learner support in a diverse classroom offers creative solutions and solid foundations to any teacher wishing to bring out the best from his or her learners. It can serve as a manual on the practical ways to provide quality education, especially to those learners who experience special challenges in an inclusive environment.

Contents include the following:

• Principles and theory underpinning inclusive education
• Practical challenges of inclusive education
• Extrinsic and intrinsic barriers to learning
• Learning and learning difficulties
• Inclusive assessment and learning support processes and practices (including the Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support [SIAS] policy)
• Language constructs and limited language proficiency
• Differentiated teaching and learning
• Perceptual development
• School readiness for formal learning
• Practical strategies for language and mathematics support
• Using information and communication technology (ICT) to support learners
• Supporting learners who experience academic anxiety

Learner support in a diverse classroom is aimed at all teachers and student teachers, and will also be of great use to parent