Provides practical strategies for meeting children's special needs in regular classrooms, including expanded chapters on learning difficulties, behavior management, and the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills.

Product Description: Literacy skills are fundamental to all areas of learning in the school curriculum, but also have a profound impact on an individual's chances of finding satisfying work in the years beyond school. This book draws on the latest research from around the world to explain some of the causes of literacy problems and gives practical advice on methods to support students with their own difficulties...read more

Product Description: This book bridges the gap between knowledge accumulated from research on spelling acquisition and the practicalities of teaching spelling more effectively. Current trends are examined, alongside community views on spelling standards because this is the context in which change is beginning to occur...read more

Product Description: This book draws on international research about learning difficulties, presenting a clear picture of the issues involved. It focuses on early identification, so that intervention can prevent or minimize the negative outcomes of persistent failure and it explains how teachers can address problems effectively...read more

Product Description: A Parent's Guide to Learning Difficulties provides parents with a clear explanation of the many causes of children's problems in learning. The book contains jargon-free and practical advice for helping children with reading, writing, and mathematics...read more

Provides practical strategies for meeting children's special needs in regular classrooms, including expanded chapters on learning difficulties, behavior management, and the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills.

Product Description: This teacher resource explores a variety of learning processes, theories and concepts in order to help educators better understand and distinguish between the causes and outcomes of student learning problems. Westwood argues that many learning problems can be prevented or minimised...read more

Product Description: First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)