The Importance of a Responsive Environment -- Getting Started, Making Sense of Children's Behaviour -- Responding to People's Behaviour -- Starting a Conversation, Giving the Child a Chance to Reply -- Sharing Control -- Moving On and Moving Out -- Using Technology to Extend the Responsive Environment -- Keeping the Responsive Environment Going
Summary
This revised and updated second edition aims to enable teachers and care staff working with people with PMLD in any context to create a positive interactive environment for the people with whom they work. Using information from the latest research and from everyday practice, the author discusses the different aspects of a responsive environment and suggests practical strategies that staff can use to create such an atmosphere
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-133) and index