Learning Disabilities

Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficulty that affects the acquisition of numerical skills. A far larger number of pupils, while not dyscalculic, fail to acquire the basic numerical skills required for everyday life. Whatever the cause of poor...

The new edition of Dyslexia is written for parents of dyslexic children and the professionals who work with them, and provides information on the role parents can play in supporting their dyslexic child. This updated edition contains new material and...

Effective Teaching Strategies for Dyscalculia and Learning Difficulties in Mathematics provides an essential bridge between scientific research and practical interventions with children. It unpacks what we know about the possible cognitive causation of...

Language for Learning in the Secondary School employs the same easy-to-use format as the best-selling Primary version of this book but has been adapted to meet the specific needs of secondary school teachers. This indispensable resource is packed full of...

This practical handbook offers advice on strategies for meeting the special educational needs of children with Down's syndrome in mainstream schools. The aim is to increase the confidence of support assistants, teachers, SENCOs and senior managers in...

Children who have low self-confidence; a negative attitude towards school; score below average on assessments of language comprehension; and have an erratic pattern of errors with no specific linguistic weaknesses on assessments of comprehension, may be...

Daniel Pennac has never forgotten what it was like to be a very unsatisfactory student, nor the day one of his teachers saved his life by assigning him the task of writing a novel. This was the moment Pennac realized that no-one has to be a failure for...

First Runner-Up in the 2006 Writer's Notes Book Awards, this book utilizes the strengths of children with ASD to help them develop new skills. Tasks are visually oriented, consistent; expectations are clear. Children learn motor, matching, sorting,...

Bursting with practical advice, suggestions and handy tips, providing readers with a positive starting point for sharing ideas and good practice, this is a key practical guide to making learning accessible for primary and secondary school pupils with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646044054Author Kristina SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses Press

Teaching Strategies for Neurodiversity and Dyslexia in Actor Training addresses some of the challenges met by acting students with dyslexia and highlights the abilities demonstrated by individuals with specific learning differences in actor training. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780915190355Author Barbara Meister VitaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Jalmar Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Jalmar Press

Building Language using LEGO (R) Bricks is a flexible and powerful intervention tool designed to aid children with severe receptive and expressive language disorders, often related to autism and other special educational needs.This practical manual...

No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best...

The purchase of the TASS manual includes access to the downloadable assessment tool for one user. If you would like to purchase additional downloads for multiple users, or have any queries, please email TASS@tandf.co.uk for more information.Talkabout...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679781592Author Sally ShaywitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911093008Author Paul MoorcraftFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Tarquin PublicationsPublisher Tarquin PublicationsWeight(grams) 22gDimensions(mm)...

Sensory-being: the enveloping of natural presentness and awareness in an unfolding sensory moment. Sensory Beings: people whose experience of the world, and meaning within it, is primarily sensory. Often these are people who do not have access to...

Research has shown that early identification and intervention is crucial and can in fact minimise, and may even prevent, the challenges of dyslexia from becoming too detrimental at later stages of education. This book offers both research insights and...

Jonathan Mooney blends anecdote, expertise, and memoir to present a new mode of thinking about how we live and learn - individually, uniquely, and with advantages and upshots to every type of brain and body. As a neuro-diverse kid diagnosed with dyslexia...

Although children with mild neuro-developmental problems have been known to physicians for decades, they are increasingly coming to the attention of healthcare professionals and teachers. Careful assessment may identify features of neurological...

The aim of these guidelines is to provide clinicians, managers and service users with statements regarding the clinical management of specific disorders or conditions and in some instances, particular populations. The guidelines assist in the clinical...

This straight-talking and accessible guide for parents of teenagers on the autism spectrum provides down-to-earth advice on coping with the more difficult issues that can arise at home and school during the adolescent years.Andrew Schlegelmilch discusses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781774822623Author Dr Maria XirouFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Hasmark PublishingPublisher Hasmark PublishingWeight(grams) 531gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Finally - highly effective, field-tested lesson plans for the students in every elementary and middle school classroom who struggle with writing. The practical how-to follow-up to Graham and Harris' popular ""Writing Better"", this book is just what K -...

A practical and hands-on collection of worksheets to help students learn social skills In the newly revised Third Edition of Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, veteran educator Darlene Mannix delivers an invaluable and...

Children with autism often have an intense natural musicality. This book explains how music and language 'work' as systems of communication, and why music holds such a fascination for many young people on the autism spectrum. There are strategies for...

A seminal handbook in the field for more than 20 years, this new and updated edition of Mathematics for Dyslexicsand Dyscalculics contains the latest research and best practices for helping learners with numerical and mathematical difficulties. *...

In children, mental health challenges and communication differences typically combine in complex and inter-related ways. Remarkably, this crucial point is all too often forgotten, and communication is overlooked. Services are frequently fragmented,...

Dyslexia: Theories, Assessment and Support offers a broad perspective on dyslexia, providing a range of views from theory to practice which help explain the continued controversy surrounding the condition. Offering a framework on which to understand the...

Mainstream educational provision for children on the autistic spectrum can be inadequate or inappropriate, and an increasing number of parents dissatisfied with the education system are looking elsewhere for an approach that will suit their children's...

Providing a 'one stop' text, Understanding the Voices and Educational Experiences of Autistic Young People is a unique and comprehensive contribution to bridge the gap between theory, research and practice. Based on the author's teaching and research...

Students with strong executive function skills hold the keys to school and social success--from attention and impulse control to time management and organization. Now K-12 teachers have a practical, highly readable guide to enhancing these critical...

This updated new edition is a practical guidebook for parents, teachers and other professionals supporting children with sensory and motor learning difficulties. It offers an understanding of developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and the impact that...

The book will covers a wide range of approaches to teaching and learning and demonstrates how mathematics can be related to personal and social development, communication and thinking skills. Written with the non-specialist in mind and including plenty...

Help children and teens with social-emotional and cognitive challenges develop critical new skills with this quick-guide to the popular DIRFloortime (R) model. Certified DIRFloortime (R) experts show parents and professionals how to promote skill...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399528095Author Ronald G. DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1g

By understanding why children struggle with maths, teachers are better equipped to provide effective support and nurture confidence in low-achievers. Numeracy and Learning Difficulties includes how to tackle common learning difficulties by following...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062225931Author David FlinkFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint William Morrow & CompanyPublisher William Morrow & CompanyWeight(grams) 249g

Now in its second edition, Speech and Language Therapy: the decision-making process when working with children reveals how recent research and changes in health and education services have affected the decision-making process in the assessment and...