Special Needs and Early Years: A Practitioner's Guide

Provides practitioners, students, and parents with current examples of good practice and updated information on interagency issues and working with parents.

Wall (early childhood studies, primary education, Canterbury Christ Church University College, UK) discusses theory and practical issues related to special needs children five and under. After an introductory chapter on definitions and UK legislation, she covers working with families, observation and assessment, programs of intervention, responding to the affective needs of children, and issues of inclusion. Distributed by Sage Publications, the book will be of interest to early childhood practitioners, professionals dealing with special needs children, and students in these fields. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Kate had over twenty years experience as an early years practitioner working with young children with special needs and their families before moving into HE in 1999. She was the Programme Director of the Early Childhood Studies degree programmes in her previous post. Kate has written several books on special needs along with many articles and has presented at National and International conferences. She is currently a member of the National Early Years Advisory Board within NASEN (National Association of Special Educational Needs).