This book condenses everything the mainstream teacher needs to know about Special Educational Needs into one short volume, allowing them to pick and choose teaching methods that suit them and each individual student.Following a revolutionary 'a la carte' concept, the book acts first and foremost as a teaching menu, offering a variety of options that teachers can use as they see fit. Written in a jargon-free, accessible style, the author gets to the heart of issues associated with teaching mixed ability classes, offering more flexible alternatives to traditional teaching strategies and suggesting helpful approaches that really work. Maintaining that teachers are usually far more capable of handling situations than they believe themselves to be, the book allows them to choose methods that suit their own personal style and the specific needs of their students. Essential background information on special educational needs including dyslexia, dyspraxia, Asperger's Syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is included throughout.Combining practical methodology with factual information about learning difficulties, this guide will be an invaluable resource for non-specialist teachers supporting children with special educational needs in inclusive classrooms.

Richard Hanks, M. Ed has extensive experience of working with children with special needs, and was Headteacher of two schools in Avon and Hampshire before moving on to become Head of Learning Support at a school near Bath. He is currently a member of the Independent Monitoring Board of a Young Offenders' Institute and of the Members' Council of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Section 1. 1. The A La Carte Approach. 2. Common SENse. 3. Teaching Granny to Suck Eggs. 4. The A La Carte of Learning. 5. The A La Carte of Behaviour. 6. Marking for Learning and Progress. Section 2. 7. Dyslexia. 8. Dyspraxia. 9. Asperger Syndrome. 10. ADHD. Section 3. 11. What have Special Needs got to do with me? Section 4. 12. So What is a Special Need? And is Disability a Handicap?