Controversial Issues in Special Education

ISBN-13: 9781853464621 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 191 str.

Garry Hornby; Mary Atkinson; Jean Howard

Opis

This text considers the rationale of, and research evidence in, support of some of the major controversial issues receiving attention in the field of special education. Based on a course of lectures, it aims to comment on each topic in a manner accessible to teachers, parents and professionals.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Controversial Diagnoses; Chapter 2 Autism; Chapter 3 Dyslexia – Can it be Distinguished from Other Forms of Reading Difficulty?; Chapter 4 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Is it a Distinct Disorder and a Useful Concept?; Part 2 Controversial System-Wide Interventions; Chapter 5 Integration of Children with Special Educational Needs into Mainstream Schools–Inclusion or Delusion?; Chapter 6 Exclusions – Whose Needs are Being Met?; Part 3 Controversial Group Interventions; Chapter 7 Conductive Education – Is it Effective?; Chapter 8 Instrumental Enrichment – Is This the Answer to Raising Standards of Achievement in Our Schools?; Chapter 9 Peer/Parent Tutoring – is it Effective?; Part 4 Controversial Individual Interventions; Chapter 10 Coloured Lenses and Overlays – Do They Really Work?; Chapter 11 Facilitated Communication – Fact or Fantasy?; Chapter 12 Reading Recovery – Does it Work and is it Cost-effective?; Part 5 Conclusion; Chapter 13 Epilogue;

O autorze

Garry Hornby, Mary Atkinson, Jean Howard