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EDUCATING STUDENTS ON THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM: A Practical Guide
SECOND EDITION
Martin Hanbury, Teacher
The aim of this book is to make sure all students on the autistic spectrum are given the opportunity to engage in
appropriate teaching and learning experiences. It considers the individual with autism, and offers tried and tested
approaches that have worked, giving background information on autism and its impact on the learner.
CONTENTS 1. Autism: A Brief Overview / 2. Autism and Learning / 3. Developing Collaborative Partnerships / 4. Addressing Behavioural Issues in
Autism / 5. Understanding Autism / 6. Effective and Established Strategies / 7. Developing the Curriculum for Complex Learners
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-0-8570-2894-5 • ©2012 • 144 PAGES • SAGE
AUTISM: Educational and Therapeutic Approaches
Efrosini Kalyva, City College, Thessaloniki, Greece
This book provides a critical view on a wide variety of therapies that are widely used to treat autism in a child or young
person on the basis of scientific evidence.
CONTENTS PART I: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL APPROACHES / PART II: APPROACHES FOR DEVELOPING SOCIAL INTERACTION / PART III: APPROACHES
FOR DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION / PART IV: APPROACHES BASED ON PLAY / PART V: SENSORIMOTOR APPROACHES / PART VI:
BIOCHEMICAL APPROACHES
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-0-8570-2489-3 • ©2011 • 200 PAGES • SAGE
TEACHING ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM: Practical Strategies for the Inclusive
Classroom
Walter Kaweski, San Juan Unified School District, Sacramento, CA
An award-winning educator offers practical strategies for teaching adolescents with autism. Included are ways to
handle behavior challenges, implement academic interventions, and differentiate instruction.
CONTENTS 1. Understanding Autism / 2. Understanding Inclusive Education / 3. Promoting Positive Behavior / 4. Communication / 5. Friendship
and Belonging / 6. Understanding Support: Successful Strategies for Supporting Diverse Learning Needs / 7. Classroom Instruction: Effective
Strategies for Whole Group Instruction / 8. Organization
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4129-9529-0 • ©2011 • 248 PAGES • • CORWIN
Learning Disabilities
ASSESSMENT OF LEARNERS WITH DYSLEXIC-TYPE DIFFICULTIES
Sylvia Phillips, Glyndwr University • Kathleen Kelly, Manchester Metropolitan University • Liz Symes,
Manchester Metropolitan University
This comprehensive guide enables teachers to understand a range of approaches to the assessment of children with
dyslexic-type difficulties. Linking theory, research and practice, practitioners will gain critical knowledge of procedures
to analyse, interpret and use in appropriate assessments which will facilitate setting targets for teaching. The book
covers: how to use both informal and formal assessment procedures; frameworks for evaluating published and teacher-
made assessments; and the professional development needs of any teacher involved in assessment.
CONTENTS Introduction / PART ONE: SETTING THE CONTEXT / Dyslexia-Type Difficulties: The Implications for Assessment / The Purposes and Types
of Assessment / Policy in Practice / PART TWO: DIAGNOSTIC AND CURRICULUM-BASED ASSESSMENT / Curriculum-Based Assessment: Identification
and Screening / Curriculum-Based Assessment: Gathering Information / Reading / Spelling / Handwriting / Alphabet Knowledge / Cognitive
Processing Skills / Mathematics / PART THREE: USING STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES / Introduction to Psychometrics and the Use of
Standardised Tests / How to Choose a Standardized Test / Screening for Dyslexia-type Difficulties / Cognitive Assessment / Reading Assessment
/ Spelling and Handwriting Assessment / Processing Skills / Mathematics and Dyscalculia / PART FOUR: CONDUCTING AND REPORTING ON
ASSESSMENT / Conducting Assessment / Reporting on Assessment / Using the Reports of Other Professionals / Writing Individual Learning Plans
PAPERBACK: $54.00 • ISBN: 978-1-4462-6023-4 • ©2013 • 344 PAGES • • • SAGE
IMPROVING WORKING MEMORY: Supporting Students' Learning
Tracy Packiam Alloway, University of North Florida
By improving a child's working memory you can improve how they learn, helping them succeed in school. This book is
packed with strategies to help teachers, education practitioners and parents help children fulfill their potential.
CONTENTS Our Brain's Post-It-Note / Diagnosing Working Memory / Reading Disorder / Mathematical Disorder / Dyspraxia / ADHD / Autistic
Spectrum Disorder / Student Strategies and Training
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-8492-0748-5 • ©2011 • 136 PAGES • SAGE
