Adele Devine

Flying Starts for Unique Children

Top Tips for Supporting Children with SEN or Autism When They Start School

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Produktbeschreibung

Make children with SEN feel welcome and at ease during their first days of school and you'll get their whole school career of to a great start. This book offers the very best advice for helping children to thrive, with tried-and-tested tips on settling children into a school routine and making classrooms SEN-friendly.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 410g
• ISBN-13: 9781785920011
• ISBN-10: 1785920014
• Artikelnr.: 44705602

Autorenporträt

Adele Devine is a highly experienced Special Needs teacher at a school for young people with severe learning difficulties and autism. Adele is the author of several books supporting teachers, autistic children and their parents. She is also an occasional keynote speaker, trainer and consultant. In 2010, she co-founded the multi-award winning SEN Assist autism software with her husband. They have three children and live in Surrey, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. An Introduction - Once Upon a Time... . 1. First
Impressions: What a difference first impressions can make to a child's
school experience. 2. Keeping Mum: Supporting, listening and learning from
parents. 3. Communication with Parents: Communication with parents will
save you time. 4. Unlocking that Special Child: Finding the key to engage a
child with special needs. 5. Colour Coded Symbols: Colour coding to promote
understanding. 6. Show Them the Way: Using visuals - practical ideas and
examples. 7. 'What's Next?': Seeing from all angles - understanding the
reasons behind behaviours. 8. Be a Supermodel: Teaching children through
using staff and other children as positive role models. 9. Toilet Training:
Useful ideas and examples of toilet training children with special
educational needs. 10. Flower Power: When traditional methods don't work
it's time to find the roots. 11. If You're Good: A positive approach to
behaviour and using rewards. 12. I Can't Wait: Teaching waiting skills. 13.
Choice Time: Helping children who find it difficult to make choices. 14.
Good Sitting: Supporting the child who cannot sit still. 15. Against the
clock: How using timers can enable a special child to stay on track. 16.
The relationship with Technology: How to use that love of technology. 17.
Volume Control: Help children with noise sensitivity cope with school. 18.
Space Invaders: Teaching children and being aware of personal space. 19.
The Sixth Sense: Proprioception - Is that bouncy child still learning where
their body is in space? 20. Chewing: Strategies for the child who chews
toys or clothes. 21. When Clothes Hurt: Sensitivity to clothes and shoes.
22. Personal Care: Supporting the child with anxieties about hair washing,
hair cuts and brushing teeth. 23. Food Phobia: Children who refuse to eat
or have extremely limited diets. 24. Recipe for Success: Cooking with SEN
children. 25. Eating Out: Taking children with special needs to
restaurants. 26. Retail Therapy: Taking children with special needs to real
shops. 27. Pet Therapy: The difference a pet can make - cats, dogs, guinea
pigs etc. 28. Dealing with Different Days: Why Halloween, dress up days,
sports days, fireworks and other changes can cause anxiety. Strategies and
supports. 29. Planning for Christmas: Why Christmas causes anxieties - Ways
to help. 30. Christmas Play: Helping that Special Child Shine. 31. Present
Danger: Teaching children to handle gift giving times. 32. A Change of
Setting. Supporting the transition between home and school, class to class
or school to school. 33. Reasons to Be Hopeful: Changing our attitudes and
language can change outcomes. 34. Extending Learning: Extra information on
Attention Autism, Intensive Interaction, Makaton, Social Stories, PECS and
TEACCH. 35. Happily Ever After: What children can achieve with the right
support.