Learning Disabled category: 563 books
The Dyscalculia Toolkit
Supporting Learning Difficulties in Maths
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
The new edition of the bestselling *Dyscalculia Toolkit *continues to meet the needs of specialist and non-specialist teachers working with learners aged 6 to 14 years, who have difficulty with maths and number.
Now with over 200 activities and 50 games, new and improved illustrations, and...
Dyslexia and Mental Health
Helping people identify destructive behaviours and find positive ways to cope
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Dyslexia is a complex condition that affects not only learning but every part of life. Experience or fear of social stigma can lead people with dyslexia to camouflage the difficulties they face, to withdraw and to adopt negative coping strategies, particularly if they lack adequate support, identification...
Educating Special Students
An introduction to provision for learners with disabilities and disorders
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2016
Educating Special Students is the definitive guide toevidence based practice and professionally informed approaches to provision for special students. Now in its third edition, the book sets out ideas of best practice relating to different disabilities and disorders, helpfully discussing what might...
Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities
Historical Perspectives, Current Practices, and Future Directions
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities: Historical Perspectives, Current Practices, and Future Directions provides thorough coverage of the causes and characteristics of cognitive and intellectual disabilities (formerly known as mental retardation) as well as detailed discussions of the validated...
Common SENse for the Inclusive Classroom
How Teachers Can Maximise Existing Skills to Support Special Educational Needs
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
This book condenses everything the mainstream teacher needs to know about Special Educational Needs into one short volume, allowing them to pick and choose teaching methods that suit them and each individual student.
Following a revolutionary 'a la carte' concept, the book acts first and foremost...
by Beverley H. Johns
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Award-winning educator Beverley Holden Johns provides time-saving and cost-effective tools that optimize learning for all students, including adaptations for vocabulary instruction, testing, and classroom environment.
The Dyslexia-Friendly Primary School
A Practical Guide for Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2007
Is your school dyslexia-friendly?
Beginning with a look at understanding dyslexia, this book shows you how to involve the whole school in order to achieve a dyslexia-friendly environment.
You will be able to:
- use an audit tool to discover how dyslexia-friendly your school is
-...
Instruction and Assessment for Struggling Writers
Evidence-Based Practices
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
This unique book focuses on how to provide effective instruction to K-12 students who find writing challenging, including English language learners and those with learning disabilities or language impairments. Prominent experts illuminate the nature of writing difficulties and offer practical suggestions...
Teaching Adolescents With Disabilities:
Accessing the General Education Curriculum
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2005
***Get the blueprint for building bridges that leave no learner behind! ***
Aligned with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and No Child Left Behind Act requirements, this comprehensive guide empowers teachers and administrators with research-validated practices and...
Collaborative Teaching in Elementary Schools
Making the Co-Teaching Marriage Work!
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2009
Say “I do!” to greater learning success for students at all levels!
Based on the author’s extensive experience, this lighthearted, highly practical, and teacher-friendly resource uses the metaphor of marriage to help general education teachers and special service providers successfully...
The Fundamentals of Special Education
A Practical Guide for Every Teacher
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2006
This guide highlights major concepts in special education—from disability categories, identification issues, and IEPs to appropriate learning environments and the roles general and special educators play.
Inclusive Practice in the Primary School
A Guide for Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
Do you want to feel more confident when teaching children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Would you like to be a more inclusive teacher?
This book provides clear and flexible frameworks for effective inclusive teaching, and explains how to teach and plan for supporting...
Dyspraxia in the Early Years
Identifying and Supporting Children with Movement Difficulties
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Today there are more children than ever before in need of a variety of additional support needs, and many of these children have poor movement as a key contributory factor. Even in children with no specific ‘label’, movement is being found to be linked to learning, and educational professionals...
by Dr. Gavin Reid
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
This third edition of Gavin Reid's popular book for non-specialist teachers has been thoroughly revised throughout and supplemented with additional material to reinforce the link between theory and practice. Dyslexia is a comprehensive overview of the field, providing more than just a quick...