The SENCO Survival Guide, Third Edition is an informative, accessible resource containing practical advice to help SENCOs manage their responsibilities and lead their school effectively towards a common goal. The book sets out a whole school approach to inclusion and supports SENCOs in mainstream or special schools at every key stage. This fully revised new edition features: a focus on high quality teaching, with ideas for classroom practice to include and engage all children and young people an introduction to SEN support and education, health and care plans, based on the Code of Practice graduated response strategies to break the cycle of SEND low achievement and guidance on how to create a SEND-friendly environment advice on the role of the modern SENCO, including assessment, provision mapping, preparing for OFSTED, disability discrimination and equality advice on training, managing and deploying teaching assistants effectively strategies to improve 'pupil voice' and independence ways in which the enhanced role of parents can be harnessed in order to achieve maximum success for learners with SEND conclusions from the author's new 'field research' in mainstream, special and Post-16 settings This resource gives SENCOs the confidence, skills and knowledge to promote maximum achievement for learners with SEND and will help them develop and shape their schools' policies and practices. It will also be of use to other members of staff looking for practical strategies to raise the attainment of pupils with SEN and disabilities.

The SENCO Survival Guide, Third Edition is an informative, accessible resource containing practical advice to help SENCOs manage their responsibilities and lead their school effectively towards a common goal. The book sets out a whole school approach to inclusion and supports SENCOs in mainstream or special schools at every key stage. This fully revised new edition features: a focus on high quality teaching, with ideas for classroom practice to include and engage all children and young people an introduction to SEN support and education, health and care plans, based on the Code of Practice graduated response strategies to break the cycle of SEND low achievement and guidance on how to create a SEND-friendly environment advice on the role of the modern SENCO, including assessment, provision mapping, preparing for OFSTED, disability discrimination and equality advice on training, managing and deploying teaching assistants effectively strategies to improve 'pupil voice' and independence ways in which the enhanced role of parents can be harnessed in order to achieve maximum success for learners with SEND conclusions from the author's new 'field research' in mainstream, special and Post-16 settings This resource gives SENCOs the confidence, skills and knowledge to promote maximum achievement for learners with SEND and will help them develop and shape their schools' policies and practices. It will also be of use to other members of staff looking for practical strategies to raise the attainment of pupils with SEN and disabilities.

Sylvia Edwards' book concentrates on enhancing the spelling skills of the pupils whom you support; analyzing how you can develop their spelling skills, offering advise and guidance on a variety of learning styles, and a breakdown of spelling principles.

This easy-to-use and accessible book has been specifically written for teaching assistants. It is packed with practical activities, ideas and strategies to help you to enhance your pupilsa (TM) numeracy and mathematics skills and build on your own subject knowledge. This book:

• includes a cross-curricular focus that shows how to stop pupils forgetting fundamental skills when changing subject
• suggests methods and ideas for assessment
• is written in line with the national strategies
• suggests activities for developing problem solving and thinking skills
• includes a breakdown of mathematical principles.

Use this book whether youa (TM)re studying for qualifications or just keen to support your pupils better.

Sylvia Edwards' book concentrates on enhancing the spelling skills of the pupils whom you support; analyzing how you can develop their spelling skills, offering advise and guidance on a variety of learning styles, and a breakdown of spelling principles.

Focusing on enhancing the writing skills of the pupils whom you support, Sylvia Edwards analyzes how you can develop their skills, offers advise and guidance on a variety of learning styles and a breakdown of writing principles.

This text aims to raise levels of writing achievement for all children - particularly those with special educational needs - by helping teachers to coordinate the process of inclusion with national requirements for SEN and the National Literacy Strategy. The practical advice and information will enable teachers to: analyse children's difficulties with writing and identify the small steps of progression in spelling, handwriting and the ability to work at sentence and text level; match writing tasks to identified levels of attainment; integrate IEP targets for writing into normal classroom activities; assess all pupils' writing more effectively; teach writing for different purposes and for a range of audiences; reinforce good writing in other subject areas throughout the curriculum; develop children's confidence and motivation to write independently; and encourage team approaches to writing development through the coordinated support of learning support staff and parents.

Focusing on enhancing the writing skills of the pupils whom you support, Sylvia Edwards analyzes how you can develop their skills, offers advise and guidance on a variety of learning styles and a breakdown of writing principles.

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis, an informa company.

This easy-to-use and accessible book has been specifically written for teaching assistants. It is packed with practical activities, ideas and strategies to help you to enhance your pupils' numeracy and mathematics skills and build on your own subject knowledge. This book: includes a cross-curricular focus that shows how to stop pupils forgetting fundamental skills when changing subject suggests methods and ideas for assessment is written in line with the national strategies suggests activities for developing problem solving and thinking skills includes a breakdown of mathematical principles. Use this book whether you're studying for qualifications or just keen to support your pupils better.

This text aims to help raise literacy standards, using the philosophy that language is the foundation of all learning. The practical advice and information will help teachers to: address language difficulties in the classroom context; plan an integrated language policy; develop speaking and listening for all children to support the National Literacy Strategy and the National Numeracy Strategy; promote a team approach towards language development; assess children's language skills effectively; and use language to support cross-curricular learning.