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Commonsense Methods for Children with Special Educational Needs
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 39.95The new edition of this important and successful book provides teachers with an immediate and comprehensive source of practical ideas for use in regular classrooms. more...
The International Book of Dyslexia
Wiley 2005; US$ 255.00Are difficulties in dyslexia the same the world over? What can we learn from resources and practice in different countries? In this book, individuals, institutions and organisations have been gathered from around the world to report on the policies, resources and training for people with dyslexia and those who work with them. Over 50 countries are... more...
Identification of Learning Disabilities
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 114.95Identification of Learning Disabilities: Research to Practice is the remarkable product of a learning disabilities summit conference convened by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in August 2001 and the activities following that summit. Both the conference and this book were seen as important preludes to congressional reauthorization... more...
Teacher's Guide to Anger Management
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 38.95As schools are making efforts to include children with emotional and behavioural problems, teachers are having to deal with angry and violent pupils almost every day. Paul Blum's latest book offers a recognisable, blunt and truthful account of widespread and often quite horrendous problems affecting teachers today, and offers practical strategies and... more...
Theorising Special Education
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 57.95The field of special needs education is well established, and although it continues to develop in exciting and controversial ways, involving some of education's leading thinkers, many people feel it is lacking a coherent theoretical analysis of its own. Students and practitioners, looking for some solid theory to reinforce their own study or practice,... more...
Surviving and Succeeding in Difficult Classrooms
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 39.95Following the success of the first edition, this revised second edition, brings the reader up-to-date with what it is like to be a teacher in a difficult class, and regularly faced with apathy, defiance and aggression. Sadly, numerous government initiatives since the 1998 publication of the first edition have not transformed the situation for teachers... more...
Slow Learners
Taylor and Francis 1978; US$ 55.95The needs of slow learners as individuals: what is a slow learner?; breaking the circle of failure; what are the objectives? where do we start?; motivation - a prime factor; mutual trust; the role of the teacher; the role of the peer group; the role of the parent; the classroom environment; changing attitudes; expectations of parents, teachers and... more...
Educating drug-exposed children
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 47.95This is the first book to use teachers' experiences to understand how prenatal drug exposure affects children's' development , and how social construction of the problem influences perceptions within schools. more...
Special Kids For Special Treatment
Taylor and Francis 1997; US$ 57.50The decision to transfer a pupil from mainstream to special education can have a profound effect on the child's life. This text exposes the often arbitrary way in which such a decision is made. The author reveals that transferral may reflect factors such as teacher and school tolerance rather than pupil behaviour. Such findings question the whole transfer... more...
Learning and Learning Difficulties
Australian Council for Educational Research 2004; US$ 34.95This text explores a number of different perspectives and theories on human learning and motivation. The author gives significant attention to different types of learning across the curriculum and examines the most effective types of teaching to facilitate different forms of learning. Detailed consideration is given to factors that contribute to... more...









