1st Edition

Mindful Interventions in Special Education

By Julia A. H. Keller Copyright 2023
278 Pages 49 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

278 Pages 49 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

278 Pages 49 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Bridging the gap between theory and practice, Mindful Interventions in Special Education helps aspiring educators develop their intervention toolkit. Covering topics from dyslexia to hypoactivity, each chapter provides an overview of the theoretical and research-based rationale alongside an illustrative case study for each intervention being discussed. Each intervention features mindful and... Read more

1. Mindfulness and Reading Disabilities 2. Mindfulness: Self-Consciousness or Self-Awareness?  3. Mindfulness and Poverty 4. Mindfulness, Compassion, and Reading Comprehension  5. Mindfulness and Hypoactivity  6. Mindfulness and Visuospatial Skills  7. Hope in Hopelessness: Mindfulness and Conduct Disorder  8. Mindfulness and Alexia  9. Mindfulness and Present Interest, The Motive Power  10. Mindfulness and Positive Education

Biography

Julia A. H. Keller is Executive Director of the Mindful Youth Institute and Adjunct Professor at the University of New Mexico. She has a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology and over 20 years of experience practicing and teaching mindfulness and teaching and researching interventions for children with learning disabilities.