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Promoting inclusive practice
- Editors:
- TILSTONE Christina, FLORIAN Lani, ROSE Richard
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 300p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at current policies around including children with learning difficulties in mainstream schools and at how this aim can be achieved. Discusses: the practicalities of inclusive education; the gap between inclusive policy and practice; re-configuring the role of special schools; and how the process of inclusion will develop beyond the classroom.
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.
Getting in on the Act: a review of progress on special educational needs
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
The key issues considered in this update are: more emphasis on enabling mainstream schools to manage children with special educational needs; reducing delays in assessment; and ensuring greater consistency of assessment.
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.
An enquiry into children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in two schools in the southwest of England
- Authors:
- AVRAMIDIS Elias, BAYLISS Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 3(3), Winter 1998, pp.25-35.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study is concerned with investigating the problem of difficult behaviour in schools. This study investigated what constitutes 'disruptive' behaviour and explores teachers' perceptions in two schools in the Southwest of England. Recommendations provided are made on the grounds that schools can do a lot to improve their practice and that all students benefit from circumstances conducive to supporting pupils with disruptive behaviour.
Inclusion: recent research
- Authors:
- BUNCH Gary, VALEO Angela
- Publisher:
- Inclusion Distribution
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 191p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Toronto
Presents papers on inclusive education for disabled children and children with learning difficulties. Looks at: the passage to inclusive education; teacher attitudes; children's attitudes; parents views; socialisation; the structure of lessons and teaching methods; children with behaviour problems, including behaviour management in the classroom; using paraprofessionals; models of education; collaboration and planning in inclusion; and strategies for curriculum development for all stages of education.