The effective teacher's guide to sensory impairment and physical disability : practical strategies

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Title:

Author:

Farrell, Michael, 1948-

ISBN:

9780415360425

Personal Author:

Farrell, Michael, 1948-

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Physical Description:

vii, 94 p. ; 30 cm.

Series:

New directions in special educational needs

New directions in special educational needs.

Contents:

What are sensory impairments and physical disabilities? -- Visual impairment -- Hearing impairment -- Provision for deafblind children -- Physical and motor disability and medical conditions.

Abstract:

"The Effective Teacher's Guide to Sensory Impairment and Physical Disability clarifies the definitions of visual, hearing and multi-sensory impairment. The book also discusses physical disabilities, and examines medical conditions that may lead to the requirement of SEN provision, including epilepsy, spina bifida and cerebral palsy. Writing in an accessible style, the author looks at ways of dealing with a variety of conditions, always with practical classroom situations in mind."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Children with disabilities -- Education.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005014084.html

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Summary

This essential guide clarifies the definitions of sensory impairments and physical disabilities, and examines medical conditions that may lead to the need for SEN provision, including epilepsy, Tourettes syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome. Writing in an accessible style, the author looks at ways of dealing with a variety of conditions, always with practical classroom situations in mind. Each section:

sets out the definitions of the condition explains the legal contexts looks at the range of provision suggests intervention and support strategies gives example case studies.