The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Dyspraxia
Published on 25. September 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-0-8264-9760-4 (ISBN)
Description
This practical guide encourages teaching assistants to reflect on their practice and to put into effect strategies which will increase and improve support for dyspraxic children. Written by an experienced educator, each chapter provides teaching assistants with a range of activities to learn from.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
172 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-9760-4 (9780826497604)
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Additional editions
Geoff Brookes
The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Dyspraxia
E-Book
09/2007
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
€17.49
Available for download
Geoff Brookes
The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Dyspraxia
E-Book
09/2007
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Continuum
€17.49
Available for download
Person
Geoff Brookes is Deputy Head of Cefn Hengoed School, Swansea. He regularly writes in the TES.
Content
Introduction; 1. What is Dyspraxia?; 2. Thinking about how the brain works; 3. Where it all goes wrong; 4. The Dyspraxic Child and the Teaching Assistant; 5. What are the signs?; 6. Parents and actions; 7. How you can make a difference; 8. What you should do; 9. Relationships; 10. Organizing; 11. Behaving and bullying; 12. Specific hints and tips; 13. 18 and beyond; 14. in conclusion...