1st Edition

Moderate Learning Difficulties and the Future of Inclusion

By Narcie Kelly, Brahm Norwich Copyright 2005
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

Children with mild to moderate learning difficulties (MLD) make up the largest sub-group of children requiring special educational needs, and yet they are often neglected in terms of research and in their influence on future Government policies. This book, based on a Nuffield Foundation research project, considers the perspectives of children with moderate learning difficulties, reviewing relevant... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Are there children with MLD: categories, history and current issues? 3. MLD and inclusion: curriculum, teaching and inclusion issues 4. Children's perspectives on their special provision 5. Perceptions of self and of labels 6. Social interaction, acceptance and bullying pupils with MLD 7. Survey of LEA policy and practice for moderate learning difficulties 8. The future for children with MLD: as a special educational need or not?

Biography

Narcie Kelly, Brahm Norwich