Special Needs & Early Years by Kate Wall

Special Needs & Early Years by Kate Wall

Covers various SEN and early years initiatives. This book includes case studies as exemplars and is suitable for early years practitioners, professionals dealing with children with special educational needs and their families, and students in the early years and special needs fields.

′The book is user friendly and thoroughly practicalThis book has value for all and I recommend it strongly to all practitioners (not just teachers and teaching assistants)′ -

Special!

Praise for the first edition:

`This is one of the best books I have read on special needs and the very young and I thoroughly recommend it to all with a professional or personal interest in this area′ - Special Children

`This is an exemplary introductory textbook for students, and a veritable mine of information. Undoubtedly, this is an early years/special needs book that many readers can and will relate to′ - Sheila Wolfendale, European Journal of Special Needs Education

`This well crafted "practitioners guide" thoughtfully addresses the many issues that practitioners face when they consider their involvement in early education in the context of work with special educational needs. Those who read this book will find that they know a little more about these important issues and may find themselves challenged to reflect on their personal attitudes towards inclusive education: ideally becoming better providers for children with learning difficulties`- Cathy Nutbrown, Journal of Early Childhood Research

′In this exceptionally well-written and accessible book author Kate Wall uses real examples of good practice ... The sections on observation and assessment, affective needs, interagency working and intervention programmes for specific conditions, such as autism offer a mine of useful and sensitively presented information ... At a time when the inclusion debate is raging more fiercely than ever, I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone working with young children′ - Early Years Educator

"Following the very successful first edition is an updated second edition of Special Needs and Early Years: A Practitioner′s Guide - a reference which offers the latest early years initiatives and legislation along with leading examples of good practice and handling parents of children with special needs." -- The Bookwatch * The Parenting Shelf *

Kate had over twenty years experience as an early years practitioner working with young children with special needs and their families before moving into HE in 1999. She was the Programme Director of the Early Childhood Studies degree programmes in her previous post. Kate has written several books on special needs along with many articles and has presented at National and International conferences. She is currently a member of the National Early Years Advisory Board within NASEN (National Association of Special Educational Needs).

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ISBN 13	9781412929493
ISBN 10	1412929490
Title	Special Needs & Early Years
Author	Kate Wall
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2006-05-18
Number of pages	232
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.