Teaching of students with learning difficulties

First published in 1993.

In this book, Mary Heritage shows how mentoring can have a powerful impact on the speech and language therapist and their professional development.

For effective use, this book can be purchased alongside the professional guide, Supporting Children with DLD.

A thorough and comprehensive guide for both education professionals and those affected by dyslexia, this book is predominantly a guidebook.

An insider's guide for educators who want to develop a better understanding of children's learning problems.

Practical Behaviour Management for Primary School Teachers will provide you with practical strategies at every part of your teaching journey, enabling you to create an inclusive environment in your own classroom.

This complete guide to LEGO(R) Therapy contains everything you need to know in order to set up and run a LEGO(R) Club for children with autism spectrum disorders or related social communication difficulties and anxiety conditions.

Drama therapy provides valuable opportunities for children on the autism spectrum to interact and connect with others in a fun, supportive environment.

This practical resource takes a holistic view of the learning and development of children with autism, taking into account the nature of their social-emotional learning and the transactional nature of difficulty.

Social Survival is a practical manual outlining what it means to be a logical thinker and how logical thinkers can make sense of the social world.

Kenneth Hall was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of eight.

The title is an effective, manualized parent education programme'- Educational Book ReviewThis ground-breaking training programme has been developed in response to a real need for evidence-based early interventions for very young autistic children.

Designed to address specific areas of difficulty for children, teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the 46 exercises in this comprehensive program are proven to improve body image, motor coordination, posture, muscular and cardiovascular fitness.

Every teacher knows them - the students who are continuously balancing on their chair legs or who prefer to hide in their hoodies all day long.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of vision problems in children with developmental disabilities such as AD/HD, autism spectrum disorders, and specific learning disabilities.

This collection unites expert scholars in a comprehensive survey of critical topics in bilingual deaf education.

This is a practical and imaginative guide to the management and education of children with severe motor difficulties.

Savant and splinter skills are seen in memory, art, music or spatial skill amongst others.

Educating Children with Life-Limiting Conditions supports teachers who are working with children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions in mainstream schools by providing them with the core knowledge and skills that underpin effective practice within a whole-school and cross-agency approach.

Zack just wants to find other bees that look like him - and he meets some interesting and different kinds of bees along the way.

To give children with congenital developmental conditions that manifest special learning needs and specific disabilities their best chance to succeed, early identification and appropriate interventions and support, is necessary.

In this innovative book on autism and gaze from a multimodal interaction perspective, Terhi Korkiakangas examines the role of gaze in everyday situations, asking why eye contact matters, and considering the implications of this crucial question for autism.

This practical guide offers a wealth of advice to support parents and caregivers who have an autistic child within their family.

Asher the thresher shark is very shy.

First published in 1996.

Debates about methods of supporting language development and academic skills of deaf or hard-of-hearing children have waxed and waned for more than 100 years: Will using sign language interfere with learning to use spoken language or does it offer optimal access to communication for deaf children?

This book provides a rationale for teaching inclusive teamwork and for understanding communication as a collective endeavour.

Experts have yet to reach consensus about what a learning disability is, how to determine if a child has one, and what to do about it.

Mit dem Inkrafttreten der UN-Konvention über die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderung ist das inklusive Bildungssystem zum Leitbild der Bildungspolitik geworden.

This second edition of the classic Universal Design in Higher Education is a comprehensive, up-to-the-minute guide for creating fully accessible college and university programs.

Using drama activities based on a range of classic and modern stories, this inspiring resource equips SENCOs, primary school teachers and speech and language therapists alike with simple, practical and effective tools to improve children's speech, language and communication.

This fully-updated second edition of Helping Children with Dyspraxia has been revised to reflect current practice and developments, providing clear and positive answers to questions commonly asked by parents and teachers about dyspraxia.

Part of the Reading Well scheme.

A comprehensive study that is also practical and realistic, New Directions in Special Education outlines principles for decisionmaking about special education at every levelfrom the family to the classroom, school, and districtand for state and federal policy.

Schülerinnen und Schüler mit körperlichen und mehrfachen Behinderungen nehmen in der Diskussion über Inklusion bisher nur eine Randposition ein.

Brain Development and School offers a range of practical classroom strategies to help pupils develop their executive function.

Social Narratives are a simple, evidence-based intervention to help children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental delays to understand appropriate social behaviours and overcome the anxiety associated with social situations.

In this friendly guide, a girl called Amy tells all about her Auditory Processing Disorder (APD).

This book comprises 50 tips for speech and language therapy practitioners who are new to, or less experienced in, working with adult voice disorders.

Completely revised and updated in light of the new SEND 2014 Code of Practice, this new edition describes the different types of difficulties experienced by pupils with speech, language and communication needs.

Challenging readers' preconceptions, this book provides new insights into the private and public experiences of six mother-teachers whose children have SEN.

This is the first comprehensive volume to bridge the gap between the science of behavior and applied behavior analysis (ABA).

Communicating Trauma explores the various aspects of language and communication and how their development can be affected by childhood trauma and overwhelm.

First published in 1991.

Taking a developmental approach, this accessible text addresses the ever increasing interest in identifying the characteristics of dyslexia in young children and reflects on the best way to reach and support these learners.

Packed full of practical tips to use in the classroom, case studies to provide theoretical grounding and ideas to improve inclusion, Teaching Adult Learners with Dyslexia and English as an Additional Language covers all the key areas necessary to ensure inclusive and effective teaching practice in higher and further education settings.

Your critical, evidence-informed and scholarly examination of some of the key issues and debates surrounding Autism.

Intellectual Disability: Ethics, Dehumanization, and a New Moral Community presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the roots and evolution of the dehumanization of people with intellectual disabilities.