Controversial Issues in Special Education [Hardcover]

Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Controversial Diagnoses; Chapter 2 Autism; Chapter 3 Dyslexia  Can it be Distinguished from Other Forms of Reading Difficulty?; Chapter 4 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder  Is it a Distinct Disorder and a Useful Concept?; Part 2 Controversial System-Wide Interventions; Chapter 5 Integration of Children with Special Educational Needs into Mainstream SchoolsInclusion or Delusion?; Chapter 6 Exclusions  Whose Needs are Being Met?; Part 3 Controversial Group Interventions; Chapter 7 Conductive Education  Is it Effective?; Chapter 8 Instrumental Enrichment  Is This the Answer to Raising Standards of Achievement in Our Schools?; Chapter 9 Peer/Parent Tutoring  is it Effective?; Part 4 Controversial Individual Interventions; Chapter 10 Coloured Lenses and Overlays  Do They Really Work?; Chapter 11 Facilitated Communication  Fact or Fantasy?; Chapter 12 Reading Recovery  Does it Work and is it Cost-effective?; Part 5 Conclusion; Chapter 13 Epilogue;First published in 1997. This book provides practitioners in the field of special education with the information they need to decide whether controversial diagnoses and treatments in this field are valid. The aim of this book is to review the literature on each topic and comment on the current state of the art of each in a way which is accessible to teachers, other professionals and parents. The book is of relevance to all teachers and other professionals who are concerned with the education of children with SEN, including teachers in mainstream and special schools.Garry Hornby, Mary Atkinson, Jean HowardUS? 1997 Garry Hornby, Mary Atkinson and Jean Howard.