Gavin Reid, Gad Elbeheri, John Everatt

Assessing Children with Specific Learning Difficulties

A teacher's practical guide

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive book provides all the information that teachers need to know about assessment in relation to their pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties. The why, how and what of assessment will be addressed, whilst the link between assessment and intervention will also be a key focus. Looking at the full range of Specific Learning Difficulties, this book provides practical help on implementing strategies that are tried and tested for use in any classroom. The authors address issues and topics common in inclusive classrooms around the world, including: literacy and numeracy teaching motor development and co-ordination attention factors in learning the key issues on learning differences self esteem and emotional literacy how to enhance skills and the self-sufficiency of teachers. This book also acknowledges that assessment is a process that involves other professionals and parents and shows how to understand and interpret the needs and work of other stakeholders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9780415597593
• ISBN-10: 0415597595
• Artikelnr.: 33762842

Autorenporträt

Gavin Reid is a fully registered Psychologist with the Health and Care Professionals (HCPC) in the UK and the College of Psychologists in British Columbia, Canada. Gad Elbeheri is the Dean of the Australian College of Kuwait; a university providing internationally recognized and accredited tertiary education to the Business and Engineering sectors. John Everatt is a Professor of Education at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: SpLD in Context -Pointers for practice
Chapter 2: Assessment Process
Chapter 3: Teacher Assessment: Literacy
Chapter 4: Teacher Assessment: Numeracy
Chapter 5: Teacher Assessment: Movement
Chapter 6: Behavioural problems Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
and Emotional and Behavioural Disorders
Chapter 7: The Role of the Educational Psychologist and Teacher Assessments
Chapter 8: Recognising and dealing with Self-esteem, motivation and
emotional needs
Chapter 9: Identifying and Utilising Learning Preferences and Styles
Chapter 10: Higher Education and the Workplace
Chapter 11: Developing an Assessment Framework
Chapter 12: Sources and resources - some guidance
References