Special education needs in pre-school and kindergarten

A complete guide for an in-depth understanding and early recognition of the aspects that characterize children with special education needs in the 0-6 age range, allowing teachers to work effectively and address specific difficulties in order to arrange a timely and functional intervention. It collects contributions from leading experts in the fields of child development and Special Educational Needs.

4 macro-areas
The text is divided into 4 different macro-areas that illustrate and guide educators and teachers in the different phases encountered when working with children, particularly those with special education needs:

• Know, observe and evaluate: a clear and comprehensive definition is given of the development in the 0-6 age range along with the identification of special educational needs emerging at this age
• Plan and act: concrete strategies and interventions are presented with which to address the specific needs of children with SEN in the most effective way
• Reflect and understand: the importance of documenting good practices in kindergarten is looked at in further detail for the start of effective planning
• Ally and share: the importance of a shared action network action between all reference figures that revolve around the child is emphasized, with particular attention to the role of the family

The Erickson Guides
The “Guides” series was born from Centro Studi Erickson’s experience with the aim of providing a series of complete volumes relating to the fundamental aspects of the various forms of Special Educational Needs present in our schools, from dysgraphia to dyscalculia, from dyslexia to autism. The result of the work of leading experts in the various fields of reference, each volume presents a four-stage programme and offers practical examples, insights and interviews on the most debated and current aspects of disorders.