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I have published several books with Routledge, SAGE and Bloomsbury. Simply click on the book image to buy or click the button for additional resources.
It's rare to find quality support for SEND in the Early Years and so a book dedicated to this area might seem too good to be true. However Kerry has expertly captured the needs of the sector and delivered purposeful advice in a way that is both relevant and reassuring. Kerry seems to really understand the needs of the sector and I feel like she has written this FOR ME! I highly recommend this book for any practitioner working with children in the Early Years and beyond!
A Guide to SEND in the Early Years (2022)
Supporting the Wellbeing of Children with SEND (2022)
I wish it weren't true but disabled and neurodivergent children are too often failed in many nurseries. Early years educators are too often incredibly undertrained in disability and neurodiversity. This excellent book from Kerry Murphy lays out an amazing introduction of what we can learn and where we can go to bridge this gap. She might challenge our preconceived ideas but she does it from a place of genuine understanding of the immense pressures early years educators are under. She is also very relatable because she used to do many of the things she challenges now! From one early years person to another: this book is worth your time and money.
Fifty Fantastic Ideas for Supporting Neurodiversity (2023)
Wow. I was really looking forward to this book and I am not disappointed! This is an absolute must have if you work with children in specialist or mainstream setting. I am so excited to start using some of the strategies and activities a go. There really aren't any "filler" activities, as each one is absolute gold- I can see them making such a positive impact on the children I work with. Already telling my colleagues to purchase, highly reccomend!
This dip-in-and-out guide will help practitioners provide the strongest foundations for children and to give them the best emotional start in life. It provides meaningful and inclusive ideas for co-regulation that can be embedded into everyday practice, and be used for a broad range of emotional needs, without being tokenistic.
Fifty Fantastic Ideas for Supporting Co-regulation (2024)
Upcoming books for 2025
"With care, experience and a neuro-affirming perspective this book takes a stand against the pathologisation and suppression of the play of neurodivergent children in all its joy, creativity, mischief, normativity dismantling and beauty. Murphy writes with clarity and lays out actionable steps to enable supporting adults to improve the experience of neurodivergent children in their settings. She does this whilst holding onto the nuance required to grapple with complexity and perpetually unfinished nature of an inclusive practice. I look forward to referencing this text heavily when training early-years professionals on creating inclusive and authentically neurodiverse play and educational spaces." - Max Alexander, Play Radical