Special Needs in the Early Years Series

This new series provides books that will help all early years professionals to recognise and understand specific special needs conditions and to provide appropriate inclusive activities. Most early years groups will at some point include children who have medical difficulties or conditions. This book will help all early years professionals to recognise and understand such difficulties and to provide inclusive activities. It will also help them to keep in touch with children who are ill at home or in hospital, in order to help them to continue to feel included. There is advice on the legal requirements of handling special needs, including information on the Code of Practice for special needs and ideas for working with parents and outside agencies. There are six chapters of practical activities linked to all six areas of the Early Learning Goals. These show how medical difficulties can be supported in an inclusive approach that involves all children in the group. A section of supporting photocopiable activities are included and there is information on further sources of help and information. .Series covers all areas of special educational needs .Practical support for identifying and supporting needs .
Carefully linked to requirements of new Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs .Practical activity ideas based on the Early Learning Goals .Ideas for working with parents .Time-saving photocopiable sheets .Information on useful resources

Autistic Spectrum Difficulties

by Hannah Mortimer

Published 18 October 2002

Many groups will at some point include children who have autistic spectrum difficulties. This book will help all eatly years professionals to recognise and understand such difficulties and to provide inclusive activities. There is advice on the legal requirements of handling special needs, including information on the Code of Practice for special needs and ideas for working with parents and outside agencies. There are six chapters of practical activities linked to all six Areas of the Early Learning Goals. These show how autisitic spectrum difficulties can be supported in an inclusive approach that involves all children in the group. A section of supporting photocopiable activities is included and there is information on further sources of help and information.

Special Needs Handbook

by Hannah Mortimer

Published 18 January 2002

Following the success of Special Needs in the Early Years, Special Needs in the Primary Years supports the professional SENCO, the headteacher who's trying to keep on the right side of the Special Needs Code and the class teacher who is trying to do the best for all her children. The series provides information on specific problems, guidance on the appropriate procedures to follow and activity ideas to support particular difficulties. The SPECIAL NEEDS HANDBOOK gives primary teachers and SENCOs a wealth of information on special needs issues together with practical suggestions to help them fulfil their roles effectively. There is straightforward advice on how to assess special needs and how to implement the legal requirements of the Code of Practice. Guidance is given on how to create individual education plans and how to work with and support the children, other staff and parents. A useful selection of photocopiable resources is also provided. The chapters in this book focus on: Inclusion Assessing Special Educational Needs School Action School Action Plus Differentiation Making sure the children feel involved Working with parents Working with other agencies.

Speech and Language Difficulties

by Hannah Mortimer

Published 18 January 2002

.Series covers all areas of special educational needs .Practical support for identifying and supporting needs .Carefully linked to requirements of new Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs .Practical activity ideas based on the Early Learning Goals .Ideas on working with parents .Time-saving photocopiable sheets .Information on useful resources

Learning Difficulties

by Hannah Mortimer

Published 18 January 2002

Sensory Difficulties

by Hannah Mortimer

Published 18 October 2002

This book will provide help for prcatitioners on how to identify sensory difficulties and how to respond quickly and appropriately to them. These will include children who have mild to severe visual or hearing impairment and a few children may be registered blind or deaf. There is advice on the legal requirements of handling special needs, including information on the Code of Practice for special needs and ideas for working with parents and outside agenices. There are six chapters of practical activities linked to all six areas of the Early Learning Goals. These show how sensory difficulties can be supported in an inclusive approach that involves all children in the group. A section of supporting photocopiable activities is included and there is information on furthersources of help and information.

The Essential A to Z Guide to Special Needs

by Hannah Mortimer

Published 17 September 2004

This series provides books that will help all early years professionals to recognise and understand specific special needs conditions and to provide appropriate inclusive activities. This special needs dictionary gives early years practitioners an essential one-stop reference point for all the conditions, terms, issues and guidelines they will need to know about. It provides no-nonsense information on behavioural and emotional problems, medical conditions, legal requirements and on special needs terms. Entries such as Asperger's Syndrome and Early Years Action Plus are clearly set out with all the facts you will need to know, how to help and where to find out more. Each entry in this book covers: * What you need to know * How to help * Working with parents * Making links * Finding out more.

Behavioural and Emotional Difficulties

by Hannah Mortimer

Published 18 January 2002

Physical and Co-ordination Difficulties

by Hannah Mortimer

Published 19 July 2002

This new series provides books that will help all early years professionals to recognise and understand specific special needs conditions and to provide appropriate inclusive activities. This book will provide help for practitioners on how to identify physical and co-ordination difficulities and how to respond quickly and appropriately to them. There is advice on the legal requirements of handling special needs, including information on the Code of Practice for special needs and ideas for working with parents and outside agencies. There are six chapters of practical activities linked to all six of the Early Learning Goals. These show how physical and co-ordination difficulties can be supported in an inclusive approach that involves all children in the group. A section of supporting photocopiable activities are included and there is information on further sources of help and information. . Series covers all areas of special educational needs .Practical support for indentifying and supporting needs .Carefully linked to requirements of new Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs .Practical activity ideas based on the Early Learning Goals .Ideas for working with parents .Time-saving photocopiable sheets .
Information in useful resources