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Auditory Processing Disorder (APD): Identification, Diagnosis and Strategies for Parents and Professionals
by Alyson MountjoyAuditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a debilitating neurological condition in which the brain is unable to effectively process sounds and speech. An estimated 5 - 10% of children are affected uniquely. APD can have a significant impact on all aspects of lifelong communication.This authoritative guide includes advice on how to identify, diagnose and support the condition in children, teenagers and adults. It provides everyday strategies based on 20 years of research to try at home, at school and at work. This book aims to help families, teachers and other professionals to understand and support those living with this complex invisible disability. Containing supportive case studies, the book addresses a range of prevalent issues, including relationships, self-esteem, confidence and mental health, making this a comprehensive guide for all things APD.
Mind Mechanics for Children: A Mental Health Toolbox with Activities and Lesson Plans for Ages 7-11 (Mind Mechanics for Mental Health)
by Sarah RawsthornMind Mechanics is a comprehensive resource to support schools in teaching pupils about mental health. Drawing on a wide range of therapeutic interventions, including CBT, Behavioural Activation and Compassion-Focussed Therapy, it provides activities and lesson plans to empower children with the skills they need to manage their mental health throughout life.The book contains lesson plans, games and activities, assessment tools and information on risk factors and specific issues that might impact children. It also features photocopiable and downloadable worksheets, making the provision of mental health teaching simple. Mind Mechanics can be used flexibly as a full programme as part of the school's Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship curriculum, as a targeted intervention for a group or individual, or as a resource bank of individual activities to use as and when needed.
The Anxiety Workbook for Supporting Teens Who Learn Differently: A Framework and Activities to Build Structural, Sensory and Social Certainty
by Clare Ward James GalpinThe teenage years are associated with high levels of uncertainty and anxiety, compounded by academic and social demands, and physical and emotional changes. They can be especially tough for teenagers who learn differently.This workbook contains a host of practical activities for teachers and other adults supporting young people with learning differences, whether at home or in the classroom. Drawing on their years of first hand experience, and up to the minute research, the authors outline a trans-diagnostic framework for identifying what might be behind a student's behaviour. They show how the first crucial step all practitioners must take is to work out what could be causing a teen's feelings of anxiety or uncertainty, and how this can be addressed. The activities in this workbook are organised into three sections, each addressing one of the three key areas where anxiety or uncertainty can be found: the structural, sensory and social domains. The tried-and-tested worksheets and activities present a much-needed alternative to a diagnosis-led approach. They can be used with any teenager, with or without a diagnosis, in classroom settings, intervention groups, or one to one work. The Anxiety Workbook will help you to really understand and address the needs of the SEN students you support, thereby improving their well-being, confidence and self-esteem and empowering them to get the most out of their education.
Talking Consent: 16 Workshops on Relationship and Sex Education for Schools and Other Youth Settings
by Pete Wallis Thalia WallisThis book gives parents and professionals guidance on how to talk to young people about consent, pornography, sexting, sex in the media, and other related topics, showing how to discuss this complicated issues in constructive ways.
Using Stories to Support Learning and Development in Early Childhood: A Practical Guide
by Helen LumgairThis book is an exploration of story and its importance in early childhood. It provides a thorough theoretical foundation, and considers how to practically implement the use of stories to aid children's wellbeing and holistic development.The chapters cover topics including cognitive and emotional development, creativity, play, mathematics, language development, and trauma and healing. It is an ideal resource for early years practitioners, parents, and all those working in early childhood who are looking to encourage creativity, build agency and foster positive communication in children's lives.
Supporting Staff Mental Health in Your School
by Amy SayerThis is an accessible guide for schools explaining how to implement effective techniques to improve staff mental health. Drawing on case studies from years of experience supporting staff mental health, Amy Sayer introduces inexpensive, practical and realistic strategies that schools can implement to ensure the mental wellbeing of teaching staff.This book provides steps to ensure that self-care and family time do not slip under the radar in the face of increasing pressure and limited resources. From providing adequate staff room facilities to ensuring that teachers can set clear boundaries around weekends and break times, these ideas create and foster a culture of openness around mental health and help teachers to re-discover their love of teaching.
Love, Learning Disabilities and Pockets of Brilliance: How Practitioners Can Make a Difference to the Lives of Children, Families and Adults
by Sara RyanFind some pockets of brilliance for your practice! Insights and inspiration from families of learning disabled people, who share their lives, challenges and wishes. Discover what sorts of help will really help the people you support.
Promoting Inclusion and Diversity in Early Years Settings: A Professional Guide to Ethnicity, Religion, Culture and Language
by Chandrika DevarakondaSupporting professionals to promote diversity and inclusion in early years settings, this book promotes awareness and understanding of the needs of children and families from diverse backgrounds, and provides the steps that practitioners can take to enhance their learning and help them reach their full potential.
Gangs, Guns and Knives: Activities and Lesson Plans to Raise Awareness with Young People Aged 14-19 about the Risks and Realities of Gang-Related Crime
by Vanessa RogersThis is an essential handbook for youth workers, teachers, social workers and youth justice practitioners working with young people to raise awareness about the risks and realities of gangs and gang-related crime.Each activity offers a different learning experience including quizzes, worksheets, games and interactive activities. The book explores peer pressure, loyalty and personal responsibility as well the impact that violent crime can have on individuals, family, community and wider society. It also considers the ethical and moral dilemmas of gang life, serious youth violence and crime and the potential consequences of gang membership and carrying a weapon.Written by a renowned youth worker and trainer, this essential book helps young people to separate myth from fact, build assertiveness and develop the skills to make safe choices.
Cool Connections with CBT for Groups, 2nd edition: Encouraging Self-Esteem, Resilience and Wellbeing in Children and Teens Using CBT Approaches (Cool Connections with CBT)
by Laurie SeilerCool Connections is an early intervention programme for young people aged 9-14, focusing on preventing anxiety and depression. Through using CBT principles, skills adapted from behavioural activation, acceptance and commitment therapy and compassion-based therapies and therapeutic exercises, it encourages the development of resilience, self-esteem and wellbeing, to reduce feelings of anxiety and depression.This new and updated edition gives professionals working with groups everything they need to improve the wellbeing of children. With photocopiable and downloadable illustrated worksheets, it is clearly structured and straightforward to put into practice, and contains new sessions on self-regulation, identifying support networks and mindfulness.
Building a Trauma-Informed Restorative School: Skills and Approaches for Improving Culture and Behavior
by Joe BrummerCovering both theory and practice, this book will teach educators everything they need to know about developing restorative practices in their education settings, in a way that is also trauma-informed.The first part of the book addresses the theory and philosophy of restorative approaches, and of trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive schools. The second part outlines the five restorative skills (mindfulness, honest expression, empathy, the art of asking questions and the art of requests), what they look like in practice (including using circles, respect agreements and restorative dialogue), and how to implement them. Every strategy is clearly explained and adapted to be appropriate for children and adults who have experienced trauma.Everything the book discusses has been especially designed to be adapted for different school settings and their particular challenges.
Innovative Approaches to Chronic Pain: Understanding the Experience of Pain and Suffering and the Role of Healing
by Tom Shakespeare Paul Dieppe Ann Williamson Havi Carel David Reilly Raanan Gillon Betsan Corkhill Jeremy Swayne Jonathan Koffman Clare Roques John D. Loeser Bryan VernonThis book sets out to restore the concept of healing to its place within and beyond pain medicine, in chapters authored by keynote speakers to the British Pain Society's Philosophy and Ethics Special Interest Group. Exploring psychological, spiritual and creative approaches, contributors reflect on therapeutic avenues ranging from the deliberate use of the placebo response and the importance of a caring relationship between patient and practitioner, to the use of knitting as a therapeutic tool. Barriers to the flow of healing such as practitioners' careless use of language and cultural attitudes are identified and contrasted with the need to understand the first-person perspectives of people who are suffering. This book will provide hope and inspiration both to people who have become disillusioned with conventional medical approaches to the relief of their pain, and to health professionals sadly aware of the frequent inadequacy of their efforts to help them.
Understanding and Supporting Children with Literacy Difficulties: An Evidence-Based Guide for Practitioners
by Valerie MuterLearning to read is arguably the single most important educational challenge a child faces in the first years of schooling, setting a child up for future academic success and opportunities. However, it is estimated that one in six children experience literacy difficulties. This is the go-to book for psychologists, educationalists and other professionals wanting a deeper understanding of current thinking around dyslexia, reading comprehension difficulties, and related SpLDs. Drawing on six fictional case studies to illustrate her points, and using examples of good practice throughout, Valerie Muter unpacks the latest psychological theories and research on literacy disorders. She discusses the interconnections between underlying cognitive problems and learning and educational and behavioural issues, as well as the common co-occurrence of these conditions. This authoritative book also provides accessible guidance on making assessments and tailoring interventions within the home or school.Written by a lead thinker in the field, this is an essential evidence-based guide for those working with children with literacy difficulties and supporting them to achieve their full potential.
Challenging Perfectionism: An Integrative Approach for Supporting Young People Using ACT, CBT and DBT
by Dawn StarleyPerfectionism is frequently seen as a positive trait but it can have a stifling effect on young people's education and growth and can negatively impact any student regardless of their level of ability. This guide offers professionals working with teenagers the latest research into perfectionism alongside tried-and-tested strategies to alleviate the anxiety associated with it.The first section addresses the theory and context behind perfectionism, including definitions, prevalence, links to other conditions and causal factors. The second section offers easy-to-use activities based on CBT, ACT and DBT to help young people and the professionals working with them to address the tendencies which negatively impact students' lives and academic progress.
Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety: Ideas and Activities for Working Therapeutically with Worried Children and Their Families
by Fiona Zandt Suzanne BarrettPacked full of ways to make therapeutic concepts engaging for children, this book contains over 50 therapeutic activities for managing anxiety with children aged 4-12. With guidance on how to approach work with children, and activities that use only readily available materials, it is an ideal guide for both experienced and newly qualified professionals.
Observational Drawing for Students with Dyslexia: Strategies, Tips and Inspiration
by Qona Rankin Howard Riley Qona Rankin RileyThis hands-on practical guide provides dyslexic young people with techniques to improve their observational drawing skills, showing them how they can work around the issues commonly reported by students with SLDs. Many creative and talented individuals with neurological differences report difficulties with short-term memory, co-ordination and planning ahead within a project, and a lack of specialised teaching may even dissuade them from pursuing art at school. This book addresses those challenges.The authors, who have many years' experience of teaching art to dyslexic and dyspraxic students, also include examples not just of the techniques described, but also of the creative ideas other neurodiverse students have come up with. Fully illustrated, with clear explanations, and space to draw and sketch, this much needed book will provide dyslexic art students with the tools and confidence to achieve their goals and become the creative professionals of the future.
Dandelion Readers Extended Code Level 4 Book 6: (pdf)
by Story by Tamar Reis-Frankfort and Wendy Tweedie Illustrated by Clair Baker and Drew WilsonThe Extended Phonic Code series introduces the various spellings for each sound. It can be used with any phonic programme a school is teaching. The phonic progression in the series can be found on the back of this book.
Dandelion Readers Extended Code Level 4 Book 1: (pdf)
by Story by Tamar Reis-Frankfort and Wendy Tweedie Illustrated by Clair Baker and Drew WilsonThe Extended Phonic Code series introduces the various spellings for each sound. It can be used with any phonic programme a school is teaching. The phonic progression in the series can be found on the back of this book.
Dandelion Readers Extended Code Level 4 Book 4: (pdf)
by Story by Tamar Reis-Frankfort and Wendy Tweedie Illustrated by Clair Baker and Drew WilsonThe Extended Phonic Code series introduces the various spellings for each sound. It can be used with any phonic programme a school is teaching. The phonic progression in the series can be found on the back of this book.
Dandelion Readers Extended Code Level 4 Book 7: (pdf)
by Story by Tamar Reis-Frankfort and Wendy Tweedie Illustrated by Clair Baker and Drew WilsonThe Extended Phonic Code series introduces the various spellings for each sound. It can be used with any phonic programme a school is teaching. The phonic progression in the series can be found on the back of this book.
Dandelion Readers Extended Code Level 4 Book 10: (pdf)
by Story by Tamar Reis-Frankfort and Wendy Tweedie Illustrated by Clair Baker and Drew WilsonThe Extended Phonic Code series introduces the various spellings for each sound. It can be used with any phonic programme a school is teaching. The phonic progression in the series can be found on the back of this book.
Dandelion Readers Extended Code Level 4 Book 5: (pdf)
by Story by Tamar Reis-Frankfort and Wendy Tweedie Illustrated by Clair Baker and Drew Wilson 001-The Extended Phonic Code series introduces the various spellings for each sound. It can be used with any phonic programme a school is teaching. The phonic progression in the series can be found on the back of this book.
Dandelion Readers Extended Code Level 4 Book 9: (pdf)
by Story by Tamar Reis-Frankfort and Wendy Tweedie Illustrated by Clair Baker and Drew WilsonThe Extended Phonic Code series introduces the various spellings for each sound. It can be used with any phonic programme a school is teaching. The phonic progression in the series can be found on the back of this book.
Dandelion Readers Extended Code Level 4 Book 13: (pdf)
by Story by Tamar Reis-Frankfort and Wendy Tweedie Illustrated by Clair Baker and Drew Wilson 001-The Extended Phonic Code series introduces the various spellings for each sound. It can be used with any phonic programme a school is teaching. The phonic progression in the series can be found on the back of this book.
Supporting Young Children Through Change and Everyday Transitions: Practical Strategies for Practitioners and Parents
by Sonia Mainstone-CottonExplaining the importance of supporting children through change for their wellbeing and social and emotional development, this practical guide gives early years practitioners and parents the tools to help children cope with change and everyday transitions. The book looks at different types of change that children can encounter, such as moving homes, new siblings, starting school, bereavement and divorce, and gives advice on best practice for early years practitioners and parents.With ideas and activities that can easily be implemented, this book is the ultimate handbook for supporting young children through changes big and small.