Partial or total lack of hearing. It may be present at birth (congenital) or may be acquired at any age thereafter.
Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and Other Exceptional Children and Adults
International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement
Key Concepts in Learning Disabilities
Keywords for Disability Studies
Macmillan Interdisciplinary Handbooks: Philosophy: Education
Special Education: A Reference Book for Policy & Curriculum Development
How to Teach Life Skills to Kids with Autism or Asperger's by
In the real world, people on the autism spectrum need the same kinds of day-to-day skills everyone else needs to be functional! No matter how high-functioning children with autism or Asperger's may be or may become, they function better as adults if they've had the chance to learn basic skills, from being on time to good personal hygiene.
Social Skills Activities for Special Children by
A flexible, ready-to-use program to help special students in grades K-5 learn appropriate ways to behave among others The revised and updated second edition of this bestselling resource book provides ready-to-use lessons--complete with reproducible worksheets--to help children become aware of acceptable social behavior and develop proficiency in acquiring basic social skills.
The Special Education Handbook : An a-Z Guide by
This acclaimed, bestselling and comprehensive guide, now in a fully updated fourth edition, is an essential reference book for anyone involved with special education. All entries have been reviewed to reflect current practice and the book is enriched with extra resources, including references to useful Internet sites. Focusing on current educational frameworks in the United Kingdom and the United States of America, the author has gathered into one A to Z volume a wide range of information essential to good practice in mainstream and special schools.
Special Education International Perspectives: Practices Across the Globe by
The volume provides a comprehensive discussion of special education from across the globe. The volume includes chapters from major countries such as United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Russia and Japan as well as countries such as Nigeria, Israel and Pakistan. Discussions related to these countries will include information on origins of special education specific to that country, prevalence and incidence rates, trends in legislation and litigation, educational interventions, working with families, teacher training, a perspective on the progress of special education, and challenges that remain.
Current Issues and Trends in Special Education: Research, Technology, and Teacher Preparation by
The field of special education constantly changes as a result of legislation, new instructional formats and current research investigations. It can be difficult for general and special educators, school counselors and psychologists, administrators and practicing clinicians to keep up with these changes and be current in all areas relating to special education.
Handbook of Special Education by
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this handbook is to help profile and bring greater clarity to this sprawling and growing field.
The Wiley Handbook of Diversity in Special Education by
The Wiley Handbook of Diversity in Special Education is a state-of-the-art reference showcasing cutting-edge special education research with a focus on children and youth with disabilities from diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and economic backgrounds. Cutting-edge special education research focusing on children and youth with disabilities from diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and economic backgrounds An authoritative contribution to the field, this work charts a new path to effective interventions and sets an agenda for future research Addresses disabilities from an international perspective
Deconstructing Special Education by
Explores and analyses the ideas which lie behind inclusive education. This book is suitable for advanced study in education and also for professionals, advisors, administrators and carers.
Music Therapy in Special Education by
Second edition of a classic in the field, this book offers practical guidelines for how to use songs, musical plays, and instrumental music in classroom settings for special children. The values of group musical activities are set forth in terms of the beneficial effects they have on the lives and development of children with special needs. Directions are given to teachers for choosing, arranging or composing musical materials, and in leading and accompanying each kind of activity.
Drama Therapy and Storymaking in Special Education by
Many aspects of drama therapy make it an ideal technique to use with students with special learning needs. This practical resource book for professionals covers the broad spectrum of students attending special needs schools, including those with attention deficit disorder, autism and Asperger syndrome, and students with multiple disabilities. Paula Crimmens places therapeutic story making within the context of drama therapy and offers practical advice on how to structure and set up sessions to be compatible with special needs learning environments.
Foundations of Special Education : An Introduction by
A unique cross-disciplinary critique of the foundations of Special Education. Covers legal, conceptual, medical, pharmacological, neuropsychological, social, behavioural, cognitive, psychotherapeutic, psycholinguistic, technological and pedagogical foundations. Provides examples of how each foundation provides insights or practical contributions to special education generally, and to specific disabilities and disorders in particular.
Special Education Past, Present, and Future by
This volume explores serious challenging behavior in schools, with an emphasis on promising and research-based approaches to dealing with such behavior. Topics include what we know about the nature and extent of the problem, addressing extreme forms of noncompliance; dealing with serious disruptive behavior; violence prevention programs; school-wide response to aggression and violence; issues of covert antisocial behavior; functional behavioral assessment and function-based interventions; legal and policy considerations in disciplining students with disabilities; and promising and needed avenues for further research.
Acting Antics A Theatrical Approach to Teaching Social Understanding to Kids and Teens with Asperger Syndrome by
This fun and inspiring step-by-step program provides the full set of tools for developing social understanding in children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) through drama. Cindy B. Schneider explains how the central processes in acting - including making and interpreting inferences from non-verbal cues, taking another's perspective, and formulating language - can be highly effective ways of addressing social cognition deficits in children with AS.
