There is a major new legislation being implemented in Sept 94 - this book will be the essential tool to help SEN co-ordinators interpret the new rules Spiral bound, photocopiable materials (Proformas, assessment materials etc)

"This guide addresses issues in a straightforward, supportive and practical way, focusing on the needs of the beginning teacher. Using case studies, activities and resources, it will equip you with skills and knowledge to support groups of pupils with SEN in different settings and phases." --Book Jacket.

A Guide to Teaching Practice is the major standard text for all students on initial teacher training courses in the UK. Authoritative yet accessible, it covers the important basic skills and issues that students need to consider during their practice, such as planning, classroom organization, behaviour management and assessment. The book's focus on the quality of teaching and learning and consideration of the latest regulations and guidelines ensures that it fits comfortably within TTA and OfSTED frameworks. In addition, comprehensively revised and fully updated, this fifth edition features brand new chapters on the foundation stage, legal issues, learning and teaching and using ICT in the classroom, as well as new material on numeracy, literacy, children's rights, progress files and gifted and talented children. This book is the most respected and widely used textbook for initial teacher training courses and will be an essential resource for any student teacher.

This handbook provides explanation, discussion and comment on over one thousand key terms and concepts met in special education. Many entries also offer a discussion alerting the reader to some of the issues and debates which enliven so many topics in special education. The terms are arranged alphabetically; and each has been checked by one of a panel of consulting editors, experts from a number of different fields.

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This study looks at the legal requirements of the relevant Education Act recommendations, made in various reports relating to special education provision in mainstream schools. The text examines the changes and the practitioners implementing them, and discusses changes in the political and social climate within and outside education. The reader is guided through these factors, and shown how they have affected provision in secondary schools.

This unique, practical resource for teachers written by two experienced teacher educators covers, in an easy-to-use A-Z format, all the issues of daily concern to primary school teachers. Each entry includes essential outlines, extended material for those seeking in-depth expertise and references to publications and websites. Detailed cross-referencing allows readers to access multiple entries in sequence, providing extended discussion of key educational themes.