Working with Parents of Children with Special Educational Needs
SAGE Publications Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4129-4522-6 (ISBN)
Includes CD-Rom
`This very timely book...aims to support practitioners to work in partnership with parents, particularly those parents whose children have special or additional needs...It very clearly sets out the principles, legislative framework and processes which are essential knowledge for all SENCOs and managers in early years settings′ - Early Years Update
`The book has a positive approach to all aspects of working with parents and children...It′s a book you can easily dip in and out of and is written in plain English...There aren′t many textbooks I can read from cover to cover but this is one - I found it really interesting and enlightening. Score - 10 out of ten′ - National Childminding Association
`In short, this book provides almost everything you need in order to work successfully with parents′ - Early Years Educator
Are you looking for advice on how to work successfully with parents?
Every practitioner knows that it is vitally important to work well with parents and make the relationship a positive and productive one, to ensure the best support for the child with special educational needs. This book offers clear strategies for ways to forge successful and lasting relationships with parents.
It includes:
-advice on working together with parents to improve the child′s learning
-strategies for communicating effectively with parents
-help for the pre-school SENCO, showing how they can lead the process
-tips for building successful links with other related professionals
-activities and case studies
-a CD Rom with checklists and useful photocopiable material.
This book is ideal for all those working with the 0 to 5 age range, such as pre-school practitioners, nursery managers, advisory teachers, SENCOs, Inclusion Officers and Child Care and Education students and tutors.
Chris Dukes and Maggie Smith are both Area SENCOs who work closely with pre-school SENCOs and Managers on a daily basis.
Chris Dukes is a qualified teacher with over 20 years’ experience. She has worked in various London primary schools as a class teacher and also as a member of the Senior Management Team. Chris has a Master’s degree in Special Needs and through her later role as a Special Needs Co-ordinator and Support Teacher, many years’ experience of working with children with additional needs. Chris has worked closely, mentoring, advising and supervising staff teams to work with young children as well as with other education and health professionals. She currently works part time as an Area SENCO supporting Special Needs Co-ordinators and managers in a range of early year’s settings. Chris is also one half of ‘earlymatters’ training and consultancy, is co-author of the Hands on Guides series of books and writes for various early years’ publications. Maggie Smith began her career as a nursery teacher in Birmingham. She has worked as a peripatetic teacher for an under-5’s EAL Team and went on to become the Foundation Stage manager of an Early Years Unit in inner London. Maggie helped to set up an innovative unit for young children with behavioural difficulties and has also worked supporting families of children with special needs. She has taught on Early Years BTEC and CACHE courses at a college of higher education. Maggie currently works part time as an Area SENCO supporting Special Needs Co-ordinators and managers in a range of early year’s settings. She is also one half of ‘earlymatters’ training and consultancy, is co-author of the Hands on Guides series of books and writes for various early years’ publications.
1. A Solid Foundation: Basic Principles of Why and How
2. The Toolkit: Developing your own Personal Skills
3. Building Blocks: Planning, Policies and Practice
4. Working Together: Involving Parents in their Children′s Learning
5. It′s good to Talk: Communicating with Parents and Professionals
6. Scaffolding: Supporting Parents Through Challenging Times
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.10.2007 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Hands on Guides |
| Verlagsort | Thousand Oaks |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 297 mm |
| Gewicht | 440 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4129-4522-4 / 1412945224 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4129-4522-6 / 9781412945226 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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