and if so, how are assessments carried out, and what are the legal requirements?’ ‘What is a SENCO? And an IEP?’ ‘Are all practitioners aware of certain requirements, even if there are no children with SEN attending at that moment?’

This book is the handbook of a series aimed at giving practical ideas and frameworks for welcoming and including children with special educational needs into any setting. There are clear descriptions of other professionals and agencies and what support you can expect from them, and plenty of tips about working, and including, parents in the planning for their children.

Although the series is for early years’ staff who work in a range of settings, anyone interested in the whole spectrum of special educational needs or learning difficulties will find a mine of information here.

Scholastic 

paperback  £13.00   ISBN 0439983177

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Review published 12 May 2003 © Jill Curtis 2003