This fully revised and updated eighth edition of Peter Westwood’s book offers practical advice and strategies for meeting the challenge of inclusive teaching. Based on the latest international research from the field, it offers practical advice on both new and well-tried evidence-based approaches and strategies for teaching students with a wide range of difficulties. As well as covering special educational needs, learning difficulties, and disabilities in detail, chapters also explore topics such as self-management and autonomy, managing behaviour, and social skills. The book offers sound pedagogical practices and strategies for adapting curriculum content, designing teaching materials, differentiating instruction for mixed-ability classes, and implementing inclusive assessment of learning. Key features of this new edition include: Additional information on linking all aspects of teaching to a Response-to-Intervention Model A focus on the increasing importance of digital technology in supporting the learning of students with special educational needs and disabilities Up-to-date resource lists for each chapter, for those who wish to pursue a particular topic in greater depth Reflecting cutting-edge international research and teaching practices, this is an invaluable resource for practising and trainee teachers, teaching assistants, and other educational professionals looking to support students with special educational needs and disabilities.
This is a book that should be required reading for all Secretaries of State for Education. It was easy to read and ought to find a place in as many staff libraries as possible." Education Review
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The new edition of this important and successful book provides teachers with an immediate and comprehensive source of practical ideas for use in regular classrooms.
Offering practical advice on a wide range of suitable intervention methods, this is essential reading for practising teachers and student teachers worldwide.
Commonsense Methods for Children with Special Needs: Strategies for the Regular Classroom
... 55, 58 grading standards: adaptations to 73–4 graphic organizers 24, 45 grouping in the classroom 11, 13, 36, 41, 50, ... defined 12; influence of 14, 23 interactive whiteboard (see whiteboard) interactive whole-class teaching 42–3, ...
In this user-friendly book, parents learn revolutionary common sense techniques for raising successful children with disabilities. When we recognize that disability is a natural part of the human experience, new...
Helps teachers and parents support their children with special needs, as they cope with their unique challenges, while also teaching the children the values and discipline they need to lead happy and fulfilling lives.
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.
The quick guide also covers several specific disabilities/special needs and provides definitions, common characteristics, and practical strategies for adaptation.