Commonsense Methods for Children With Special Educational Needs

This fully revised and updated seventh edition of Commonsense Methods for Children with Special Educational Needs continues to offer practical advice on evidence-based teaching methods and intervention strategies for helping children with wide range of disabilities or difficulties. The advice the author provides is embedded within a clear theoretical context and draws on the latest international research and literature from the field. Coverage includes:

• learning difficulties and disabilities
• students with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, physical or health issues, and sensory impairments
• gifted and talented students
• developing social skills and self-management
• behaviour management
• teaching methods
• literacy and numeracy
• curriculum differentiation and adaptive teaching
• computer-based instruction and e-learning.

This edition takes account of recent changes including in the UK the new Children and Families Act, the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and the revised National Curriculum; in Australia, the new Australian Curriculum; and in the US the new Common Core State Standards. Additional coverage is provided on transition from school to employment for students with disabilities, lesson study, e-learning, and computer-aided instruction. This edition also reflects important changes made within the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

Peter Westwood is an education consultant, editor and freelance education writer. He retired as an associate professor from the University of Hong Kong in 2004, having previously been employed as an associate professor at Flinders University in Adelaide. He has published 14 books with Routledge and David Fulton, most notably,Commonsense Methods for Children with Special Educational Needs (2011), now in its 6^th edition.