1st Edition

Children Beyond Labels Understanding Standardised Assessment and Managing Additional Learning Needs in Primary School

By Rhian Spence Copyright 2019
134 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

134 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

Children Beyond Labels is an accessible guide to understanding standardised assessment and managing high incidence additional learning needs in the primary school. It offers jargon-free insight into the results of formal assessments which are often used within professional reports and cuts to the core of how primary education professionals and parents can identify, understand and best meet... Read more

Introduction

Section 1 – Cognition and Learning

Section 2 – Communication and Interaction

Section 3 – Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Appendices

Biography

Rhian Spence is a freelance education consultant who specialises in supporting children with additional needs. She became interested in barriers to learning after qualifying as a primary school teacher and went on to study for a Master’s degree. Rhian has since worked as a SENCO, Inclusion Manager and peripatetic Specialist Teacher. She is interested in the use of assessment to establish children’s learning profiles and tailor programmes of intervention.