Once Upon an Outreach Teacher: Stories, Tips and Insights into Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools [Paperback]

1. Making a Difference: How outreach teachers, and others, can help? 2. Safety First: Practical tips for the job, working in the community? 3. Lobby: The busy job of the office manager, and other school teams? 4. Mud and Twigs: The importance of play for primary and secondary pupils? 5. Shiny Things: Passing on good advice, start and finish trays? 6. Dogs: How animals can help, parents point of view ?7. Wrong Again: Talking to children, trigger words? 8. Whats the Difference: Inclusion, gender dysphoria and history of special education ?9. System:Dyslexia and self-esteem ?10. Tweaks: Ways to help engagement in primary school ?11. Yes, but&:Teachers point of view, and quick and dirty tips? 12. A Word about Phonics: Phonics and whole word methods of learning to read? 13. Upon Reflection: Masking in autism, not making assumptions ?14. Just like Mum and Dad: How children copy, and how we can use that ?15. And the Award goes to&: Motivators used in schools? 16. Its Not Fair! : Perfectionism, sense of right and wrong ?17. Feeling Cross: Feelings in school, pupils and staff? 18. Leaving Mum: Emotion Based School Avoidance ?19. Away with the Fairies: Attention and focus ?20. Chat with Liam: Young persons point of view? 21. Ups and Downs: Supporting child with Down syndrome ?22. Dont Forget to Remember: Working memory and retention? 23.??????? Top of Every Field: Dyslexia ?24. Best Half Hour of the Week: Complex needs ?25. Outreach Confidential: Ethical dilemma, involving young people? 26. Ouch: Self-injurious behaviour? 27. Independence: Growth mindset, learned helplessness? 28. Environment: Classroom and sensory issues ?29. TA Very Much: Teaching assistants points of view ?30. The End: Leaving the job ?31. Dysartia: Imagined disorder, if creativity was valued more than literacy and maths

An outreach teachers job is full of challenges, questions and surprises! Once Upon an Outreach Teacher is a collectionló¾