1st Edition

Making Special Education Inclusive From Research to Practice

Edited By Peter Farrell, Mel Ainscow Copyright 2002
224 Pages
by David Fulton Publishers

224 Pages
by David Fulton Publishers

224 Pages
by David Fulton Publishers

The aim of this book is to consider how schools and LEAs can develop inclusive policies and practices for students who experience a range of difficulties in learning or behavior. It highlights debates and contradictions about the realities of inclusion and suggests ways in which practice can move forward. The contributors look at key areas of development in special and inclusive education and... Read more
Foreword. Acknowledgements. About the Authors. 1. Making special education inclusive. 2. Looking them in the eyes. 3. Using research to encourage the development of inclusive practices. 4. Can teaching assistants make special education inclusive? 5. Learning about inclusive education. 6. Pastoral care, inclusion and counseling. 7. Inclusive education and lesbian and gay young people. 8. Inclusive solutions for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. 9. Can nurture groups facilitate inclusive practice in primary schools? 10. The impact of domestic violence on children. 11. Checking individual progress in phonics. 12. What do we mean when we say 'dyslexia'? 13. Specialist teachers and inclusion. 14. The inclusion of children with visual impairment. 15. Interdisciplinary support for children with epilepsy in mainstream schools. 16. The teacher who mistook his pupil for a nuclear incident. 17. Building tomorrow together. 18. An inclusive society?

Biography

Farrell, Peter; Ainscow, Mel