Psychology and education for special needs : recent developments and future directions / edited by Ingrid Lunt and Brahm Norwich, with Ved Varma.

Contributor(s): Lunt, Ingrid | Norwich, Brahm | Varma, Ved P .

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BookPublisher: Aldershot ; Brookfield, Vt. : Arena, 1995Description: xiv, 246 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 1857423062.Subject(s): Special education -- Great Britain

| People with disabilities -- Education -- Great Britain | Educational psychology -- Great BritainDDC classification: 371.91

Contents:

Introduction / Ingrid Lunt and Brahm Norwich -- Part I: Provision for special needs -- Early identification of special educational needs / Geoff Lindsay -- Children with specific perceptuo-motor difficulties: Where do we stand now? / Sheila Henderson -- The management of specific learning difficulties (dyslexia): Challenges and responses / Peter D. Pumfrey -- Provision for children with communication difficulties / Jannet A. Wright -- Part II: Teaching, assessment and support approaches -- No easy talk: Structuring the curriculum for children experiencing difficulties in school / Judith Ireson and Peter Evans -- Individual strategies for investigation and intervention / Harry Daniels -- Some reflections on the role of educational psychologists / Peter Farrell -- Part III: Policy, organisation and training -- Implementing the 1981 Education Act / Jennifer Evans -- Clusters: Inter-school collaboration for special educational needs / Brahm Norwich and Ingrid Lunt -- International aspects of special education / Peter Evans -- Lobbying for special education / Margaret Peter -- Professional development for special needs education / Peter Mittler -- Klaus Wedell: An appreciation / Ingrid Lunt and Brahm Norwich.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The education service is in the process of basic changes in curriculum, organisation and funding. This inevitably affects special needs education which, while adapting and undertaking significant changes, is retaining the progress made since the implementation of the 1981 Education Act. This edited book provides an overview of and commentary on the broad areas of policy and organisational aspects and curriculum and teaching matters concerning special needs education. Within these pages the reader will find pointers for future developments in the field. The book is in three sections and shows that special needs education relates to all aspects and levels in the education system: ¢ Provision for special needs, which includes chapters on early identification, provision for clumsy children, specific learning difficulties and those with communication difficulties. ¢ Teaching, assessment and support approaches, which includes chapters on school-based developments to meet the needs of children experiencing difficulty in learning, individual strategies for investigation and intervention and reflection on the role of educational psychologists. ¢ Policy, organisation and training, which includes chapters on implementing the 1981 Education Act, school clusters, international perspectives, lobbying and teacher education for special needs. The areas covered derive from the work of Professor Klaus Wedell who has had a considerable influence on the field. This book will be required reading for anyone interested in understanding recent developments and finding new ways forward in the broad field of special needs and education.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction
Provision for Special Needs: Early identification of special education needs
Children with specific perceptuo-motor difficulties: where do we stand now?
The management of specific learning difficulties (dyslexia): challenges and responses
Provision for children with communication difficulties
Teaching, Assessment and Support Approaches
No easy task: structuring the curriculum for children experiencing difficulties in school
Individual strategies for investigation and intervention
Some reflections on the role of educational psychologists
Policy, Organization and Training: Implementing the 1981 Education Act
Clusters: Inter-school collaboration for special educational needs
International aspects of special education
Lobbying for special education
Professional development for special needs education
Klaus Wedell: An appreciation
Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Ingrid Lunt is a senior lecturer in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Needs at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK and course tutor of the professional training course for educational psychologists. Brahm Norwich, recently appointed to succeed Klaus Wedell as Professor of Special Needs Education, is currently the Chairperson of the Department of Educational Psychology & Special Educational Needs at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. Ved Varma was formerly an educational psychologist with the Institute of Education, London University, UK Tavistock Clinic and the London Boroughs of Richmond and Brent.