1st Edition

Assessing Children with Specific Learning Difficulties A teacher's practical guide

By Gavin Reid, Gad Elbeheri, John Everatt Copyright 2016
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

This comprehensive book provides all the information that practitioners need to know about assessment in relation to their pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties. The why, how and what of assessment is addressed, whilst the link between assessment and intervention is also a key focus. Looking at the full range of Specific Learning Difficulties, this book provides practical guidance on... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1: SpLD in Context –Pointers for practice

Chapter 2: Assessment Process

Chapter 3: Teacher Assessment: Literacy

Chapter 4: Teacher Assessment: Numeracy

Chapter 5: Teacher Assessment: Movement

Chapter 6: Behavioural problems Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Emotional and Behavioural Disorders

Chapter 7: The Role of the Educational Psychologist and Teacher Assessments

Chapter 8: Recognising and dealing with Self-esteem, motivation and emotional needs

Chapter 9: Identifying and Utilising Learning Preferences and Styles

Chapter 10: Higher Education and the Workplace

Chapter 11: Developing an Assessment Framework

Chapter 12: Sources and resources – some guidance

References

Biography

Gavin Reid is a fully registered Psychologist with the Health and Care Professionals (HCPC) in the UK and the College of Psychologists in British Columbia, Canada.

Gad Elbeheri is the Dean of the Australian College of Kuwait; a university providing internationally recognized and accredited tertiary education to the Business and Engineering sectors.

John Everatt is a Professor of Education at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

"This book is a thorough but readable guide on the theory and practice of assessing children with specific learning difference" - Graeme Whyte, Special Children

"Overall this is an informative book, specialist teachers can recommend it to colleagues for a better understanding of SpLD and how interventions might work in an educational setting."- Jan Beechey, Dyslexia Review

"This book covers the full range of specific learning difficulties and provides practical guidance in terms of assessment and implementing strategies in the classroom. […] This is a useful, timely and relevant publication" SEN Magazine