Special Education category: 3739 books
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Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
'This important revision with updated material will inform professionals, students, and the interested public of evolving international perspectives on EBD. New chapters consider causation, the influence and role of social contexts and social support, ADHD, teacher knowledge and parental engagement....
The Nature of Learning Disabilities
Critical Elements of Diagnosis and Classification
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The category of learning disabilities continues to be among the most contentious in special education. Much of the debate and dissent emanates from a lack of understanding about its basic nature. The failure to evolve a comprehensive and unified perspective about the nature of learning disabilities...
The Sky's the Limit
A Workbook for Teaching Mental Wellbeing to Young People with SEN
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
This significant new resource is designed to support young people with special education needs (SEN) to understand what is meant by mental wellbeing and to help them to learn skills and strategies which will support them in maintaining their mental health. The resource is designed to be a clear, accessible...
Talking About Sex
Sexuality Education for Learners with Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Key social and emotional milestones during adolescence are often directly related to the abilities to initiate and maintain intimate relationships, maintain physically maturing bodies, and manage personal sexuality. Most adolescents with developmental disabilities have particular difficulty expressing...
The Day the Sea Went out and Never Came Back
A Story for Children Who Have Lost Someone They Love
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
This is a story for children who have lost someone they love. Eric is a sand dragon who loves the sea very much. Each day, he watches it going out and coming back. His sea is beautiful indeed to him. But one day, the sea goes out and does not come back. Eric waits and waits, but it does not come back....
IEPs for ELs
And Other Diverse Learners
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2017
Develop and monitor high-quality IEPs for diverse learners
High-quality IEPs are fundamental for guiding the educational process of and developing goals for students who require special education services. English learners (ELs) and other students with learning, emotional, or behavioral disabilities...
by Amy Sela
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Starting off as a parent to a career as a paraprofessional and becoming a special-education teacher, she could be called a triple threat. She knows what parents want, what students need by working with them one on one, and finally, what struggles teachers face every day to meet those needsnot because...
Research and Global Perspectives in Learning Disabilities
Essays in Honor of William M. Cruikshank
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2001
This volume honors the founder of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD), William M. Cruickshank, and his many accomplishments. His influence on special education in general, and learning disabilities in specific, is evident throughout the world. Consistent with his...
Students With Mild Exceptionalities
Characteristics and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
This concise and practical guide thoroughly presents the characteristics of children with specific mild exceptionalities in today's diverse classroom. Using an active, problem-solving approach that reflects how today's students learn, Dr. Sydney S. Zentall identifies the characteristics of children...
by Jonathan Glazzard, Jane Stokoe, Alison Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2019
This book begins by exploring what is meant by SEND in primary schools and goes on to cover everything trainees and teachers need to know about their statutory responsibilities in school. It then examines the range of needs they will encounter in primary schools with plenty of practical advice along...
Piecing It Together
A Systematic Approach Toward More Effective Language Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2015
Speech-language pathologists are always rethinking their standards about what constitutes language and about their part in students academic and social success. But what has been lacking is a clearer, more orderly way to work with language- learning disorders. Building on decades of experience in...
Role of Social Skills Training in Improving Social Competence in Individuals with Mental Retardation
Role of Social Skills Training in Improving Social Competence in Individuals with Mental Retardation
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2011
Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2010 in the subject Pedagogy - Orthopaedagogy and Special Education, , course: Human Exceptionalities, language: English, abstract: The social competence is very important to survive successfully in society. Everybody needs to be socially competent for...
by Sharon Lutz
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2015
This book is written for parents, teachers, administrators, psychologists, and those who have or know someone with a learning disability. My husband and I became heavily involved with the subject of learning disabilities although we were in denial for quite some time, not wanting to believe our children...
A Handbook for Inclusion Managers
Steering your School towards Inclusion
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Are you responsible for inclusion in your school?
As an Inclusion Manager, you have a strategic role that covers a great deal more than special educational needs, and requires a specific knowledge and skill set in order to steer your school towards inclusion. A Handbook for Inclusion Managers...