Carol Potter – författare

Carol Potter's four previous books have earned many admirers and multiple awards. But the scope and depth of Some Slow Bees, winner of the 2014 FIELD Poetry Prize, will be a revelation even to her most devoted fans.Potter's new collection is a book about trouble, about loss: relationships, farms, parents, places. But there's also humor, a wry look at the way we invite or stumble into trouble and how we embrace the adventure. From children at their desks watching the flood leak into the schoolroom, to the narrator and her lover paddling down a river in the dark, the book charts a journey from loss to repair. It ends with a sonnet sequence,"The Miss Nancy Papers," that leads us from the psychological terrain of the 1950s into the present, where "if anyone knew what war we were coming home from / we would come home from it." This is a book about how to get lost, and how to get home.

This is a reflective yet practical guide to engaging fathers in their child's development in the early years. Drawing on the expertise of a range of professionals, this practical guide will help Early Years practitioners to actively engage fathers in their child's wellbeing. "Engaging Fathers in the Early Years" provides practitioners with: strategies for recruiting, engaging and retaining fathers; evaluation techniques to develop work with fathers over time; up-to-date evidence on father involvement; and, current policy frameworks and their impact on practice. Each chapter begins with a concise overview of issues to be discussed, and case studies illustrate how strategies for engagement can be implemented in practice. Key issues for reflection and discussion are highlighted and each chapter contains a brief summary of major points to be considered.

Addressing the complex issue of what constitutes a communication enabling environment for children with autism who use little or no speech, Potter and Whittaker show that the communication of these children can be significantly affected by a range of social and environmental influences. As well as providing an overview of the theoretical issues involved, Enabling Communication in Children with Autism provides detailed practical advice. Key elements of the recommended approach include* the use of minimal speech* proximal communication* the use of appropriate systems of communication including multipointing* providing many and varied opportunities for communication.Arguing that encouraging spontaneous communication should be viewed as a major educational goal for these children, Potter and Whittaker demonstrate that these children can and do communicate in enabling environments and provide practical, proven strategies for creating such environments.