Teaching of students with different educational needs

This updated edition of the Handbook of Autism explores and expands on the practical and jargon free information of the best-selling first edition.

Widely used to assess socialemotional and behavioral referral concerns in grades PreK12, systematic direct observation is an essential skill for school psychologists and other educators.

This guide for professionals working with students with autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) in further education meets the increasing demand for information and support on this subject.

What happens to young people who are defined as lower attainers or having learning difficulties in a global knowledge economy?

Using a narrative approach, teenagers are challenged to learn about themselves, about each other and about how to take control of their lives.

Der Sachunterricht nimmt im Schatten der klassischen Kulturtechniken Lesen, Schreiben und Rechnen im Anfangsunterricht oft eine untergeordnete Stellung ein.

Research into the development of sensory structures in the brains of blind or visually-impaired individuals has opened a window into important ways in which the mind works.

Children with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), especially those in special schools, often experience grief at a much younger age than others, as some of their peers are more likely to have life-limiting medical conditions.

Imagination for Inclusion offers a reconsideration of the ways in which imagination engages and empowers learners across the education spectrum, from primary to adult levels and in all subject areas.

The field of gifted education is characterized by a perplexing array of perspectives concerning such fundamental issues as definition, identification, curriculum, social and emotional development, and underserved populations.

What can schools and teachers do to promote discipline in the classroom?

By understanding why children struggle with maths, teachers are better equipped to provide effective support and nurture confidence in low-achievers.

This is an accessible beginners manual with all you need to run philosophy groups with children or adults.

This straightforward book explains the introduction of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and its code of practice (COP) as part of the Children and Families Act 2014 and the accompanying SEND COP in England.

La propuesta que las autoras presentan ofrece a todos los profesionales relacionados con la educación, maduración y acompañamiento del niño, una herramienta útil que engloba todas las características a tener en cuenta para lograr su pleno desarrollo, respetando su propia personalidad y de acuerdo con los parámetros sociales adecuados.

This is a focus on low mood associated with bereavement.

What is it that makes some children bully and some become victims?

Now available in a fully revised and updated second edition, this practical manual is a detailed guide to the Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy programme (Palin PCI) developed at the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering (MPC).

In this beautifully illustrated storybook, part of the School Start series, children with language needs can explore the story of Bozo the Clown as he tries to make a new friend.

Video modeling takes visual learning to the next level by using new technologies to create an effective teaching tool.

Nach welchen Gesichtspunkten können Lerninhalte für den Sachunterricht mit Schülerinnen und Schülern mit intellektueller Beeinträchtigung ausgewählt werden?

Sensory motor activities are crucial for children to learn from their environment.

This book, co-authored by long time practitioners, brilliantly demonstrates that an inequitable, illiberal education system can be changed to become inclusive and equitable.

Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book: What You Can Do Now to Advocate for Your Exceptional Child's Education is a unique handbook that teaches parents how to work with schools to achieve optimal learning situations and accommodations for their child's needs.

Ordinary games are an important vehicle for children's learning.

This resource will lead the reader through the practicalities of assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic intervention for children of all ages with features of childhood apraxia of speech.

Experiences and Explanations of ADHD: An Ethnography of Adults Living with a Diagnosis presents research on the lived experiences of those diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Towards Rational Education explores how education can become rational by serving character building, rational thinking and the common good.

Author of Could It Be Autism?

This book outlines best practice and effective strategies for teaching English as a foreign language to D/deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students.

Who Benefits From Special Education?

Das generelle Ziel des Buches ist bei sich anbahnenden oder vorliegenden Behinderungen dazu beizutragen, eine erste Orientierung über den angemessenen Umgang mit Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Behinderungen zu erhalten.

All About SEMH is an accessible and informative guide for primary school teachers, designed to increase their understanding of social, emotional and mental health needs, and to enhance their toolkit with practical, evidence-informed strategies to support children in their care.

Literacy lies at the heart of student understanding and achievement.

Das Werk gibt einen nahezu umfassenden Überblick über die grundlegenden Phänomene in den sonderpädagogisch relevanten Bereichen und verdeutlicht das Erklärungspotential einer systemisch-konstruktivistischen Perspektive.

Experience day-to-day life for a dyslexic kid, including school life, bullying and coping with tests and homework, in this frank and funny diary.

This book is about bilingual young people who have been selected by their families to carry out the hard work of interpreting and translating to mediate communication between themselves and the outside world--between minority and majority communities.

This accessible guide introduces neuroscience, demystifying terminology and language and increasing the knowledge, skills and, importantly, confidence of anyone interested in brain development in early childhood.

In the fall of 2009, Amy Lutz and her husband, Andy, struggled with one of the worst decisions parents could possibly face: whether they could safely keep their autistic ten-year-old son, Jonah, at home any longer.

What is the impact when a social identity is not chosen and embraced, but imposed upon you?

Effective communication between the home and school is crucial for any child's education, but where special needs are concerned, creating good partnerships is essential.

With increasing numbers of students with invisible disabilities attending college and university, faculty and staff find themselves faced with new challenges.

As Response-to-Intervention (RTI) models continue to attract a great deal of attention, school and district leaders need to understand the structures needed, the personnel required, the challenges faced, and rewards realized from RTI.

For effective use, this book should be purchased alongside the storybook.

What can society learn about disability through the way it is portrayed in TV, films and plays?

This book offers a unique focus on the well-being of Chinese and South/Southeast Asian students in the context of Hong Kong, and in particular the experience of integrating these young people into its schooling system.

First published in 1988.

The Keeping Out of Trouble programme will enable secondary schools to provide interventions targeted at students who are, or are at risk of, committing criminal offences.

Drawing on decades of experience, Jennifer Laviano, a high-profile special education attorney, and Julie Swanson, a sought-after special education advocate, help parents of students with disabilities navigate their school systems to get the services they need for their children.