This issue in full Sept • Oct 2015 • Issue 78
Welcome
The concept of differentiation is well established in our classrooms. Put simply, teachers are expected to adapt teaching to accommodate the differences between learners, giving all students the best possible chance to learn.
For students with SEN, it is one of the fundamental mechanisms by which schools attempt to ensure their individual learning needs are supported. For teachers, though, it can raise a number of key issues: how can they differentiate in lessons without putting excessive strains on their workload and without losing sight of the needs of the whole class? And what exactly should they do to make differentiation work in any given situation? In this issue of SEN Magazine (p.34), Sharina Klaasens examines some of the key elements of differentiation and provides an outline differentiation toolkit for teachers. Elsewhere, Murrough McHugh looks at how specialist settings can promote academic
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and personal development in students with SEBD/BESD (p.30) and, ahead of National Adoption Week (p.36), Chris Burton talks to mum Claire Brasier about her experiences of adopting two children with SEN. Also in this issue, Emma Abdulaal explains how the right support can really improve the prospects of young people with dyslexia (p.51), Sonia Owen provides an insider’s account of life with Asperger’s (p.80) and Deirdre Donegan looks at how to choose the right school or college for a child with SEN (p.83). You will also find articles on dyspraxia (p.26), non-verbal communication (p.40), SEN publishing (p.42), working memory (p.48), diabetes (p.60), school trips (p.64), autism (p.67), independent sector SEN provision (p.93) and much more. For the latest from SEN, join us on Facebook and Twitter or visit: www.senmagazine.co.uk
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SEN news
14
What's new?
20
Point of view
22
SEN legal Q&A
26
Dyspraxia
30
SEBD/BESD
34
Differentiation
36
Adoption
40
Non-verbal communication
42
SEN publishing
48
Working memory
51
Dyslexia
62
Book reviews
64
School trips
67
Autism
80
Asperger’s syndrome
83
Choosing the right school or college
93
Independent schools
96
TES SEN Show preview
100
Recruitment
102
About SEN Magazine
103
CPD, events and training
112
SEN resources directory
114
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CONTRIBUTORS Emma Abdulaal Pearl Barnes Miriam Baseluoss Chris Burton Mark Chapman Beth Cox Lori DeMonia Kandy Dolor Deirdre Donegan Judith Hooper Sharina Klaasens Greg Loynes Thalie Martini Murrough McHugh Mary Mountstephen Sonia Owen Sally Payne Douglas Silas Richard Skelton Emma Sterland Alexandra Strick
SEN Magazine ISSN: 1755-4845 SENISSUE78