Understanding children with special needs [electronic resource] / [electronic resource] / Lynn Stow, Lorna Selfe.
Series: Routledge library editions. Special educational needs ; 52.Publisher: London : Routledge, 2018Description: 1 online resource (298 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780429997853 (e-book); 9780429997853 (PDF ebook)Subject(s): Teacher training | Disabled childrenGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 371.9 LOC classification: LC4015Online resources: Click here Summary: Originally published in 1989. This book is designed as an introduction to the field of special education for all those students and professionals - teachers, social workers, psychologists, medical officers, nurses, speech therapists and others - who encounter children with special needs. The authors first discuss current legislation in its historical context and draw attention to the major issues and controversies. They go on to analyse a variety of learning difficulties. Physical and sensory disabilities, emotional and behavioural problems, may all give rise to special educational needs. The book then considers how children's special needs may be met in terms of curriculum, resources and provisions. It concludes with some prognostications and a critical review of current practice.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| EBOOK | Lanyon Plaza Library ONLINE | EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 145133-2001 |
Originally published in 1989. This book is designed as an introduction to the field of special education for all those students and professionals - teachers, social workers, psychologists, medical officers, nurses, speech therapists and others - who encounter children with special needs. The authors first discuss current legislation in its historical context and draw attention to the major issues and controversies. They go on to analyse a variety of learning difficulties. Physical and sensory disabilities, emotional and behavioural problems, may all give rise to special educational needs. The book then considers how children's special needs may be met in terms of curriculum, resources and provisions. It concludes with some prognostications and a critical review of current practice.
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