Supportive Schools: Case Studies for Teachers and Other Professionals Working in Schools [Paperback]

Using 15 case studies, this book highlights the attempts being made by teachers and other professionals to meet the varied needs of pupils in mainstream and special schools. The emphasis is on providing practical examples which illustrate effective intervention strategies for use in particular situations. The case studies explore such diverse areas as disruptive behaviour, dyslexia, child abuse, deafness and epilepsy, as well as discussing the wider issues of personal and social education, disability and under-achievement.Using fifteen case studies, all based on real situations, the authors explore such diverse areas as disruptive behaviour, dyslexia, child abuse, deafness and epilepsy.Introduction; Attempts to meet the individual needs of a young child entering infant school. A HomeSchool Liaison Teacher works with a disadvantaged family to help a pre-school child evidencing poor speech and language development. A disorganised child in a Primary School. A pupil encounters difficulties in the movement learning area. The diagnosis and support of a young child with special needs. 2 Matthew QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 The Health Visitors plan of action 2 Developmental tests used by a Health Visitor 3 Audiology and the Teacher for the Deaf 4 Mother and toddler group 5 ENT consultant 6 District handicapped teams and Handicap register 7 Checklist for Health Visitor after birth of a child 8 Definitions of impairment, disability and handicap 9 Useful reading A change in a Primary School childs disruptive behaviour. An examination of the possible reasons for the dramatic improvements in a young boys behaviour after his prior disruptive behaviour had caused real concern both at home and in school. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 Behaviour modification 2 Useful reading An eight-year-old boy with specific learning difficulties  dyslexia. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 Definitions of dyslexia 2 Information and material lÀ