Meeting Special Needs: A practical guide to support children with Dyspraxia

Meeting Special Needs: A practical guide to support children with Dyspraxia
Author: Mary Mountstephen
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2012-07-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1909101184

When working with children whose development is causing concern, it can be difficult to know how best to help. This practical guide to Dyspraxia and Neuro-Developmental Delay has been written to support all early years' professionals, as well as the non-specialist practitioner and parents or carers. The book includes: signs of Dyspraxia and Neuro-Developmental Delay, a guide to what is meant by these terms, practical ways to support and help the child and practical ways to support parents and carers.

Meeting Special Needs: A practical guide to support children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)

Meeting Special Needs: A practical guide to support children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
Author: Mary Mountstephen
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2012-12-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1909101222

A growing number of children appear to be experiencing delays or difficulties in their speech, language and communication skills. In this book, the author outlines how to identify these children and how to support them effectively. This pracitcal guide to the field of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) is a timely and practical guide for early years' professionals, as well as the non-specialist pracitioner, and parents or carers.

Meeting Special Needs: A practical guide to support children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Meeting Special Needs: A practical guide to support children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Author: Selena Ledgerton Cooper
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2012-09-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1909101249

When working with children with ADHD, it can be difficult to know where to start. This book aims to be a practical guide to help you in your daily work with a child affected by the disorder. The book includes: signs and symptoms, information on statementing, strategies and techniques and rewards and boundaries.

Meeting Special Needs: A practical guide to support children with Dyslexia

Meeting Special Needs: A practical guide to support children with Dyslexia
Author: Collette Drifte
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2012-10-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1909101168

A practical guide for all early years professionals, and in particular the non-specialist practitioner, to help support children in their care with dyslexia.This title includes: an understanding of the disorder, signs and symptoms, practical ways to help and support, case studies and useful resources.

Teaching Children with Dyslexia

Teaching Children with Dyslexia
Author: Philomena Ott
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2007-05-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134345909

Teaching Children with Dyslexia is essential reading for any teacher, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator or teaching assistant who wants an insider's account of what dealing successfully with dyslexia entails. Written by one of the most well-regarded practitioners in the field with over twenty-five years' experience, this book is packed full with photocopiable exercises, activities and recommendations for resources, tests, teaching methods, advice and suggestions for strategies and techniques that are instantly transferable to classroom environments. This essential teaching companion includes chapters on: how to spot dyslexia screening and assessment tests why it does not have to be hell to learn to spell strategies for success for reluctant writers meeting the challenge of dyslexia in adolescence. Written specifically to bolster teachers' confidence and empower them with the key to unlocking literacy problems in their most challenging pupils, this resource book should be on the shelf of every staff room.

Meeting Special Needs in Mainstream Schools

Meeting Special Needs in Mainstream Schools
Author: Richard Stakes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136626646

First Published in 2001. This fully updated second edition provides practical assistance to teachers and student teachers working with children with special educational needs in mainstream schools. Within the framework of current legislation and guidelines it offers: Information on the various special needs which are encountered in mainstream schools; Practical assistance to teachers working with children with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, sensory impairments and behavioural difficulties; Strategies for effective classroom organisation and management in an easily accessible format. Meeting Special Needs in Mainstream Schools can also be used as a primer and to provoke discussion and the exchange of ideas within related professional development courses.

All About Dyspraxia

All About Dyspraxia
Author: Kathy Hoopmann
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2022-03-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1787758362

All About Dyspraxia follows in the best-selling footsteps of Kathy Hoopmann's All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum and All Dogs have ADHD. Through engaging text and full-colour photographs, this book shows how people with dyspraxia see and experience the world and highlights the unique characteristics that make them special. A perfect introduction to dyspraxia for those recently diagnosed with the condition, as well as their families, friends, and the people who work with them. People with dyspraxia will also appreciate the book for the way it shares their perspectives on life with care and gentle humour.

How to help your Dyslexic and Dyspraxic Child

How to help your Dyslexic and Dyspraxic Child
Author: Sally McKeown
Publisher: White Ladder
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2012-01-23
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1908281286

How can I help my child that has got dyslexia or dyspraxia? Perhaps you've just found out your child has dyslexia, or suspect your child may have dyspraxia. This can be a confusing time for any parent, full of worry and uncertainty. Author Sally McKeown gets right to the heart of the matter in How to Help your Child with Dyslexia and Dyspraxia. She brings you expert knowledge of exactly what dyslexia and dyspraxia are and how they can affect your child’s life. Through the experiences of other parents, Sally dispels common myths and helps you to better understand and support your child. From getting a diagnosis to making sure you get enough support from your school this guide is packed with advice to make your life easier. It’s packed with practical ways to help your child, including: • how to build your child's confidence if it has been knocked • how you can help with homework, without doing it • games, activities and hobbies to improve co-ordination and motor skills • different ways of learning that your child will respond to Written in a friendly style with other parents’ experiences littered throughout, you will find it easy to put this advice into action and help your child.

Developing School Provision for Children with Dyspraxia

Developing School Provision for Children with Dyspraxia
Author: Nichola Jones
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2005-09-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1847878210

′A wealth of ideas and opinions providing usable ways forward for colleagues in mainstream to best support their pupils with DCD. I can wholeheartedly recommend it′ – Afasic News `This book has pulled together the expertise of a number of well-known professionals. We like the way Nichola Jones ′sets the scene′, and outlines the child′s main difficulties in the education environment... [T]his is a very practical book offering plenty of ideas in an area where teachers often have less confidence to put a programme in place′ - SATIPS `This is an accessible overview of issues pertaining to the inclusion of children and young people wit Dyspraxia/developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD). Nichola Jones has drawn together contributions form a wider range of experts in the Dyspraxia field and produced a coherent account of how the needs of children can be met in ways that move beyond a focus solely based on individual interventions′ - SENCO Update `This is both an interesting and very useful book for any primary practitioner. It also provides enough references and ideas to encourage professionals to investigate and learn more about Dyspraxia/developmental co-ordination disorder. This is a book that will fit perfectly on your bookshelf′ - Special Needs Coordinators file Nichola Jones shows how to plan a whole school approach to including children with dyspraxia and developmental co-ordination disorder in this short and accessible guide. It offers those in managerial and supervisory roles within schools and special education support services clear guidance on successful models of provision that have worked successfully in schools and LEAs. By focusing on the key aspects of service delivery and drawing on well known specialists within the field, the book includes sections on: - planning strategically for inclusive practice; - assessment; - handwriting; - gross motor programmes - adapting the PE curriculum; - supporting parents; - working with other agencies; - listening to the children involved. SENCOs, class teachers, LEA advisers and support agencies will find it an invaluable guide to successful inclusive practice.