Teaching of students with physical impairments or disabilities Books
John Wiley & Sons Inc Teaching Mathematics to Deaf Children
Book SynopsisFrom an early age, deaf children excel in thinking about and remembering what they learn through visual spatial instruction. This strength in information processing can be used in the mathematics classroom to achieve better learning outcomes. This book discusses ways to teach deaf children about the four arithmetic operations through spatial representation in problem solving. Examples for the teaching of fractions and graphs are also included. These visual representations are useful to support the children's understanding of mathematical concepts and to promote peer collaboration. The teaching programme was tested with deaf children in six schools with excellent results: the children in the project made significantly more progress in one school year than expected for either deaf and hearing children over the same time. This work was made possible through the generous support of The Nuffield Foundation.Trade Review"...this book gives a comprehensive account of the mathematical tests and assessments used with both deaf and hearing children..." (British Association of Community Doctors in Audiology Newsletter, April 2005)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Conventions used for descriptions of interviews. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 Counting and its creative uses. Chapter 3 Additive reasoning: connecting addition and subtraction. Chapter 4 Reading and writing numbers. Chapter 5 Multiplicative reasoning: connecting multiplication, division and many other mathematical ideas. Chapter 6 Teaching mathematics to deaf children: how the story began and the happy ending. References. Index.
£35.10
John Wiley & Sons Inc Deafness and Education in the UK: Research
Book SynopsisThis collection of research in deafness and education should be of interest to UK and overseas readers alike. It addresses key aspects of research in the UK within the areas of learning support, understanding progress and achievement and interaction at home and at school. Its content should be of interest to a wide range of professionals: teachers; doctors; audiologists; habilitation staff; speech and language therapists; and academics such as lecturers and researchers. For students of deaf education and special educational needs, as well as some parents of deaf children, it should serve as a useful contemporary text. The editors' aim has been to make current and on-going research from a variety of disciplines accessible to this wide range of readers. Descriptions of research context and up-to-date referencing in each chapter should prove useful as sources and hints for further reading.Table of ContentsPart 1. Interaction at Home and at School, Deaf Adults and Family intervention Projects. Interaction With a Deaf Child. The Contributions Made by mother, Father and Sister. Conversations Where English is an Additional language. Spoken Communication Between Deaf and Hearing Pupils. Deaf Children in Hearing Classrooms. Teacher-pupil Talk in Secondary Schools. Part 2. Focus on Progress and Attainment. Developing a Picture of Attainments and Progress of deaf Children in Primary Schools. Sign Bilingual Deaf Children's Writing strategies. Responses to Different Sources for Writing, Promoting Social and emiotional Development in Deaf Chldren. Research Into Outcomes From Paediatric cochlear Implantation. Pilot Study of Two-channel Compression Hearing Aid. Investigating Text Support for Deaf Students. Bsl/english Interpreting in higher Education. Index.
£60.75
John Wiley & Sons Inc Communication Skills in Hearing-Impaired Children
Book SynopsisReviews work in the area of communication and communication skills as they relate to the hearing-impaired child. Topics covered include: the aims of human communication; cognitive mechanisms; and speech intelligibility.
£69.26
Harvard Educational Publishing Group New Directions in Special Education: Eliminating Ableism in Policy and Practice
Book SynopsisWith this volume, leading scholar and disability advocate Thomas Hehir opens a new round of debate on the future of special education. Extending the conceptual framework developed in his seminal 2002 article in the Harvard Educational Review, "Eliminating Ableism in Education," Hehir examines the ways that cultural attitudes about disability systematically distort the education of children with special needs and uses this analysis to lay out a fresh approach to special education policy and practice. Hehir traces the roots of "ableism"--the pervasive devaluation of people with disabilities--and shows how negative attitudes continue to shape debates in the field. He assesses recent trends in special education policy, particularly the shift of emphasis from compliance to outcomes, and discusses in depth the successes and limitations of the inclusion movement. He also investigates the impact of standards-based reforms on children with disabilities and critically examines the promise of Universal Design for Learning. Drawing on the personal narratives of successful adults with disabilities, Hehir outlines principles for decision making about special education at every level, from the family to the classroom, school, and district, as well as recommendations for state and federal policy.
£27.16
John Wiley & Sons Inc This Book Doesn't Make Sense: Living and Learning
Book SynopsisAs a parent and teacher Jean Augur learned to cope positively with dyslexia for over 20 years. This book records the stages in the development of the awareness of dyslexia both at home and in the classroom. It concludes by setting out the ways and means to help dyslexics to help themselves.Table of ContentsThe Measurement of Reading. Reading Difficulties Explained. The influence of Intelligence. The Importance of Mental Age. The Teaching of reading. Dyslexia Examined. The Dyslexic Child. Asssessment of The Dyslexic child. Possible Causes. (i) The Brain and Vision, Possible Causes. (ii) Phonemic awareness, Help for The Dyslexic, Advice for Parents. Other Issues/questions. Useful Information. A Brief History of Dyslexia.
£30.35
John Wiley & Sons Inc Communication Options in the Education of Deaf
Book SynopsisThis book examines critically three broad categories of communication approach which are currently advocated by the different schools of thinking concerned with the socialization and education of deaf children. These are: the "auditory-oral", the "total communication" and the "bilingual approach". In each case the claims for the approach are identified, the arguments offered for are assessed and the counter-claims made by the critics are presented. The research relating to the efficacy of each approach is reviewed and the validity of the available evidence is examined. The unresolved ideological and political features of the debate are also discussed. This book is addressed primarily to teachers of the deaf, student teachers of the deaf and parents of deaf children. It should also be useful to professionals such as speech therapists and educational psychologists who work with deaf children.Table of ContentsPreface. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 The auditory-oral approach. What is involved in an auditory-oral approach? The case for oralism. Evidence supporting an auditory-oral appraoch. Problems with oralism. Chapter 3 Total Communication. What is involved in a Total Communication approach? The case for a TC approach. An evaluation of TC. The future of TC. Chapter 4 The bilingual approach. The case for bilingualism What is involved in a bilingual approach? An evaluation of the bilingual approach. Chapter 5 Discussion and conclusion. References. Index.
£56.95
John Wiley & Sons Inc Reading Development and Dyslexia
Book SynopsisExplanations of reading disorders need to be framed in terms of theories of the normal development of reading and spelling. This collection of papers, based on a selection of those to be presented to the Third International Conference of the British Dyslexia Association, in April 1994, brings together studies of dyslexia and normal reading development. Key topics include the role of underlying language skills for the development of reading and reading disorders, individual differences amongst dyslexic readers, the biological bases of dyslexia, and techniques for improving reading skills in dyslexic and other poor readers.Table of ContentsThe Normal Development of Reading Skills. The Nature and Causes of reading Difficulties. The Remediation of Reading Difficulties.
£56.00
Harvard Educational Publishing Group A Policy Reader in Universal Design for Learning
Book SynopsisUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) stands at the forefront of contemporary efforts to create access to education curricula for all students, including those with disabilities. This policy reader comprises a notably wide range of articles that address the challenges and opportunities facing policy makers as they consider UDL’s implications for federal, state, and local policy. It includes essays that place UDL in the context of the education field as a whole and that examine how UDL might inform pressing contemporary discussions about accountability and access to the curriculum. The volume also sheds light on various assistive technologies. It concludes by considering contemporary assessments of student learning and teacher effectiveness, and points to how they might be improved through UDL and by expanding opportunities for learning to more young people.
£28.76
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. My Life of Language
Book SynopsisPaul W. Ogden has dedicated his life to educating young deaf and hard of hearing people and raising awareness of what it means to be deaf in a hearing world. He has taught and mentored a generation of teachers, and his classic volume, The Silent Garden, has served as a guide for parents and educators for over thirty years. Now he tells his personal story of challenges faced and lessons learned, revealing that the critical, guiding factors for him have always been language and successful communication. Born in a time when many deaf children had no access to language, Paul learned spoken and written language skills at a young age through the painstaking efforts of his mother. His tight-knit family, which included one deaf and two hearing older brothers, facilitated open and constant communication using a variety of methods. His father was a pastor who was involved in the civil rights movement. Despite the family's closeness, his father struggled with depression, an illness that would take the life of one of Paul's brothers. As a student at a residential deaf school where the use of American Sign Language (ASL) was suppressed, Paul continued to build on the speech and lipreading skills he had learned at home. He returned home for high school and graduated as co-valedictorian unaware of the standing ovation he received as he walked to the podium. Following a rewarding experience as an undergraduate at Antioch College, Paul went on to earn a PhD from the University of Illinois, a rare accomplishment for a deaf person at that time. During his graduate studies, he finally had the opportunity to learn ASL. As an award-winning professor of Deaf Studies at California State University, Fresno, he successfully petitioned for the university to recognize ASL as a language, and he established the Silent Garden program, which has grown into a flourishing provider of training and resources to support the Deaf community. In My Life of Language, Paul offers eloquent reflections on both the joyful and difficult periods of his life as he navigated relationships, faced discrimination, questioned his faith, and found great happiness in his marriage.
£22.50
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. Ears, Eyes, and Hands – Reflections on Language,
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£25.00
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. A Constant Struggle – Deaf Education in New South
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£30.00
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. Advances in Educational Interpreting
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£60.80
Information Age Publishing Special Education During the Pandemic
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£42.38
Ediciones Aljibe, S.L. Jugando y Aprendiendo Juntos: Modelo de
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£19.16
Taylor & Francis Valuing Profoundly Disabled People
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£42.99
Taylor & Francis Learning through Touch Supporting Learners with Multiple Disabilities and Vision Impairment through a Bioecological Systems Perspective
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£118.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Language Development and Social Interaction in Blind Children Psychology Press Routledge Classic Editions
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£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Children with Visual Impairments
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£175.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Children with Visual Impairments
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£50.34
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Effective Teachers Guide to Sensory and Physical Impairments Sensory Orthopaedic Motor and Health Impairments and Traumatic Brain Injury The Effective Teachers Guides
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Seasonal Activities for Sensorimotor Development Speechmark Practical Activity Resource
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Approaching Disability
Book SynopsisDisability Studies is an area of study which examines social, political, cultural, and economic factors that define ''disability'' and establish personal and collective responses to difference. This insightful new text will introduce readers to the discipline of Disability Studies and enable them to engage in the lively debates within the field. By offering an accessible yet rigorous approach to Disability Studies, the authors provide a critical analysis of key current issues and consider ways in which the subject can be studied through national and international perspectives, policies, culture and history.Key debates include: The relationship between activism and the academy Ways to study cultural and media representations of disability The importance of disability history and how societies can change National and international perspectives on children, childhood and education Table of Contents1. Approaching disability: foundational perspectives 2. Approaching disability: global perspectives 3. Critical perspectives on disability and childhood 4. Critical perspectives on disability and culture 5. Critical perspectives on disability and history 6. Critical perspectives on disability and identity politics 7. Critical issues: researching disabled children in the social world 8. Critical issues: Theorising Bodies in the Social World 9. Conclusion: Final Thoughts and Future Directions
£39.99
Random House USA Inc Seeing Voices
Book SynopsisThe renowned neurologist and bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat takes us on a journey into the world of deaf culture, and the underpinnings of the remarkable visual language of the congenitally deaf. This book will shake your preconceptions about the deaf, about language and about thought.... One of the finest and most thoughtful writers of our time. —Los Angeles Times Book ReviewLike The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this is a fascinating voyage into a strange and wonderful land, a provocative meditation on communication, biology, adaptation, and culture. In Seeing Voices, Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the subject of deafness, and the result is a deeply felt portrait of a minority struggling for recognition and respect—a minority with its own rich, sometimes astonishing, culture and unique visual language, an extraordinary mode of communication that tells us much about the basis of language in hearing people as well. Seeing Voices is, as Studs Terkel has written, an exquisite, as well as revelatory, work.
£15.26
Council for Exceptional Children Integrating Transition Planning into the IEP
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£40.51
Gryphon House,U.S. The Inclusive Early Childhood
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Human Kinetics Publishers Developmental and Adapted Physical Activity
Book Synopsis Assessment in adapted physical education is not a simple task. Variables in assessment instruments and in the administration and interpretation of tests can sometimes generate more questions than answers. That’s why special education and adapted physical activity teachers have come to rely on Developmental and Adapted Physical Activity Assessment. Now in its second edition, this is the one of the only textbooks that focuses solely on assessment, providing valuable and in-depth clarity, guidance, and understanding in the principles and practical applications of assessment. Thorough Examination of the Assessment Process Developmental and Adapted Physical Activity Assessment details the assessment process, explains how to use assessment data when making programming decisions, and reviews specific assessment tools for adapted physical educators and physical therapists. It describes assessment concepts and procedures and provides the information teachers need to accurately assess their students with disabilities. Written by four of the most experienced and trusted specialists in adapted physical activity, Developmental and Adapted Physical Activity Assessment • walks you systematically through the assessment cycle from beginning to end, providing accountability for all involved; • helps you assess the whole student—including social, affective, physical, and cognitive domains—to spur development to its fullest potential; • compares and contrasts existing assessment tools; • offers in-depth case studies in each chapter to reinforce and enhance understanding of real-world challenges; and • includes appendixes with sample write-ups of different assessments. The case studies present assessment problems that focus on real-life situations that teachers encounter daily. These case studies will help teachers learn how to identify which test to use and why. In addition, each chapter supplies key terms, key concepts, and review questions. New to This Edition The authors have updated all the chapters to reflect the latest research, regulations, and standards—all information in the text adheres to the newest National Standards for K-12 Physical Education. The updates also emphasize the decisions made in the assessment process and articulate the rationale behind educational decisions. Updated reviews of specific assessment tools emphasize key points where needed and reflect new information based on the most recent versions of the tests. In addition, Developmental and Adapted Physical Activity Assessment offers the following: • A new chapter on assessing sensory function and cognition • New information about concussions (one of the most common issues that physical educators encounter) and how to assess them • A new web resource featuring digital versions of the assessment forms in the book and links to assessment tools, with suggestions for their use • A new glossary to help with the understanding and study of terms Guide to Multiple Assessments This text will guide teachers in developing written recommendations regarding placement and instructional programming for • motor development and motor skill performance, • physical fitness, • sensory function and cognition, • posture and gait, and • behavior and social competencies. Developmental and Adapted Physical Activity Assessment helps teachers know what tests to use on what people, how to administer the tests, how to interpret the results, and how to plan appropriately for their students. Human Kinetics is proud to publish this book in association with SHAPE America, the national organization that defines excellence for school-based health and physical education professionals across the United States. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Who You Are Assessing Chapter 2. Why You Are Assessing Chapter 3. Getting to Know the Student Chapter 4. Selecting an Appropriate Assessment Instrument Chapter 5. Selecting and Administering Tests Chapter 6. Assessing Motor Development and Motor Skill Performance Chapter 7. Assessing Physical Fitness Chapter 8. Assessing Posture and Gait Chapter 9. Assessing Perception and Cognition Chapter 10. Assessing Behavior and Social Competence Appendix A. Sample Write-Up for Infant and Early Childhood Motor Development Tests Appendix B. Sample Write-Up for Fundamental Motor Patterns Tests Appendix C. Sample Write-Up for Motor Proficiency Tests Appendix D. Sample Write-Up for Sports Skills Tests
£48.60
