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Through reflecting on their own developing practice, the contributors recount what the students and themselves have learnt, passing it on in a way which will encourage other teachers to try out ideas of their own.The book considers these practical accounts in a broader educational context and discusses the contribution that drama can make to the whole curriculum.Written by experienced authors who have been teaching young people with special needs for many years.Many teachers new to special education sense that the active,physical aspects of drama may be an invaluable contribution to their classes.This book provides with an insight into a wide range of techniques and ideas upon which to draw for practical classroom work. ... Read more

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This teacher's resource book offers flexible photocopiable worksheets which are designed for use with lower-attaining and special-needs pupils in their work on the National Curriculum core study unit "Medieval Realms". It is a companion to a picture pack for pupils. The Schools History Project special needs support material has been developed to meet a specific demand from schools for material that has all the hallmarks of SHP's "real history" approach - in which pupils investigate issues and explore evidence for themselves, and reach their own conclusions - but which also recognizes the very real problems some pupils have with the language of written source material and the unstructured nature of some historical tasks. These materials are based on the "real history" approach of the "Discovering the Past" series for Key Stage 3 pupils, but it can be used independently or alongside other courses. Together, the Teacher's Resource Book and the Picture Pack provide various flexible schemes of work which should suit the majority of classroom situations. There are three "Pathways" through this material. Pathway 1 is for pupils who have severe difficulties with reading.Using the Picture Pack, pupils can investigate a "minimum entitlement" Medieval Realms unit through the use of pictorial source material alone. Pathway 2 is for lower-ability pupils who can, nonetheless, cope with a certain amount of carefully targeted reading and writing. The Picture Pack and the differentiated worksheets, games and stories in the Teacher's Resource Book together aim to provide a flexible alternative to using a textbook. A wide range of activities are provided that should allow pupils to do real history for themselves. This pathway can operate independently of any textbook. Pathway 3 is for use in classes where SHP's "Contrasts and Connections" or "Discovering Medieval Realms" are being used. The Teacher's Resource Book provides a wide range of materials to support slower learners and reluctant readers, by simplifying written source material and providing structures for pupils' written responses to questions in the textbook. SHP's "Medieval Realms" unit was awarded the "TES History Textbook Award" in 1993. ... Read more

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This material is based on the "real history" approach of the Schools History Project series "Discovering the Past". These special needs support materials for "The Making of the UK" are intended to support history teaching with low-attaining or special needs pupil. "The Making of the UK" is Study Unit 2 in the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum. All pupils in Y8 study this unit. The materials provide: a 224-page photocopiable teacher's resource book; a picture pack (16 cards) with teaching notes; and a pupil's workbook. Together, these elements provide several flexible learning pathways through "The Making of the UK" to support a wide range of pupils, from those who have severe difficulties with reading (for whom the picture pack provides a minimum entitlement), to those who simply need more structured exercises or simpler source material than their peers are using. The materials can be used alongside SHP's core textbooks "Societies in Change" or "Discovering the Making of the UK", or entirely independently. ... Read more

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This teachers' resource book is designed to support lower-attaining pupils and special needs pupils following National Curriculum Geography in England, Wales and Northern Ireland or who are following Environmental Studies in Scotland. The book provides a bank of differentiated photocopiable worksheets that can complement existing textbook-based courses in schools, or be a self-contained Geography course in its own right.;Pathway two is for lower-achieving pupils who nonetheless can cope with a certain amount of carefully-targeted reading and writing. The students' picture pack and the teachers' resource book together provide a worksheet-based course. Pathway three is for pupils who are following a textbook-based course, but who need additional support in the form of differentiated pupil tasks targeted on particular skills, themes or case studies. This resource book provides such tasks and activities. The materials place a particular emphasis on group work, collaborative work, manipulative tasks and personal investigation. ... Read more

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After four years of research and associated with the UNESCO teacher education project, "Special Needs in the Classroom" has been written to provide a source of ideas for teacher educators who wish to improve teachers' skills in dealing with pupil diversity in mainstream schools. There has been a growing awareness that conventional systems of categorization are inadequate for representing the diversity of special needs, and that mainstream schools will have to adapt in order to provide for all their pupils. The book promotes a rethinking of our perception of the nature of special needs by arguing that the dominant approaches to educational difficulty can in fact work to the disadvantage of those children they aim to serve. It goes on to state the teacher education changes that would necessarily be entailed. A description of the UNESCO project is given, with an account of the research undertaken. Full advice on teacher education methods is offered, including accounts of initiatives already undertaken. ... Read more

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This text is based on papers from an international symposium which discussed current trends in teacher education for special needs in Europe. One central principle emerges - that special education needs should be included in the initial and continuing education of teachers. ... Read more

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This book provides case-study research and evaluation in special education needs, carried out by class teachers in ordinary and special schools. They discuss their experience of the problems and possibilities of teacher research and offer advice on information-gathering, analysis and writing up. This is a TES and NASEN 1993 award-winning title. ... Read more

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A flexible, ready-to-use activities program to help special students in grades 6-12

The updated new edition of this valuable resource offers an exciting collection of 200 ready-to-use worksheets to help adolescents build the social skills they need to interact effectively with others and learn how to apply these skills to various real-life settings, situations, and problems. The book provides 20 complete teaching units focusing on 20 basic social skills, such as being a good listener, "reading" other people, and using common sense.

Darlene Mannix, MA (La Porte, IN), has 26 years of experience as a classroom teacher and is the bestselling author of numerous books for special educators, including Social Skills Activities for Special Children (978-0-87628-868-9), Life Skills Activities for Special Children (978-0-87628-547-3), Writing Skills Activities for Special Children (978-0-7879-7884-6), and Character Building Activities for Kids (978-0-13-042585-0). ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Great resource for Aspergers Social Skills
I would like to recommend this book for all Professional and parents who are assisting individuals with Aspergers or and ASD condition. This is an easy to use and very practical resource that I have personally found to be very effective. I am responsible for a Outreach Service to individuals with a diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome in Ireland. I look forward to other resources for this author.

For the mentally challenged teen
This book really doesn't apply (except for a FEW pages) to my students.It's more for teens who are higher functioning or not at all mentally challenged.I can see for troubled teens that it would be helpful.

Social Skills Activities
I really like the book I use it every week. It has activities for several of my clients.

good books
Great book!I am using this with my 5th grade son who has attention issues as well as my 4th grade son.The book is very user friendly.It teaches skills I would not necessarily think of - but useful.I definitely think this will improve both of their social skills.

Excellent Exercises
I have two stepsons, ages 10, one with PDD-NOS and the other with Aspergers. We have done the first two lessons with my stepson who has PDD-NOS and it is really covering subjects that are vital to his social success. The book approaches them in fairly mature ways that are still simple enough for him. I think it would be appropriate for children older than him but I liked this book for him more than the other version for younger children. I think he is right on the edge for age appropriate for this book, so I would recommend it for over 10 years. ... Read more

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Including Students with Special Needs takes a non-categorical approach to the topic of inclusionary practices, drawing on the authors' own INCLUDE model to help all students achieve success regardless of their specific category of exceptionality. This book offers strategies for teaching students with disabilities in inclusive settings. By drawing on author Marilyn Friend's experience in elementary education and author William Bursuck's in secondary education this book examines the needs of students with low-incidence and high-incidence disabilities at both the elementary and secondary levels. For preservice and in-service special educators in elementary and secondary schools.

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Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this helpful guide presents the key components of highly effective instruction and the accommodations to be made for students with special needs. ... Read more

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Helps improve a teacher's computer skills with classroom-relevant hands-on exercises, provides suggestions for using educational software and the Internet in the classroom, and helps instructors learn ways to adapt the computer and curriculum for learners with special needs. Designed as primary text for courses in Special Education Technology taught in Special Education departments, and as supplementary text for courses in Educational Technology taught in Educational Technology or Curriculum & Instruction depts. ... Read more

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Numerous studies have cited lack of administrativesupport as the most frequent source of attritionamong special educators. Not much is known, however,about what school principals actually do or say thatis perceived as effective administrative support.This study used a combined quantitative andqualitative approach designed to gain knowledgethrough survey methodology and semi-structuredinterviews based on four dimensions of support:emotional, instrumental, informational, andappraisal. Surveys were distributed to teachers atfive elementary schools in California. In addition,to allow for discussion and obtain more in depthresponses, semi-structured interviews were conductedwith three of the special education teachers andthree of the general education teachers who weresurveyed, and three of their principals. Results ofthe study revealed some significant differences inhow special and general education teachers andprincipals view administrative support, and whattype of support they perceive to be most important. ... Read more

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This book presents essential information in the fieldof second language teacher college education andpreparation. The study was conducted to seekperceptions of pre-service teachers toward inclusionof English language learners with special needs ingeneral education. The book provides interestingquantitative and qualitative analysis of the datacollected from a sample of pre-service teachers whopursued graduate programs in education. The studyalso designed to determine the extent to whichcertain personal and professional factors influencetheir perceptions toward inclusion policies andpractices for this group of students. ... Read more