Understanding Special Educational Needs: A Guide for Student Teachers - Softcover

Farrell, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415308232 ISBN 13: 9780415308236

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

Teachers need to be fully equipped to respond to diversity in today's classrooms now more than ever before. The Professional Standards for Qualified Teacher Status and Induction Standards are now the driving force behind initial teacher education, and students will need to demonstrate their competence against these, and in particular, their understanding of Special Educational Needs in today's inclusive classrooms. Each chapter of this indispensable text explores an important topic within SEN and directly relates it to the competencies, making it an essential course companion. Chapters on topics relating to the code of practice, school policy, literacy and numeracy, ICT, emotional and behavioural difficulties and dealing with parents all follow a similar template, which includes:

• a commentary on the relevant professional standards
• contextualising of the standards
• what teachers can do to promote effective practice.

Detailed referencing will lead students to pursue more detailed individual texts, which address many of the issues in greater depth. This is an ideal, highly accessible text for student and new qualified teachers who need a reliable introduction to today's vital issues within Special Educational Needs.

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Review

'This is undoubtedly a significant book which will rightly take its place as a standard text in teacher education...The author is a meticulous and distinguished academic and leaves few stones unturned.' - British Journal of Special Education

'Highly readable and easy to follow.' - TES extra for Special Educational Needs

 

Synopsis

Teachers need to be fully equipped to respond to diversity in classrooms. The Professional Standards for Qualified Teacher Status and Induction Standards are now the driving force behind initial teacher education, and students will need to demonstrate their competence against these, and in particular, their understanding of Special Educational Needs in inclusive classrooms. Each chapter of this volume explores an important topic within SEN and directly relates it to the competencies, making it a useful course companion. Chapters on topics relating to the code of practice, school policy, literacy and numeracy, ICT, emotional and behavioural difficulties and dealing with parents all follow a similar template, which includes: a commentary on the relevant professional standards; contextualizing of the standards; and what teachers can do to promote effective practice. Detailed referencing aim to lead students to pursue more detailed individual texts, which address many of the issues in greater depth.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0415308232
• ISBN 13: 9780415308236
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176