nasen spotlight
About the Book Series
The nasen spotlight series provides practical guidance and tried-and-tested resources for all schools and professionals involved in supporting Special Educational Needs. Written by leading experts and covering a wide range of important issues relating to SEN, the books include accessible explanations and examples of best practice, as well as tools and techniques that you can use to improve provision in school. Several new books are published each year to reflect your changing professional needs, and the whole series is brought to you by nasen, the leading organisation representing SEN professionals.
Supporting Children with Medical Conditions
2nd Edition
By Hull City Council
October 23, 2015
The fully revised new edition of Supporting Children with Medical Conditions provides teachers and practitioners with a reference to medical conditions most commonly found amongst school-aged children, including asthma, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, eczema, epilepsy, head injuries, heart ...
Provision Mapping and the SEND Code of Practice: Making it work in primary, secondary and special schools
2nd Edition
By Anne Massey
August 27, 2015
In the busy world that schools inhabit, this book provides clear guidance on how to implement a simple and user-friendly system that will ensure all pupil progress is forensically examined and any inadequacies swiftly addressed. Provision Mapping and the SEND Code of Practice describes a tried and ...
Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome
2nd Edition
By Hull City Council
August 25, 2015
This practical resource contains a wealth of valuable advice and tried-and-tested strategies for supporting children and young people with Down’s Syndrome. Fully updated with the 2014 SEND Code of Practice, this text describes the different types of difficulties experienced by pupils with Down’s ...
Assessing Children with Specific Learning Difficulties: A teacher's practical guide
1st Edition
By Gavin Reid, Gad Elbeheri, John Everatt
July 09, 2015
This comprehensive book provides all the information that practitioners need to know about assessment in relation to their pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties. The why, how and what of assessment is addressed, whilst the link between assessment and intervention is also a key focus. Looking ...
Understanding and Supporting Pupils with Moderate Learning Difficulties in the Secondary School: A practical guide
1st Edition
By Rachael Hayes, Pippa Whittaker
July 08, 2015
Are you working with students who have Moderate Learning Difficulties? Do you want to know how best to help them? Are you confused about what helps and what hinders? Learners with MLD form one of the largest categories of special educational need in mainstream secondary schools. In most schools, ...
Supporting Children with Dyspraxia and Motor Co-ordination Difficulties
2nd Edition
By Susan Coulter, Hull City Council, Lesley Kynman, Elizabeth Morling
June 25, 2015
Completely revised and updated in light of the new SEND 2014 Code of Practice, this new edition supports teachers in making good provision for children and young people with a range of co-ordination difficulties. Offering practical tips and strategies on how to meet the needs of children and young...
Supporting Children with Speech and Language Difficulties
2nd Edition
By Hull City Council
June 25, 2015
Completely revised and updated in light of the new SEND 2014 Code of Practice, this new edition describes the different types of difficulties experienced by pupils with speech, language and communication needs. It will help teachers and other professionals to feel more confident by providing expert...
Developing Memory Skills in the Primary Classroom: A complete programme for all
1st Edition
By Gill Davies
June 11, 2015
How can we help children to develop their working memory? The memory demands in the classroom for children are high; they are constantly bombarded by new knowledge in multiple topic areas, given series of instructions to complete and expected to both learn and demonstrate their mastery of ...
Transforming Reading Skills in the Secondary School: Simple strategies for improving literacy
1st Edition
By Pat Guy
May 05, 2015
Transforming Reading Skills in the Secondary School is a commonsense text designed to help practitioners working in a mainstream context. The book suggests ways to develop the underlying skills necessary for good reading through multiple pathways such as mainstream subject lessons, individual and ...
Boosting Learning in the Primary Classroom: Occupational therapy strategies that really work with pupils
1st Edition
By Sheilagh Blyth
April 21, 2015
Boosting Learning in the Primary Classroom is your one-stop practical guide to understanding the physical development of children and how this affects their ability to learn. Not only does it explain the reasons behind the theories but provides over 75 practical tips that really work in the ...
Brilliant Ideas for Using ICT in the Inclusive Classroom
2nd Edition
By Sally McKeown, Angela McGlashon
January 02, 2015
Runner up in Teach Secondary’s Technology and Innovation Awards 2014 sponsored by Lego, Brilliant Ideas for using ICT in the Inclusive Classroom provides lots of simple practical ideas showing teachers and support staff how they can use ICT to boost the achievement of all pupils. How can you use ...
Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties: Practical strategies for educational professionals
1st Edition
By Peter Imray, Viv Hinchcliffe
December 04, 2013
Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties offers a range of compelling arguments for a distinct and separate pedagogical approach to the learning needs of the most educationally challenging pupils. This book, written in accessible, ...