Special Needs in the Early Years : Collaboration, Communication and Coordination (2nd ed)

Good communication between professionals, parents and early years educators is a key factor in ensuring continuity of progress for a young child with special educational needs.

Fully revised and updated for the second edition, this text: focuses on how to achieve this communication; shows how to achieve it through good communication practices; and provides a useful reference for those networking and liaising on behalf of the child.The book is structured to be easily accessible - both in terms of language and format - for busy SENCOs, nursery and infant teachers, educational psychologists, parents, support workers, playgroup leaders and professionals in health and social services.

It should also be of interest to students taking BEd and PGCE courses in early years education.