Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Schools is a key
resource in supporting student teachers during and beyond their teaching
training to begin to understand how, and be able, to address the needs
of children and young people within schools and college in line with the
Code of Practice (DfE, 2014).
Drawing on her wealth of experience and up-to-date theory, Janice
Wearmouth explores current legislation related to special educational
needs and disability (SEND) within a historical and geographical context
so that readers can understand how and why the current SEND policy and
practice has developed as it has. She considers assessment and planning
in relation to both informal and standardised approaches, and offers
ways to engage with young people's, peers' and families' views and
experiences. Wearmouth focuses on ways to understand, assess and address
the most common forms of SEND: literacy and numeracy difficulties and
behavioural concerns related to social, emotional and mental health. She
discusses how ICT might be used to include young people with various
degrees of difficulty in learning and explores professional
relationships and partnership work with parents and families.
Throughout this engaging guide, readers are supported with clear
questions of focus for each chapter, and within each chapter exemplars
and vignettes, and reflective and discussion activities for individuals
and groups, can be found to enable them to consider their own practice
to ensure that all young people can learn effectively in their
classrooms.
The supportive companion website provides a wealth of further reading
resources.
