Identifying Special Needs

Drawing from her experience as an educational psychologist, and special education teacher, Glynis Hannell offers guidelines to help teachers quickly recognize and categorize the specific characteristics of developmental disorders, autism spectrum disorders, emotional-behavioural disorders, specific learning disorders, sensory impairments and other forms of special need.The practical checklists and resources in this fully revised new edition help both classroom and specialist teachers toa Screen any student for possible special needsUnderstand the causes and characteristics of various types of special needsRequest and prepare for an intervention or IEP team meeting Link classroom observations to diagnostic criteria used by specialistsCreate accurate and comprehensive profiles for individual studentsRecord each student's unique pattern of development within a special needs 'label'Quickly record important information and avoid writing time-consuming reports Coordinate information from several teachers or professionals Monitor progress and track significant changes over timeInvolve parents in observing and discussing their child's pattern of strengths and challengesPlan effective, inclusive intervention in the classroom setting Follow up with recommended further reading, websites and professional referencesa Recognising special needs and identifying each student's unique profile of positive attributes and difficulties enables teachers and other educational professionals to ensure that alla their students receive the support they need to succeed.

Drawing from her experience as an educational psychologist, and special education teacher, Glynis Hannell offers guidelines to help teachers quickly recognize and categorize the specific characteristics of developmental disorders, autism spectrum disorders, emotional-behavioural disorders, specific learning disorders, sensory impairments and other forms of special need.The practical checklists and resources in this fully revised new edition help both classroom and specialist teachers toa Screen any student for possible special needsUnderstand the causes and characteristics of various types of special needsRequest and prepare for an intervention or IEP team meeting Link classroom observations to diagnostic criteria used by specialistsCreate accurate and comprehensive profiles for individual studentsRecord each student's unique pattern of development within a special needs 'label'Quickly record important information and avoid writing time-consuming reports Coordinate information from several teachers or professionals Monitor progress and track significant changes over timeInvolve parents in observing and discussing their child's pattern of strengths and challengesPlan effective, inclusive intervention in the classroom setting Follow up with recommended further reading, websites and professional referencesa Recognising special needs and identifying each student's unique profile of positive attributes and difficulties enables teachers and other educational professionals to ensure that alla their students receive the support they need to succeed.