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Book cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Special educational needs; Chapter 2 The role of the learning support assistant; Chapter 3 Giving support; Chapter 4 The role of the special needs coordinator in working with the learning support assistant; Chapter 5 The role of the class teacher in working with the learning support assistant; Chapter 6 What special needs will I be supporting?; Chapter 7 Supporting children with emotional and behavioural difficulties; Chapter 8 The special needs of learning support assistants; Some final comments.Appendix A: A job description suggestion for a learning support assistantAppendix B: The roles of supporting professionals; Appendix C: Glossary of abbreviations; References.Electronic reproduction.Available via World Wide Web.