Inclusion and Special Educational Needs Books

New and Published Books

1. The Essence of Play

   A Practice Companion for Professionals Working with Children and Young People

   By Justine Howard, Karen McInnes

   A unique companion to professional play practice! All play professionals are united in their belief that play is important for children’s development – and there are inherent characteristics of play that underpin professional play practice across contexts. Providing an overarching concept of play,...

   Published January 17th 2013 by Routledge
2. Bullying

   Experiences and discourses of sexuality and gender

   Edited by Ian Rivers, Neil Duncan

   Series: Foundations and Futures of Education

   Bullying: Experiences and Discourses of Sexuality and Gender provides a valuable insight into the experiences of young people and how bullying can impact upon them in the school environment. The book offers an introduction to the key issues associated with bullying on the grounds of sex and sexual...

   Published January 15th 2013 by Routledge
3. Exceptionality in East Asia

   Explorations in the Actiotope Model of Giftedness

   Edited by Shane N. Phillipson, Heidrun Stoeger, Albert Ziegler

   The continual successes of students from East-Asia are confirmed in a variety of international tests of academic achievement and yet, despite this attainment, many scholars have realised that a substantial proportion of these students are also underachieving. Using the actiotope model of...

   Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge
4. Inclusive and Adaptive Teaching

   Meeting the challenge of diversity in the classroom

   By Peter Westwood

   What does it actually mean to teach an inclusive mixed-ability class? From the author of the classic teacher text Commonsense Methods for Children with Special Needs this new book from Peter Westwood fully acknowledges what is feasible and useful to teachers in today’s inclusive classroom. This...

   Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge
5. Exemplary Teachers of Students in Poverty

   Edited by Geoff Munns, Wayne Sawyer, Bronwyn Cole

   Education and poverty exist in a highly contested relationship even in the developed world. On the one hand, educational outcomes seem solidly attached to socio-economic status, and on the other, education is often cited as a way out of poverty. Success at de-coupling poverty from educational...

   Published January 3rd 2013 by Routledge
6. Fluency in Reading

   Synchronization of Processes

   By Zvia Breznitz

   This is the first book to examine in-depth the crucial role of the speed of information processing in the brain in determining reading fluency in both normal and dyslexic readers.Part I explains fluency in reading from both traditional and modern perspectives. Fluency has historically been viewed...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Developmental Neuropsychology

   By Janna Glozman

   Series: Explorations in Developmental Psychology

   Developmental Neuropsychology draws upon the research of Alexander Luria and Lev Vygotsky to present a comprehensive study of developmental neuropsychology from a Russian, and Western perspective. Janna Glozman offers a fresh and accessible analysis of Luria and Vygotsky’s collaboration, which...

   Published December 12th 2012 by Routledge
8. Beating Bureaucracy in Special Educational Needs

   Helping SENCOs maintain a work/life balance, 2nd Edition

   By Jean Gross

   Series: David Fulton / Nasen

   Are you overwhelmed by the amount of paperwork that SEN generates in your school? Would you like to spend more time actually improving the quality of teaching and learning for pupils with SEN or disabilities? If so, this is an essential book for you. Government are asking schools to identify...

   Published December 12th 2012 by Routledge
9. Ability Profiling and School Failure

   One Child's Struggle to be Seen as Competent, 2nd Edition

   By Kathleen M. Collins

   Ability Profiling and School Failure, Second Edition explores the social and contextual forces that shape the appearance of academic ability and disability and how these forces influence the perception of academic underachievement of minority students. At the book’s core is the powerful case study...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
10. Dyscalculia

    Action plans for successful learning in mathematics, 2nd Edition

    By Glynis Hannell

    Based on expert observations of children who experience difficulties with maths this book gives a comprehensive overview of dyscalculia, providing a wealth of information and useful guidance for any practitioner. With a wide range of appropriate and proven intervention strategies it guides readers...

    Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge