1st Edition

Positive Special Education Theories, Applications and Inspiration

168 Pages 53 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 53 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 53 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Positive Special Education spotlights the power of positive special education, combining insights from researchers and teachers in special education from several countries. The expert team of authors, being both teachers and academics, highlight the powerful influence of teachers fostering optimistic approaches as well as the impact a positive educational experience has on young students.... Read more

1. What is positive special education?
Monica Reichenberg

2. Positive special education: why are teachers’ and students’self-efficacy important? Consequences for reading instruction and civic education
Monica Reichenberg

3. Special educational consequences of implicit notions of ability
Anna-Carin Jonsson

4. An inclusive optimistic approach to inclusion
Elin Lande

5. Inviting students to develop their capabilities through narrative
Ian Bearcroft

6. Digital tools in the classroom
Ann Johansson and Alexandra Kappel

7. Teaching expressive communication to pupils with SEND
Georgiana Woodcock

8. Teaching functional literacy to pupils with SEN
Matt Maguire

9. Inclusive literacy: film, visuals, and creative writing - The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow
Catherine Shipton

10. Using visuals and film to support literacy
Melanie Walker

11. Positive special rducation: challenge students to read and write in a creative way without fixed material
Ann-Katrin Swärd

12. Learning words and understanding their morphological structures
Solveig-Alma Haalas Lyster

13. Using a simple text to develop literacy in an inclusive classroom
Carolyn Harvey

14. Differentiated teaching
Olivia Carter

15. The Witting method - safe, creative, and without textbook
Louise Wramner and Ann-Katrin Åkerman

Biography

Monica Reichenberg is Senior Professor at Gothenburg University, Sweden.

Ann-Katrin Swärd is Senior Lecturer at Gothenburg University, Sweden.

Catherine Shipton is Headteacher of Archdale School, Sheffield, UK.