Christine Turner

Supporting Children with Learning Difficulties

Holistic Solutions for Severe, Profound and Multiple Disabilities

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Produktbeschreibung

How do you teach history to a child who can't remember what she had for dinner? What difference will it make to a child's counting skills if you place the objects in a line, rather than dropped randomly on the table? Will breaking down a task into smaller steps help a young person learn how to dress himself? Children with learning disabilities do not follow set patterns of learning, and yet often they are expected to learn in the same way as their non-disabled peers. Christine Turner draws on 25 years' experience gained from teaching children with severe, profound and multiple disabilities to provide an introduction to learning disabilities and the effect they have on the individual and the family. She proposes holistic strategies to ensure that every child makes progress, regardless of the extent of their disability. All aspects of learning, from the simplest forms of non-verbal communication to the way ICT can motivate and inspire are explored in this practical and informal guide for anyone wanting to support a child with learning difficulties.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 169mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781441121776
• ISBN-10: 1441121773
• Artikelnr.: 32820143

Autorenporträt

Christine Turner has spent 25 years teaching children aged 3-19 years with severe, profound and multiple learning disabilities in special schools across the United Kingdom, as well as working as a curriculum coordinator.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments \ Preface \ A Note on Terminology \ 1. A Brief Introduction
to Learning Disabilities \ 2. Effects of a Learning Disability upon the
Child \ 3. Effects of a Learning Disability upon the Family \ 4. Profound
and Multiple Learning Difficulties \ 5. Sharing Information \ 6. The
Learning Environment \ 7. Language and Communication \ 8. Augmentative and
Alternative Communication \ 9. Making the Curriculum Work \ 10. Learning
Through the Senses \ 11. Breaking Things Down \ 12. ICT (Information and
Communication Technology) \ 13. Assessment, Prompts and Rewards \ 14.
Classroom Essentials \ Further Reading \ Useful Websites \ Glossary \ Index