Supporting students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND): Selected reading

Teaching assistants have an important role to play in supporting children and adolescents with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This reading list provides general guidance and resources to support students with SEND in the classroom. There is also more specific support for the four broad areas of SEND including: Communication and interaction needs e.g. Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) Cognition and learning needs e.g. dyslexia  Social, emotional and mental health difficulties e.g. anxiety Sensory or physical needs e.g. hearing impairment    This reading list seeks to support teaching assistants to further their learning journey and improve their practice. However, the resources may also prove useful for school leaders, teachers, pastoral leads and SENDCos.   General guidance and resources: This is the recently proposed SEND and Alternative Provision Review (2022). The report outlines a series of proposals to improve SEND pro