The What Teachers Need to Know About series aims to refresh and expand basic teaching knowledge and classroom experience. Books in the series provide essential information about a range of subjects necessary for today's teachers to do their jobs effectively. These books are short, easy-to-use guides to the fundamentals of a subject with clear reference to other, more comprehensive, sources of information. Other titles in the series include ""Teaching Methods"", ""Numeracy"", ""Spelling"", ""Reading and Writing Difficulties"", ""Learning Difficulties"" and ""Personal Wellbeing"". ""Students with Disabilities"" provides a concise overview of a wide range of disabilities that have an impact on students' learning and development. Main topics include: intellectual disability, autism, Asperger syndrome, other pervasive developmental disorders, language disorders, physical and health impairments, vision and hearing impairments, and emotional and behavioural disorders. It describes clearly the main features of each disability, the priority needs of individuals with the disability, and effective methods for teaching these students. This book, by internationally acclaimed researcher and author Peter Westwood, aims to provide practising teachers, teachers in training and other school personnel such as guidance officers, school counsellors, and classroom assistants, with up-to-date factual information.

About the Author
Dr Peter Westwood has been an Associate Professor of Education and has taught all ages groups, in schools, colleges and universities around the world. He holds awards for excellence in teaching from Flinders University in South Australia and from the University of Hong Kong. Peter has published many books and articles on the subject of learning and learning difficulties, and is currently an educational consultant working out of Macau, China.


Book Information
ISBN 9780864318695
Author Peter Westwood
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Publisher Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Weight(grams) 350g