Special needs and early years : a practitioner's guide

Research in early years and special needs shows the need for early and appropriate intervention.

But not all early years practitioners have the expertise, knowledge and skills to ensure these expectations are transformed into high quality special needs provision.

Kate Wall believes that all children should be entitled to achieve their full potential, and that all practitioners should have the necessary skills to support all children and their families.

Kate's extensive work as a teacher in mainstream and special early years settings, combined with her current senior lecturing experience, has helped her to identify the key issues for practitioners and parents including: - Working with families - Partnerships with parents - Observation and assessment - Programmes of intervention, and - Responding to the affective needs of children.

Having spent many years supporting families of children with special needs she now shares her expertise in an accessible book based on her own research and practice.

The book offers practical suggestions for working practice and in-service training.