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This book is a practical guide for working with children who have special needs. Each chapter includes a scenario depicting a child with a disability, information for the teacher about children with this particular need, and strategies for working with the individual child, the whole class, and the family. Safety issues and resources are included, as well as information on how to adapt classroom materials to meet the needs of all learners. The special needs addressed in this book include autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, speech and language impairments, hearing impairments, vision impairments, orthopedic impairments, cognitive disabilities, and traumatic brain injury.

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Bridging the gap between child development and strategies for inclusion, this volume is designed to help early childhood practitioners and pre-service teachers feel better equipped to meet the needs of all the children in their early childhood setting. Each chapter introduces a child (ages from birth to eight years of age) with one or more special need, including autism, cerebral palsy, Turner Syndrome, ADHD, emotional/behavioural disorders, IDEA, apraxia, Down Syndrome, giftedness, and juvenile diabetes. Advocating a holistic view of working with children, each profile includes: a description of the child; an interview with a family member or early childhood professional describing essential facts and historical incidents in the child's life; an epilogue updating the status of the child; information for educators about the special need covered in the profile; hints for success - teaching strategies for working with children in inclusive classrooms; discussion questions for the classroom; resources for parents and teachers; and an appendix with guidelines for an IEP (Individualized Education Program). ... Read more

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Children with Special Needs; Lessons for Early Childhood Pro
I found this book to be excellant.It follows the early childhood experience of a number of children with different special needs.It covers interviews from parents, educators, and family members.I felt the book really emphasizes the idea that these are, first and foremost, children.They need the same experiences as many "typical" developing children. It also hits hard on the subject of the parental involvement and how important it is in the "BIG PICTURE".I would recommend this book for anyone working with children, preschool teachers, elementary teachers, and childcare providers alike.It is an "Easy Read" full of great and useful information> ... Read more

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special education facts
This book was purchased for a graduate class to help aid in a reference book of special education.This book was extremely useful and something as a teacher I would go back to and review information.The format is great and is very easy to find the information you are looking for.A very great buy for someone in education or taking special education classes.

Great for Gen Ed teachers
As an inclusion facilitator, I highly recommend this book for the general education teacher.It is well organized, well written, and provides detailed but direct overviews about specific learning challenges, as well as accommodations that are viable in the classroom.I read the whole thing from cover to cover and am recommending to all of the teachers that I am working with.

Mr. Yanoff is a wonderful teacher and author.
I am only one of the lucky students who have not only had the pleasure of reading this book, but I have had Mr. Yanoff as one of my teachers.I really only picked this book up because I enjoyed his teaching so much.As a future teacher I can honestly say that after having Mr. Yanoff as a teacher and after reading this book I think that I am ready to take on the challenges in the classroom.Thank you Mr. Yanoff for you wonderful class and for writing this book so I will never forget what you taught me.:) ... Read more

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The challenges of teaching a child who has a disability aremany and varied. Nothing helps the process more than strong collaborationbetween the child's teachers and the child's parents. This new bookis all about creating that collaboration, maintaining it, and usingit to help children who have disabilities reach their personal educationalpotential. The authors take a developmental approach to their subject,focusing on the uniqueness of each family and each child from infancy,through the primary grades, to middle school, high school, and adulthood.Throughout the book, the “voices” of real parents lend authenticity to the material; and the essential role of the family in the education of its children is seen as of paramount importance. This book alsoaddresses current educational trends toward maximum inclusion for all children—children with ethnic, cultural, and linguistic differences as well as those with physical and mental disabilities.For Special Education teachers. ... Read more

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'...this essential new guide will become a critical tool fo teachers of young adults by providing dozens of sample transition plans necessary for designing school-to-adult programs... ... Read more

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This guide focuses on maximizing student achievement by outlining a full range of research-based methods that can be interwoven to create the best instructional plan for special learners. ... Read more

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If you can only get 1 book on the subject . . .
If you need to get one book on the subject of inclusion, this is the one! Great for both general ed and special ed teachers, and should be included in any teacher resource library. ... Read more

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With its cutting-edge online e-book and interactive learning opportunities, college faculty will find this Fourth Edition an exciting new approach to teaching the introductory course in special education. In addition to providing students with a wide array of enrichment resources, self-assessments, activities, and case studies, the online e-book is an interactive version with embedded icons that allow students to access relevant supplements. Students can link back and forth between the content of each chapter and the desired special feature. Designed for both traditional certification programs and alternative programs, such as in-service training, this new edition carries the most current information on inclusive classrooms, transition, diversity, collaboration, and much more. Both the paperback and the online e-book have been designed to fit the needs of college professors and students as well as the staff development needs in the beginning and continued study of special education. ... Read more

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From respected authors with over 30 years’ combined experience in the field of special education, comes this new book written specifically for the special education teacher. The Effective Special Education Teacher: A Practical Guide for Success empowers its readers by preparing them for their classrooms. The book guides special education teachers to success by: helping them to develop a professional portfolio while demonstrating evidence of competency in self-selected areas (e.g., behavior management, collaboration); guiding them in writing lessons plans and IEPS; offering suggestions on how to choose effective instructional and behavioral techniques; including research that supports the methods discussed in the book; suggesting websites for further information; incorporating reflection journal activities; and gives guidance on being evaluated by supervisors. Additionally, the book features reproducible templates and rubrics that can be used by in the classroom, and introduces valuable information to the teacher about professional and ethical standards in the field of special education.

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This handbook lays out in detail the way in which Special Needs Assistants can work in a productive partnership with teachers. ... Read more

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This reference covers the essential aspects of special educational needs important to effective classroom practice and relevant to NQT Induction Standards. It explores: recent legislative changes to the Code of Practice; practical hints and strategies to meet a diversity of pupil learning and behaviour needs; working with parents of SEN children; working with learning support assistants and subject teachers; making effective use of ICT with SEN pupils; and the role of SENCO. ... Read more

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This guide to understanding and preparing for the OFSTED inspection process gives advice on how to get through this process and get the most out of it. It concentrates on special needs but is also relevant to primary and secondary schools. It provides a detailed background to OFSTED inspections and deals with issues such as the purpose of inspections, developing comprehensive plans for dealing with inspections and communicating properly with inspectors. ... Read more

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Published in association with Special Children magazine, this practical and highly flexible resource pack is designed to offer help for all those mainstream teachers who may have children with various sorts of special educational needs in their classes. Each section includes photocopiable worksheets, checklists and practical advice for teachers in mainstream settings. Each section looks in detail at one of the key topics related to learning and behavior problems. Each is based on a straightforward, four-stage "problem to solution" approach through which teachers can build a plan of action for looking at possible solutions to children's needs. ... Read more

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A book demonstrating how the integration of pupils with special needs presents a major challenge to any school, a challenge which has been overcome in one particular school in north London. The book illustrates the benefits that integration has brought in sharpening debate about curricular and organizational strategies. It deals with staffing issues, the role of the LEA, the contribution of outside agencies and future developments. ... Read more

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These 80 easy to adapt strategies work in five steps or fewer to help special educators feel confident about working with co-teachers, teacher aides, support staff, administrators, and families. ... Read more

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In some way, we all touch the lives of special needs kids. Dave Funk helps us understand these unique individuals and the important part we play in their lives.Each page of this book provides:. Tools and insights for those teaching special need kids. Learning at its best through stories and examples. Powerful techniques that help all children.Research-based, legally sound information The lessons in this book are not just for educators, but also for parents, siblings, law enforcement, clergy, and anyone else whose life is touched by special needs kids. These unique individuals touch the lives of all of us and everyone who reads this book will laugh, cry, celebrate, and learn.Dave gives you a brilliant blend of experience born from thousands of interactions with kids, parents, and educators, and solid, psychologically relevant research. Through hundreds of stories and examples gathered over three decades as an educator, he gives a clear picture of special needs kids for who they are, not for who we are afraid they might be. ... Read more

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More for teachers than parents
This is a great book, but I would like to see more specific solutions for children with special needs in the home as part of love and logic program.As a mom to a child on the autistic spectrum I would like some more advice about applying the ideas to my son.

I did loan the book to my sons teacher who really found it useful

With Teachers in Mind
I am a new foster mom with a 5 year old special needs boy.I have used the Love and Logic way of parenting for years on my bio kids with WONDERFUL success!!I purchase this book in hope of some different words of wisdom for parenting our special little guy.I found that this book does have lots of pearls of wisdom, but it is primarily directed to teachers/school staff with disturbed kids. As with every L&L books, it was not a waste of time reading, just not what I expected.There is wonderful ideas and tactics to deal with kids that are "frequent flyers" to the principals office, can't seem to control their behaviors, middle finger problems, behavior IEP's that actually provide results.The book covers the inportance of not being the "I'm the adult, therefore you will respect me" attitudes and the futility of it, and teaches you further how to have the kids buy into the importance of THEM controlling their own behavior.
I feel that this book would best serve our wonderful teachers and administrators (especially administrators) after reading "Teaching with Love and Logic".It sure wouldn't hurt to send to a friend who has the belief that THEIR kid is wonderful, its the whole school is the problem.

Love and Logic is good for "special" kids, too.
Mr. Funk uses the principles of Love and Logic and applies them to working with special needs kids.Lots of stories illustrate his points.This book answered many of my questions about how Love and Logic works with students who are cognitive and behavior impaired.

Awesome Book
This book has a great philosophy behind it and is very helpful for both parents and educators.
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useful and well-organized book
This book can be used to track progress, generate goals, and inform curriculum. It's a well-organized book that parents (especially homeschoolers) and teachers of children with special needs will find useful. I use it in conjunction with "Language Targets to Teach a Child to Communicate," by Luckevich. ... Read more