This user-friendly volume provides evidence-based tools for meeting the needs of the approximately 15%of K-12 students who would benefit from more support than is universally offered to all students but do not require intensive, individualized intervention. With a unique focus o…
This book explores issues related to educating children with special needs. A wide range of medical conditions is discussed. Strategies for learning and managing particular disabilities are considered.
Based on many years of experience, and drawing on expertise from all corners of the globe, 'Educating Special Children' is a companion for anyone requiring an overview of provision that has proved effective for children with learning disorders and disabilities.
"The ultimate aim of reading is not the process but to understand what we read and comprehension can take place at many different levels. There has been an increasing emphasis on the importance of reading comprehension in recent years but despite this there is very little writte…
"With contributions from leading experts and academics in the field, this timely companion to the education of children severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties will be an essential resource for students and practitioners alike. It contains a myriad of topics and them…
"With contributions from leading experts and academics in the field, this timely companion to the education of children severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties will be an essential resource for students and practitioners alike. It contains a myriad of topics and them…
"Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties offers a range of compelling arguments for a distinct and separate pedagogical approach to the learning needs of the most educationally challenging pupils. This book, wri…
Due to understaffed classes or poor staff training, many students with ASDs are taught in mainstream lessons where they do not receive the help they require and are entitled to. The author shows that providing specialist support in schools enables students with ASDs to become mo…
Completely revised with the latest research and clinical strategies, this is the authoritative volume on Asperger syndrome (now part of DSM-5 autism spectrum disorder). Considered the definitive reference since its initial publication, the book focuses on how to assess each chil…
