Special Needs in the Early Years: Collaboration, Communication and CoordinationFocusing on communicating with young children with special needs, this text focuses on what needs to be done and how to achieve it through good communication practices, and provides a useful initial reference for those networking and liaising on behalf of the child. The book also gathers together a range of information from different contexts which will help those involved save time, limit confusion and ensure that the needs of the child are fully addressed. |
Contents
The Legal Context | 19 |
Who Does What? | 29 |
Early Identification and Communication with Parents and Carers | 53 |
Copyright | |
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