Special Education category: 3739 books
Gifted Programming Made Practical
A common sense guide to developing your gifted programme
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2010
It’s a tall order meeting the needs of gifted children while juggling all the other teaching demands. The books in this series offer practical, insightful solutions. Differentiation Made Practical sets out a framework for weaving differentiation into the classroom programme. It offers topic...
Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Early Years
Many Languages - Many Children
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2007
Shortlisted for the Nasen Book that supports SEN and Disability Issues Award 2008
Are children who are exposed to more than one language from birth at an advantage or a disadvantage when starting school?
Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Early Years examines the theoretical, ideological...
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Identification, Education, and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
The fourth edition of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Identification, Education, and Treatment continues the mission of its predecessors: to present a comprehensive, readable, and up-to-date overview of the field of autism; one that links research, theory, and practice in ways that are accessible to students,...
E-Portfolios and Global Diffusion
Solutions for Collaborative Education
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
As information is increasingly gathered online, the issues surrounding the usefulness, organization and interaction with electronic collection have grown in number and scope. E-Portfolios and Global Diffusion: Solutions for Collaborative Education addresses the emerging requirements, concerns and applications...
Both Sides of the Table
Autoethnographies of Educators Learning and Teaching With/In [Dis]ability
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
Both Sides of the Table is a set of evocative, heartfelt, personal, and revealing stories, told by educators about how their experiences with disability, personally and in the lives of family members, has affected their understanding of disability. It uses disability studies and critical theory lenses...
Confronting Obstacles to Inclusion
International Responses to Developing Inclusive Education
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2010
Confronting Obstacles to Inclusion uniquely and comprehensively addresses interpretations of inclusive education by drawing upon the experiences and expertise of leading writers and academics who have direct experience of teaching and researching this area around the world.
This landmark publication...
Photography in Educational Research
Critical reflections from diverse contexts
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Photography in education involves the use of photographs to engage research participants in representing and reflecting upon their own experiences. This book explores how photographic images can be used in a range of educational settings in different cultural contexts, as a method of facilitating...
by Karl Konig, Michaela Glockler
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
What does it mean to be human? Human development unfolds in a twofold way. On the one hand, there is an ever-more profound incarnation, or inhabitation, of the physical body. On the other hand, there is the increasing discrimination of the individual objects of the world. Difficulties and obstacles along...
by Madeleine Portwood
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Much research has focused on dyslexia and co-ordination. This book examines the literature and provides a framework to support pupils with dyslexia, not only during PE lessons but in less structured environments, for example during break time when pupils are likely to be involved in physical activities.
Bringing Insider Perspectives into Inclusive Teacher Learning
Potentials and challenges for educational professionals
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
This fascinating text offers a compelling argument for the need to include insider perspectives of disability in teacher education programs, in order to enrich professional understandings and shed light on the reality of living with a disability. With contributions from a highly experienced team of...
by Susan Assouline, Ph.D., Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Build student success in math with the only comprehensive guide for developing math talent among advanced learners. The authors, nationally recognized math education experts, offer a focused look at educating gifted and talented students for success in math. More than just a guidebook for educators,...
by Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Kristen Stephens, Frances Karnes
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Acceleration, or the idea that gifted students should be allowed to move more quickly through a subject area, is a practice supported by a wide body of research. However, it can be a challenge to implement. This book focuses on multiple strategies for accelerating gifted children in any school setting.
In...
by Yvonne Downs
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Ivor Goodson is an immense and vital contributor to the study of education and to educational research. His influence extends across continents, taking in theory and practice, and including topics as diverse as curriculum history and the history of school subjects; change management and reform; teachers’...
Reflections on Gifted Education
Critical Works by Joseph S. Renzulli and Colleagues
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
In this compelling book, more than 40 years of research and development are highlighted in a collection of articles published by Joseph S. Renzulli and his colleagues. Renzulli's work has had an impact on gifted education and enrichment pedagogy across the globe, based on the general theme of the...