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The encyclopedia of learning disabilities
- Authors:
- TURKINGTON Carol, HARRIS Joseph R., AMERICAN BOOKWORKS
- Publisher:
- Facts on File
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 304p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This is a comprehensive guide to all types of learning disabilities, including how they function, how they can be diagnosed, and how they can be treated. Today, learning disabilities are becoming more and more common. With more than 650 entries, 25 of which are new, this thoroughly revised and updated volume explains all the relevant topics from special legislation to educational tools to child development. Appendixes listing important organizations, government information, sources, assistive technology resources, and relevant books and Web sites make this the most comprehensive handy reference on learning disabilities available.
Children with special needs: assessment, law and practice; caught in the Acts
- Author:
- FRIEL John
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 230p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains chapters on: legal rights of children with special needs; identifying children with special needs - assessment; request for assessment; the statutory duty to make provision for children with special needs; the code of practice on the identification and assessment of special educational needs; children under the age of five years; criteria for deciding to make a statement; annual reviews, amending statements and ceasing to maintain statements; rights of appeal; practice and procedure in tribunal; and appeals to the High Court from the tribunal and the enforcement of the statutory duties of local education authorities.
Inclusive learning: report of the Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities Committee
- Authors:
- FURTHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL, TOMLINSON John (chair)
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 271p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines current educational provision for children with learning difficulties to find out whether the new legal requirements of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 are being satisfied, and if they are not how that could be remedied.
Thirty years of change: children with special educational needs
- Author:
- WOLFENDALE Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 7(1), 1993, pp.82-94.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
With reference to reports and educational legislation as key markers, traces developments in special educational needs over 30 years. The terms 'special educational needs' and 'needs' are critically appraised, the effects and impact of reports is examined and two notably significant areas are singled out to chart change over time, namely, working with parents and integration. Finally, the notion of shared responsibility is outlined as a formula for ensuring policy and maintaining provision for special educational needs.
Young adults with special needs: assessment, law and practice; caught in the Acts
- Author:
- FRIEL John
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 136p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Handbook aimed at parents, carers and educators of young people with special needs. Covers the assessment of and procedure for education for young adults.
Children with special needs: assessment, law and practice; caught in the Acts
- Author:
- FRIEL John
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 218p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Updated edition following the implementation of the Education Act 1993 and the new Code of Practice in the Identification and Assessment of Children with Special Needs. Provides information and advice for parents, carers and educators of children with special needs. Also considers the effects of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal.
Special options
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.3.94, 1994, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how discrepancies between the Children Act and the Education Act are leaving disabled children without any services.
Special educational needs: a mainstream issue
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 64p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
One in five children in England and Wales are considered by their school to have special educational needs (SEN). Despite the significant numbers involved, they have remained low profile in education policymaking and public awareness. National targets and performance tables fail to reflect schools’ work with them and a lack of systematic monitoring by schools and local education authorities (LEAs) means that poor practice may go unchallenged. Schools have struggled to balance pressures to raise standards of attainment and become more inclusive. This has been reflected in a reluctance to admit and a readiness to exclude some children, particularly those with behavioural difficulties. The existence of separate structures and processes for children with SEN may have allowed their needs to be seen as somehow different even peripheral to the core concerns of our system of education.
Special educational needs: a mainstream issue
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
One in five children in England and Wales are considered by their school to have special educational needs (SEN). Despite the significant numbers involved, they have remained low profile in education policymaking and public awareness. National targets and performance tables fail to reflect schools’ work with them and a lack of systematic monitoring by schools and local education authorities (LEAs) means that poor practice may go unchallenged. Schools have struggled to balance pressures to raise standards of attainment and become more inclusive. This has been reflected in a reluctance to admit and a readiness to exclude some children, particularly those with behavioural difficulties. The existence of separate structures and processes for children with SEN may have allowed their needs to be seen as somehow different even peripheral to the core concerns of our system of education.
Parent partnership services for special educational needs: celebrations and challenges
- Editor:
- WOLFENDALE Sheila
- Publisher:
- David Fulton
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 148p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book gives an understanding of the growth and operation of special educational needs parent partnership services (PPSs). The book provides information on the latest special needs and disability rights legislation, descriptions of good practice, case studies from practitioners, and guidance on giving and receiving training especially for independent parental supporters.