Disabilities Education

Individuals with Asperger's syndrome often possess a range of unique strengths that can be harnessed effectively in various contexts, particularly when it comes to goal-setting. These strengths can serve as a solid foundation for personal development and achievement. Understanding and recognizing these attributes is essential for parents, caregivers, and teachers who aim to support individuals with Asperger’s in reaching their full potential.

Caring or careless? In this powerful and moving essay, Micheline Lee tells the story of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a transformative social change that ran into problems. For some users it has been “the only lifeboat in the ocean,” but for others it has meant still more exclusion. Lee explains what happened, showing that the NDIS, for all its good intentions, has not understood people with disabilities well enough. While government thought the market could do its job, a caring society cannot be outsourced.

The field of special education in 2022 has progressed to a point where we have ways to treat and support students with learning issues, and yet we frame so much of the special education process from a deficit-based mindset. Even the word "disability" supports this negative connotation of neurodiversity. This idea book outlines a paradigm for how to view and work with students with diagnoses formed through experience, research, and creativity in a way that supports an ability-forward mindset.

This is an audiobook made for regular and special education teachers, school administrators, school psychologists, related educational personnel, day care providers, parents, graduate students, and policy makers who work on behalf of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to ensure they are ready for formal education when they reach age five. It reflects a keen understanding that early interventions are most effective in reducing the potential for special education or other support services later in a child’s development.

Are you a parent or adult grappling with the multifaceted world of dyslexia? Do you feel overwhelmed trying to decode the best ways to support and navigate through this journey? Have you been on a rollercoaster ride of trials, tribulations, and confusion, feeling like you’re nowhere closer to understanding how to confidently tackle dyslexia? If you nodded “yes” to these questions, you aren’t alone. Dyslexia brings a plethora of challenges, but you don’t have to face this journey feeling defeated or confused.

Supporting kids with challenging behaviours can be difficult – but change the narrative, and you may be surprised. Most children will behave in challenging ways at some point, but persistent and difficult-to-deal-with behaviours can have a negative impact on relationships and learning. For educators, health professionals and caregivers who find traditional methods of behaviour management ineffective, Challenging the Story offers a fresh perspective and actionable strategies for positive change.

Splendid Agony is an informative, illuminating, and encouraging book that offers valuable insights for people with dyslexia, parents and teachers of people with dyslexia, and anyone who wants to know more about what it's like to go through the American educational system with dyslexia.

This handbook covers in its entirety the benefits of social skills coaching, which is a one-on-one skills-based training that addresses an individual's specific difficulties in navigating his/her social environment. Social skills coaching helps develop an individual's ability to more effectively communicate with others.

Music for All: Even MORE Activities for Every Classroom is the second book within the Music for All series that features a plethora of music-based activities, all of which are aimed towards enhancing every music classroom. Not only is this resource loaded with over 200 activities, but it also features a section dedicated towards amplifying every teacher’s ability to differentiate not only activities, but games and songs. Music for All: Even MORE Activities for Every Classroom is a go-to resource not only for educators that are just beginning their careers, but also seasoned teachers, as ...

This guide is a must listening material for any black man or woman even thinking about a career in construction. This guide will also be extremely helpful for any carpenter or minority who wants to excel in the field of construction and has bigger aspirations than just digging trenches or cleaning up construction sites. The construction industry is dynamic and exciting and has plenty of opportunities to earn a good living. Unfortunately, the playing field is not always fair for people of color or minorities who would like to enter this field.

Navigating a Life with Disability? Raising a Special Needs (or whatever you're calling, today) Child? Read This: A Pathway Guide Through Adversity with Quiet Candor and Humor (because you're gonna need it!)... Disability: An Anecdotal Field Guide for the Rest of Us offers firsthand wisdom and practical tips for navigating life with a disability. Drawing on her own experiences as a woman with muscular dystrophy, Tracee Garner covers topics from advocacy to employment, mental health to emergency preparedness. Written in an engaging conversational tone, this “field guide” shares key ...

Max Toper isn't normal. His teacher segregates him at the back of the class, away from his peers. Other children make friends, yet he can't. He's told he has autism, a condition that seems to bring disaster after disaster, with no chance of achievement. But not all is hopeless. Change comes when he discovers his calling as a guild leader in the virtual world of Galactic Conquest, a place where he is respected and powerful. But can the digital world stop reality seeping in, or prevent him from addressing his demons?

Chronic illness is life-changing and life-challenging. We long for our active social lives, our favorite activities, our jobs. Our families must adjust to our changes, limitations, and struggles, both physical and emotional. Others can be timid or frustrated when trying to relate to us, especially if we don’t look sick. Or, they avoid us altogether. Opportunities vanish. We are faced with enormous changes and challenges, and it is up to us to decide how we respond. We can sulk and spend our lives wishing things were different.

Patricia Doran is an author and educator with decades of experience successfully teaching students from diverse backgrounds, ages, learning abilities, and learning disabilities, particularly individuals who have been told that they are dyslexic. She is an expert in explicit, systematic phonics instruction via direct instruction.

Step into the captivating world of "A Lifetime in Special Education: An Educator's Journey through the Special Education World," where heartfelt stories, enlightening insights, and unwavering dedication converge to illuminate the transformative power of education. Beyond the classroom, this book delves into the intricate tapestry of policies, innovations, and advocacy that shape the evolution of special education. From historical milestones to contemporary debates, the author comprehensively explores the dynamic forces that have propelled the field forward.

Mario Tagliani è un maestro, a questo lavoro è arrivato un po' per caso, un po' per passione, un po' per amore. Quando negli anni Ottanta arriva a Torino, vince un concorso pubblico e si presenta a scuola per il suo primo giorno da maestro. La direttrice lo guarda, quasi scrutandolo, e poi dice "Che ne pensa del Ferrante Aporti, il carcere minorile della città?" Comincia così la storia di Mario, il maestro che accompagna sui banchi centinaia di ragazzi che tra quelle mura scontano la loro pena.

Do you have a child struggling in elementary school? Do all of the options to help your child seem too expensive? We know how you feel. We were in your shoes. Our son was struggling at the end of first grade, and we desperately wanted to help him. Yet going through the system seemed to take a long time. Finding private help was so expensive. So we went into action mode. We researched every online and offline tool, strategy, and tip we could find. We figured out what worked.

Você já deve ter ouvido falar de Educação Inclusiva e que Educação é um direito de todas as pessoas. Afinal, de onde veio essa ideia? Quando dizemos "todas", será que significa todas as pessoas mesmo? Este livro apresenta o surgimento do conceito de Educação Inclusiva e seu registro em acordos internacionais e nas políticas públicas brasileiras, bem como suas consequências para o planejamento das escolas e das estratégias didáticas usadas em sala de aula. Nosso objetivo é contribuir para a construção de uma Educação que não deixe ninguém para trás.

I Might Be You is a fresh look at the damage and emerging sun as told by an adult with autism who is, "disguised as a poor thinker," but has much to say yet does not speak, and a therapist who helps rebuild. With experience, wit, warmth, and wisdom these two collaborate to rethink roles, expectations, treatment strategies, education, meaning, and the healing truth about connection. It is a must read for overwhelmed parents, teachers and practitioners needing inspiration, and those with ASD seeking purpose as hope is found.

Music for All: Activities for Every Classroom is a collection of music activities aimed to enhance all music classrooms. With over 200 activities, it will provide a plethora of tools for educators just beginning their careers, as well as providing seasoned teachers with an array of new avenues to explore. This resource has been specifically developed to support the learning of students of varying cognitive abilities; allowing music teachers to reach every student within their classroom. Every activity is easily adaptable, which enables teachers to differentiate each activity to fit the ...