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Stating a case for the 'unstatemented' - children with special educational needs in mainstream schools
- Author:
- LUNDY Laura
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Law Quarterly, 10(1), 1998, pp.39-51.
- Publisher:
- Jordan Publishing
Although all local education authorities (LEAs) have obligations towards all children who have special educational needs, there is a distinction between children for whom a statement is maintained and the children for whom no statement is maintained. This article provides an analysis of the legal obligations to children with special educational needs but for whom no statement is maintained, to compare their treatment with that made for children for whom a statement is maintained, and to provide an evaluation of the legislative provision in this area.
The effectiveness of solutions-focused therapy with children in a school setting
- Authors:
- FRANKLIN Cynthia, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 11(4), July 2001, pp.411-434.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Examines the effectiveness of solutions-focused therapy with children in a school setting using AB single-case designs. The research team provided 5 to 10 sessions of solution-focused therapy services to seven children who were referred with learning disabilities and classroom behaviourial problems. Data from Conners Teacher Rating Scales were analyzed using visual analysis of the data in relationship to clinical change scores, effect sizes, and improved percentage scores. Results indicate that solution-focused therapy was followed by positive changes on a range of behaviourial problems. Concludes that solution-focused therapy shows promise for helping special education students with their academic difficulties and classroom behaviours.
The SEN Bill: fine principles but will it work in practice?
- Author:
- ASPIS Simone
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 14(3), January 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
As the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Bill reaches its final stages in parliament, the author argues that although the Bill gives disabled children and those with special education needs the right to mainstream education, mixing SEN and disability could lead to confusion and to some children, particularly those in care, failing to benefit.
Do special schools have a role in supporting the process of inclusion
- Authors:
- TILSTONE Christina, ROSE Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 5(4), November 2000, pp.35-43.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The future provision of education for pupils with special educational needs is at the heart of an international debate, and the inclusion of all pupils in mainstream schools has been the subject of many papers and discussions. In this paper, the authors observe that, despite general acceptance of humanistic arguments, there remains a dearth of research into the efficacy of inclusive practices. In calling for more evaluation, they suggest that the role of special schools for pupils with the most complex learning needs has been overlooked, and that their potential expertise should be harnessed in the move towards inclusion.
Delivering therapy services for students with high support needs: perceptions of roles, priorities and best practice
- Authors:
- DULE Kim, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 24(3), September 1999, pp.243-263.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Presents the results of a survey of therapists providing services to students with high support needs in New South Wales. The survey examined therapists perceptions of their roles, criteria used to set priorities for therapy services, decision making authority and agreement with best practice related to the collaborative team approach and implementation of those practices. Practices associated with a collaborative team approach received both a higher level of agreement and reported implementation than practices not associated with the approach.
Resourced schools help bring children into the mainstream
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, 35, February 1999, p.4.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
Looks at how Stockport has improved prospects to inclusive education.
Assessment and service provision for children with autism
- Author:
- CHRISTIE Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 3(3), July 1998, pp.7-12.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Considers issues in the assessment of, and provision made for, children with autism. Reference is made to some of the key principles of current legislation and guidance, together with developments in the voluntary sector. These are discussed in the context of personal experience of managing a school for children with autism and diagnostic and assessment services for children with disorders of development and communication.
The integration of children with severe learning difficulties: a review of the recent literature
- Author:
- FARRELL Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(1), 1997, pp.1-14.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews recent literature on the effects of integrating children with severe learning difficulties (or severe intellectual disabilities) into mainstream schools, and discusses some of the inherent methodological problems in evaluating integration. The literature review the following courses areas: the role of support workers in facilitating integration; the effect of integration on communication and linguistic interaction; the relevance of curriculum differentiation; the impact of the age, ability and behaviour of the children with disabilities on integration; the effects of integration on children without disabilities; the attitudes of mainstream teachers and Local Education Authority staff towards integration. Concludes with a summary of the main findings and discusses the implications for future, policy, provision and research.
Raising the achievements of pupils with special educational needs
- Author:
- DAVIE Ron
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 124, March 1996, pp.9-10.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
The author, a Consulting Psychologist, reflects on the real avenues to achievement for children with special educational needs while cautioning us to be wary of a system which, however positively, insists on rendering these children 'different'.
A right not a privilege
- Author:
- THOMPSON Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.8.95, 1995, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Many parents of children with special needs are fighting to be able to send them to mainstream schools, and they feel education social workers are not their natural allies. Looks at the reasons why.