Dear Reader,
With as many as 50 per cent of UK school pupils at risk of experiencing reading difficulties, and up to 10 per cent with some form of dyslexia, teachers and SENCOs need to identify pupils at risk as early as possible. This is only one example of the range of special needs your pupils may be experiencing. As a SENCO it is your responsibility to ensure that those pupils are provided with the support they need. You also need to be on top of the legislative changes that impact your schools SEN provision (e.g.the implementation of the Every Child Matters agenda, etc.). With this in mind, Special Children can help you!
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Special Children is written specifically for all those involved in the education of children with special needs – in both primary and secondary schools. It is now published by Optimus Education, an established publisher of professional resources for school leaders and managers for over 10 years.
Published six times a year, Special Children will help you gain the knowledge, understanding and ideas to transform the achievement of your pupils with special needs. Sounds like quite a mission, but Special Children is here to help you excel in your role.
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Every issue of Special Children contains
these sections:
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How to – provides comprehensive information to help you deal with issues like supporting pupils with dyslexia, making the most of TAs, spotting speech and language impairment and more!
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Updates on the latest developments affecting special educational needs in schools – including letters to the editor in response to the latest thought-provoking articles.
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Focus on – prominent SEN issues like bullying, the child in conflict, disability, obesity, autism, support services etc.
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Comment – which allows education professionals to speak out on a specific issue.
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Reviews – on resources such as books and CD-Roms that will help you support pupils with different abilities and needs.
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And much more!
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Do you know…
- ‘One in five 11-year olds leaves primary school without a basic level of literacy, according to a report from the Select Committee on Education and Skills'.
Special Children provides a comprehensive guide on dyslexia and the impact is has on pupils' literacy development. We explain the many hidden costs of not spotting dyslexia and provide a user-friendly list so you can identify the ‘at risk' signs. Also, what's Dyslexia Action's role in the revolutionary Partnership for Literacy Project and how this can help schools establish a whole-school approach for literacy development.
- ‘One in every 10 pupils will need the support of a specialist setting during their time in school' and ‘at least two or three pupils in every class will experience some kind of speech and language impairment during their time in school'….however anecdotal evidence from teachers suggest this may be an underestimation.
In the school setting everything is dominated by language, from formal lessons in the classroom to games in the playground with friends. Speech and language are used to give and get information, give instructions, make friends, make jokes, express feelings. A pupil who has difficulty with language is therefore at a great disadvantage, particularly in school where others may be unaware of the problem and do not therefore make allowances for the pupil's difficulties.
Special Children explains how most children develop their skills so you can spot speech and language impairments (SLI), and understand what you can do to support those affected. We provide concise strategies on how to support the different SLI difficulties.
- How to intervene when a seemingly average pupil in your classroom does not learn, and furthermore, cries whenever she is asked to do something?
Special Children describes Kate's story – a child that appeared to her teachers and parents to be of good average ability when she entered her new school. Special Children details Kate's learning development as her school's SENCO and teachers' implemented different intervention strategies to catch her interest, and how Kate's life was turned around.
- The English language has a highly complex spelling system which is difficult to learn and ‘is one of the most dyslexia-unfriendly languages in the world', according to the British Dyslexia Association.
With as many as 50 per cent of UK school pupils at risk of experiencing reading difficulties, and up to 10 per cent with some form of dyslexia, teachers need to identify pupils at risk as early as possible. Special Children highlights trials of a computer program that can make a difference to pupils' reading and spelling.
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