With a Foreword from Baroness Mary Warnock this book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of special educational needs (SEN). It contains chapters written by a range of experts on different aspects of SEN & is full of practical suggestions for how to achieve effective inclusive practice. Various research perspectives are considered the value of labels is examined & the need to recognize the overlapping characteristics between different syndromes is highlighted. Chapters focus on translating theory into classroom practice & include case studies covering the Birth to 19 age range. There is coverage of: SEN & the state of research " SEN & legal issues " parents perspectives " speech & language difficulties " dyspraxia & occupational therapy " dyslexia " dyscalculia " Auditory Processing Disorder " Behavioural Optometry " Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) " Asperger Syndrome & Autistic Spectrum Disorder " Tourette Syndrome " Downs Syndrome Ideal for those undertaking teacher education courses as well as experienced teachers therapists & policy makers this book is a guide to understanding & supporting learners with additional needs. Lindsay Peer is an Educational Psychologist international speaker author & expert in the field of SEN. Gavin Reid is an independent Educational Psychologist based in Canada & International Consultant to organisations in the UK Europe & the Middle East." ...

For many readers the first edition of this book became the textbook on special educational needs (SEN). It was written specifically with the requirements of student teachers trainee educational psychologists SENCOs & SEN specialist teachers in mind. Whilst recognising the complex & difficult nature of many special educational needs the authors place a firm emphasis on inclusion & suggest practical strategies enabling professionals to maximise inclusion at the same time as recognising & supporting diversity. Reviewers commended the stimulating balance that it struck between theory research & practice as well as its unique analysis of the implications for SEN of linguistic cultural & ethnic diversity. These valuable features are maintained in the new edition. The key new features of the second edition include: analyses of the probable impact on children with special educational needs of key recent legislation & guidance & of other recent national initiatives in education including curricular initiatives (such as those for literacy & numeracy) & organisational & structural initiatives (such as the introduction of new types of school & the reorganisation of childrens services); many new case studies & activities that reflect recent changes in the field including developments in national & local provision & in ways of thinking about special educational needs & inclusion; & reports of significant new research in this field & of new materials & methods for assessment & teaching with over 30 per cent of the bibliography referring to material published since the first edition. This edition contains new chapters on: SEN inclusion & diversity
- an integrated approach; Stakeholders in SEN & inclusion; Assessment for learning; Autism; Sensory needs (covering both visual & hearing impairment); & Physical needs. It

Includes:: fuller coverage too of some important subjects in which there have been major developments in the years since the first edition including dyspraxia the education of the children of travellers & asylum seekers; the role of genetic factors in development & the contribution of neuroscience to our understanding of SEN.


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This book tells the stories of forty heroes all awarded bravery medals for their conduct during Special Forces missions over the last 150 years. Often covert hit-&-run operations involving very small numbers of highly skilled men those who partake in these missions know that their goals involve a high level of risk. They are men who would die for their country no questions asked. With many incredible stories particularly from the Second World War including the Cockleshell Heroes & other conflicts from the twentieth century such as the Iranian Embassy siege this collection of real-life action adventure brings the bravery of Britain's heroes to life. Every medal in Lord Ashcroft's extensive collection tells a story & these are some of the most thrilling. ...

What is the ideal vehicle for special forces operations for dangerous missions performed by small units of highly trained troops often working in enemy territory behind enemy lines? & which vehicles have the world's armies selected adapted & developed since modern special forces established themselves as a key arm of the military during the Second World War? Pat Ware in this authoritative & highly illustrated book uses all his expert knowledge of the history of military vehicles to show the fascinating variety of machinery that has been used from converted Jeeps & Land Rovers to a bizarre collection of even more remarkable sometimes purpose-built strike vehicles
- the Scorpion Cobra & Supacat Jackal the LRDG Chevrolet the Mechem the Pinzgauer & the Warrior among them. As well as describing the anatomy of the typical special forces vehicle with particular reference to the iconic SAS Jeeps & the Land Rover ' Pink Panther' he illustrates all of the known special forces vehicles giving technical data including information on power units & transmission type of weapons auxiliary equipment armoured protection speed & mobility & weight. He also explains the nature of special forces & describes their historic origins with emphasis on units such as the LRDG the SAS & Popski's Private army during the Second World War & he looks at modern special forces & their role.
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*22 unique & baby-specific designs * Suitable for all levels of skill from beginners upward * Fully illustrated with 40 colour photographs The birth of a baby is a celebration & Special Knits is based on our need to create lovingly-made items for new little people in soft yarns that are gentle against delicate skin. Some of the designs in this book are simple to make
- their special quality lies in the softness of the fabric usually a cashmere mix. There are other projects where the uniqueness of the design comes from a scattering of beads a velvet bow or an organza ribbon. Most of the designs require little knowledge of complicated techniques; a simple garter-stitch blanket is perfect for a beginner & is given a touch of luxury with an edging of satin while for those knitters who prefer more of a challenge there is a sampler blanket or a cross-stitch embroidered gingham cardigan. In an age of the throwaway these are garments that will become modern classics knits to cherish & hand down through generations.
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HOLLAND MAY 1941. A traitor has struck at the heart of Special Ops jeopardising the entire Dutch Resistance network. British aircrew are trapped behind enemy lines & an important double agent has been stranded. Secret agents Finn Loki & Freya must go into action once again. For Finn with his father missing in action presumed dead this mission is more than critical...its personal. ...

Its Paris France November 1941. A rogue British agent has vanished with a suitcase full of cash & a head full of secrets. Have Britains defences been exposed? Special Operations must act fast. Finn Gunnersen & fellow agents head for the dark & sinister streets of Nazi-occupied Paris. Their orders are simple: Bring the agent back
- Dead or Alive.
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Robert Prentice is eighteen & his boyhood dreams have disintegrated on the battlefields of Europe. At home his mother Alice wraps herself in fantasy against the relentless disappointments of life. From his compelling portraits of these two damaged souls Richard Yates creates a brilliant novel of post-war America at odds with its own identity striving to combine prosperity & ideals mercilessly exposed in the attempt to do so. At once tender & ironic bitterly sad & achingly funny A Special Providence" is the second novel by the author of " Revolutionary Road"." ...

Sally Goodchild is everything youd expect of a thirty-seven year old American journalist
- independent strong-willed & ambitious.
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Marisha Pessls Special Topics in Calamity Physics" is an unforgettable debut novel that combines the storytelling gifts of Donna Tartt & the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock: a darkly hilarious coming-of-age tale & a richly plotted suspense story told with dazzling intelligence & wit. I wrote this account one year after Id found Hannah Dead. I thought Id managed to erase all traces of that night within myself. But I was wrong. Every night when I tried to sleep Id close my eyes & see her again exactly as I found her hanging from a pine tree by an orange electrical cord her neck twisted like a tulip stem her eyes seeing nothing. Or else that was the problem. Theyd seen everything. " Special Topics in Calamity Physics" is a mesmerizing debut. As teenager Blue van Meer tells her story we are hurled into a dizzying world of murder & butterflies womanizing & wandering American Mc Culture The Western Canon political radicalism & juvenile crushisms. Structured around a syllabus for a Great Works of Literature class (with h&-drawn Visual Aids) Blues wickedly funny yet poignant tale reveals how the imagination finds meaning in the most bewildering times the ways people of all ages strive for connection & how the darkest of secrets can set us free. " Beneath the foam of this exuberant debut is a dark strong drink". (Jonathan Franzen author of " The Corrections"). " Any [ Donna] Tartt fan disappointed that her second novel had little in common with her debut should rush out & buy this book immediately... Its a brilliant debut guaranteed to join the ranks of " The Secret History" & " The Virgin Suicides" as one of those rare books to become a cult hit & instant classic". (" Sunday Telegraph"). " One of the most impressive debut novels I have ever read... It stops you doing anything apart from reading it". (" Independent on Sunday"). "" Special Topics in Calamity Physics" made me stay up all night reading; in the morning it seemed like one of those parties where everyone is too cool for you but you desperately want to know them anyway...I loved this book". (Audrey Niffenegger author of " The Time Travelers Wife"). Marisha Pessl was born in 1977 & lives in New York. This is her first novel." ...