Special Needs and Early Years
A Practitioner Guide
In the third edition of this respected and influential textbook, Kate Wall blends theory and practice with an informative and highly accessible writing style to provide a detailed analysis of provision for young children with additional needs.
New to this edition are:
- up-to-date information on all the relevant policies and legislation, including the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Every Child Matters (ECM) and the training guidelines for new SENCOs;
- a timeline showing the development of policies and legislation in the field;
- learning objectives at the beginning of chapters;
- points for reflection, to aid independent study and facilitate critical thinking;
- new case studies, covering the Birth to 8 age range;
- new content on the role of fathers, pupil voice and listening to children, taking an holistic view of the child, and current issues around diversity and inclusion.
This book is essential reading for early years students and practitioners, and for all those working with young children with special educational needs and their families.
Highly recommended book, this book has a wide range of up to date context covering a wide range of special education needs and policy, covering practice.
I have used this text for my Children with Specific Needs module. We struggle to find relevant books for the course but students comment that this is a useful text.
Detailed timeline of SEN development over the last few years, ideal for students studying an education degree.
This is a comprehensive essential guide for all those who work within the Early Years setting who are required to develop their subject knowledge in Special Educational Needs.
Highly recommended!
Additional reading for SEND with up to date revisions
Superb specialist input for degree level students, or practitioners operating in a SEN environment. I have recommended this to my students.
This book covers the basic themes that are delivered in our course modules. The layout is clear and the writing is appropriate for level 4 learners. I especially like the glossary of acronyms at the beginning.
Very useful text (clear and comprehensive with good opportunities for reflection) to support the content of the yr2 'Promoting Children's Play' module and sessions on 'equity in play'.
Essential for those practitioners who also undertake the Role of SENCO
This is an essential text for students studying SEN in the early years. It makes very good links between theory and practice and is presented in an easily, accessible writing style, not only for students, but also providing up to date information for anyone presently working in the field of SEN and in need of updating their knowledge.
