Early Childhood Special Education
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Teaching Exceptional Children Teaching Exceptional Children is ideal for introductory courses in early childhood special education at the graduate and undergraduate level. Bayat’s clear and accessible writing, a visually appealing design,... more
Low self-esteem would simply then be defined as not having pride in one’s self or abilities, lack of confidence to stand alone, no self-respect and feelings of inferiority. Let me note that this work is at helping those in the population... more
Lambert, M. (2003) Changing Roles: Collaboration between Special and Mainstream Schools in England. Learn, Journal of the Irish Learning Support Association, 25, pp.41-47
With more and more families presenting with two or more children with autism, this revolutionary treatment method in autism is transforming the lives of these autistic children and their families. Not only that, this approach is healing... more
Students with intellectual disabilities can learn to read. There are three basic approaches to reading instruction with this population: (a) a sight word approach, (b) a phonics or skills-based approach, and (c) a comprehensive approach.... more
‘Gifted and talented’ has become the official way of referring to high-achieving, able school pupils. The author questions the validity and appropriateness of this label and calls for a more sophisticated and inclusive framework.... more
Family involvement in the transition process has been recognized as a critical indicator of successful transition planning. However, many parents take a passive role in their child’s transition IEP meeting. Moreover, despite the clear... more
This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children (PTR-YC) using a single-case experimental design. PTR-YC is a manualized intervention designed to address challenging behaviors for... more
Współczesność to czas wymagający głębokiej refleksji nad dzieciństwem. Wymaga ona przede wszystkim podmiotowego spojrzenia na dziecko jako na Osobę wpisaną w historię, kulturę i społeczeństwo. Współczesność obliguje zatem w pewnym sensie... more
The number of young children with developmental disabilities seems to be escalating in Singapore. This is accompanied by a corresponding increase in the number of early intervention centers to cater to the learning and educational needs... more
This describes how to use basals in a reading workshop setting. This will make reading class more interesting and engaging, and meet the needs of students of varying levels in an inclusive general education setting or a special education... more
Lambert, M. (1998) Conductive Education and MOVE: a descriptive comparison. Learning Resources Journal, 14(1) February 1998, 14-17.
This chapter excerpt describes a better way to help students learn how to spell correctly under authentic writing conditions in an inclusive, multi-level classroom. Video mini-lectures are included.
Purpose: In this study, it has been aimed to determine the effect of 8-week ball-handling training program on upper-lower extremity muscular strength of individuals with Down syndrome. Method: In the study, twenty one individuals who had... more
Direct instruction is a very structured form of teaching where students receive information directly from a teacher. Here the responsibility for students’ learning rests firmly on the teacher. This chapter excerpt describes the salient... more
This study aims to determine the teachers' understanding and needs on reproduction health education at high school for students with Mental Retardation in SLB CG YPPCG Surakarta, SLB PBM Surakarta, SLB YSSD Surakarta and SLB N Surakarta.... more
"Interviewing adolescents is an integral part of the role of an educational psychologist working in schools. However, this stage of development is fraught with difficulties. Adolescents at different stages vary as to what they will... more
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) also known as Developmental verbal Dyspraxia (DVD) is an unusual speech disorder in which a child struggles on realising accurate mouth, jaw and tongue movements in order to speak. Children with CAS have... more
This chapter excerpt provides a brief overview of synthetic and analytic approaches to phonics instruction. Related mini-lectures are included.
Federal law states that children with disabilities should receive special instruction in the regular education class as much time as possible to meet their needs. This is referred to as the “least restrictive environment” or LRE. The goal... more
The aim of the research is to know the teachers role and teachers needs in the personal hygiene learning of children with cerebral palsy. The subject of the research is teachers of SLB D1 YPAC Surakarta as a respondents are 6 persons.... more
The constructivist and behaviorist approaches for educating children with special needs induced plenty of controversy. Many authors suggest that an amalgamation of both methods would conduct to an improved educational process. This... more
Students with intellectual disabilities can learn to read. There are three basic approaches to reading instruction with this population: (a) a sight word approach, (b) a phonics or skills-based approach, and (c) a comprehensive... more
This study aims to (1) Obtain the phenomenon overview of mentally retarded students in everyday life. (2) Determine the motion behaviors of mentally retarded students outside and inside physical education activities. (3) Figure out the... more
Presentación informativa sobre las principales características, antecedentes, objetivos y estructura de la Prueba de Habilidades Académicas Iniciales (PHAI), de los autores Margarita Ramos, Wayne Hresko y Jorge Ramos.
Play is an important part towards early childhood development. Fromberg and Gullo (1992) state that play enhances language development, social competence, creativity, imagination, and thinking skills. According to Garvey (1977) play is... more
Aphasia is an amalgamation of a speech and language disorders mainly produced by damage to the brain. Most often is caused by a cerebral vascular accident (CVA), which is also known as a stroke, aphasia can cause temporary and definitive... more
Το παρόν κεφάλαιο εξετάζει την επίδραση της ειδικής αγωγής στην πνευματικότητα παιδιών με αναπηρία και ειδικές ανάγκες. Με αυτό το σκοπό, επιδίδεται στην εννοιολόγηση της πνευματικότητας και της πνευματικής έκφρασης στην παιδική ηλικία,... more
First aim: how the legal changes have affected the numbers and rates of disadvantaged children in kindergarten. So I examine how the changes in numbers of disadvantaged children differ in various parts of Hungary. Second... more
Studies showing developmental delays in infants and children with visual impairments have triggered early childhood special education studies for this population. Early childhood special education guidelines for visually impaired... more
Reflection about a short film of Louis Braille: I was amazed in the life of Louis Braille. Even though he was blind, he still wanted to learn and study. I felt sorry about the accident that happened to his eyes, but may be God let that... more
The idea that educational policy and practice ought to be evidence‐based is highly and widely contested. The polemic nature of the discussion is not conducive to nuance. I will demonstrate the importance of one such nuance. Critics of... more
The importance of education for every person as well as every nation cannot be over-emphasized. Its importance is increased to a greater extent in case of persons with disabilities, as education can help them to adjust in the society. In... more
This chapter excerpt describes Piaget's stages of cognitive development and relevant classroom applications. 8 video mini-lectures are included.
The best remedial reading instruction most often occurs within a general education classroom. Toward this end, three instructional approaches that work well in meeting the needs of all students in multi-level settings were described... more
This chapter excerpt describes the basic elements of three forms of teacher-centered instruction: direct instruction, expository teaching, and mastery learning. Each of these is an important pedagogical tool. Video mini-lectures are... more
Looking back on the last decade and a half, the entire area of children with special needs has experienced great changes. Children are younger while being transferred to special schools and the amount of children receiving a diagnosis has... more