Learning Disabled category: 563 books

Special educators can go from August to July with this resource's tips, space for daily to-do lists, and reflective prompts on collaboration, working with parents, writing IEPs, and more.

This book focuses on realistic strategies for non-specialists to use when working with pupils who have dyslexia. It offers detailed, practical guidance on defining and identifying dyslexia, dyslexia in the early and middle years and at secondary school, and worked examples of IEPs. It also...

This indispensable book critically sets out the skills and knowledge required by a specialist educator for students who present with dyslexia. The British Dyslexia Association Professional Criteria (BDA, 2012) provides an anchor throughout for this book’s content. Chapters are explicitly mapped...

To help education professionals make sense of the varied approaches, policies and concepts currently applied in practice with children and young people with SEN.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) have emerged as a major phenomenon within the education, health, criminal justice and social care systems of many countries, with current prevalence figures suggesting that one in a hundred children and young people have FASDs. In this publication, academics,...

Foreword by Robyn Young - School of Psychology, Flinders University and Jon Martin, Chief Executive Officer, The Autism Association of Sth Australia. With a Preface by Jason Leffers, Clinical Psychologist. This book is an autobiographical account of one familys journey through the puzzling maze of autism,...

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. Multiple medication trials, a long procession of behavior modification strategies,...

A Picture Dictionary using over 200 Signs by Rollo Bear! The Signs include Everyday Signs, The Alphabet, Colors, Numbers and Days of the Week.Kiddisign had extensive media coverage in 2009 in the UK, Ireland and USA after highlighting the use of sign language to assist babies and children of any age...

This resource is a testament to the value of people with disabilities and the enrichment that we can find with them.

This practical, jargon-free guide is full of useful ideas to help you care for children with autism. This title includes: an understanding of Autism, signs and symptoms, practical ways to help and support, case studies and useful resources.

Written with both new and experienced practitioners in mind and packed with practical advice, suggestions, case studies and useful photocopiable materials, this new edition of a much-loved book will help all SENCOs (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) succeed in what is often a very demanding...

**The SAGE Handbook of Gifted & Talented Education **provides a comprehensive and international overview of key challenges and issues in the field of gifted education, making this an invaluable volume for individuals in the fields of education, public and private school administration, psychology...

This textbook brings together experts from both the autism and reading fields to provide a detailed discussion of literacy instruction, thus supporting professionals and families alike in building lifelong literacy instruction geared to the needs of students on the autism spectrum. Using case examples,...

This workbook expands upon the authors? Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read: A Practical Guide to present the most effective approaches, strategies, and practical guidelines to help alleviate social and communication problems in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Complements...