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'Schools and Special Needs' provides a critical perspective on the inclusion model of special needs education, in terms of implementation in schools and effectiveness of pupil learning outcomes.
"How to raise the achievement of all kids, from gifted to those with severe disabilities. This book presents lessons learned from in-depth case studies of some of our most effective inclusive public schools. The authors conclusively demonstrate that schools can educate students …
This highly topical text suggests that distinctions should be made between kinds of special need in special education, and the possibility addressed that some SEN children might be happier and more effective as learners within non-mainstream settings.
The government's commitment to 'joined-up thinking' forms the cornerstone of the 'partnership' approach used in health and education provision today. Todd argues that this over-reliance on 'partnerships' can in fact be counter-productive. She presents a new way of thinking about…
With a wealth of practical strategies for teaching and supporting students with dyspraxia aged from 11 years up to college or university level, this book addresses all aspects of learning and ways in which teaching can be tailored to the dyspraxic learner. By exploring dyspraxia…
This title provides instruction on how to teach problem solving and critical thinking to young children (birth to 5) using engineering, science, and routines as a framework. The engineering process is an ideal framework for designing learning experiences that support science, te…
"This title provides instruction on how to teach problem solving and critical thinking to young children (birth to 5) using engineering, science, and routines as a framework. The engineering process is an ideal framework for designing learning experiences that support science, t…
"This title provides instruction on how to teach problem solving and critical thinking to young children (birth to 5) using engineering, science, and routines as a framework. The engineering process is an ideal framework for designing learning experiences that support science, t…
"The current policy of educating d/Deaf and h/Hard of hearing (DHH) students in a mainstream setting, rather than in the segregated environments of deaf schools, has been portrayed as a positive step forward in creating greater equality for DHH students. In Language, Power, and …
"The current policy of educating d/Deaf and h/Hard of hearing (DHH) students in a mainstream setting, rather than inthe segregated environments of deaf schools, has been portrayed as a positive step forward in creating greater equality for DHH students. In Language, Power, and R…
"The current policy of educating deaf and hard of hearing students in a mainstream setting, rather than in the segregated environments of deaf schools, has been portrayed as a positive step. Author explores this claim through qualitative research with DHH children in the Republi…