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Promoting Positive Behaviour. Tim OBrien |
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Rooted in the everyday reality of special and mainstream classrooms, this book will help teachers promote positive behaviours by approaching challenging behaviour as a learning difficulty. The author tackles the issue of how teachers can analyse and meet the range of individual learning needs and considers the link between the management of teaching and learning and challenging behaviour. Practical preventive and intervention strategies are provided as well as advice on observing behaviour and a description of a system for teacher support. A strong commitment to the curriculum, particularly in EBD schools is set within framework of spiritual development for all children. (FN) €26.50 |
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Dyslexia Successful Inclusion in the Secondary School. Peer, Reid. |
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Increasingly dyslexia is becoming a whole-school issue. The responsibility for addressing the needs of dyslexic students no longer rests with one individual but is the responsibility of all school staff. This book addresses this need by providing specific guidelines to secondary school staff on how to support dyslexic students within different subject areas and within the principles and practices of inclusion. (FN) €41.25 |
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Commonsense Methods for children with Special Needs, Strategies for the regular classroom. |
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2nd Ed. Westwood. This extremely popular book provides teachers with an immediate and comprehensive source of practical ideas for use in regular classrooms. It includes well tried and tested approaches covering basic academic skills improvement, behaviour management, social skills development and curriculum adaptation. Contents: Learning difficulties; Helping children develop self-management skills; The development of self-regulation in learning; The management of behaviour; Improving social skills and peer group acceptance; Literacy, where to begin; Reading, making a start; Reading, additional techniques and resources; Fostering development in writing and spelling; Developing of numeracy skills; Adapting the curriculum; School-based and regional support systems. (RT) €32.40 |
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Classroom Management; A Practical Approach For Primary and Secondary Teachers. Ayers, Gray. |
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A practical and user-friendly text which combines the theory and practice of classroom management. The key areas covered are: theoretical approaches to general classroom management with reference to both learning and behaviour; practical ideas arising from theoretical approaches; advice and methods relevant to managing pupils with and without special educational needs. Case studies are included to illustrate aspects of classroom management and much of the material is photocopiable. (FN) €32.20 |
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Challenging Behaviour. Principles and Practice. Hewett. |
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This is an accessible book about working with people who have challenging behaviours for professionals, parents and carers. The focus is on practical issues and includes areas such as What is good practice?; What do you do in challenging situations?; What are good incident management procedures – particularly ones avoiding needless conflict and the use of dominance by staff?; How do staff work together, plan and problem-solve?. Staff from a variety of disciplines provide accounts of their work and the editor’s commentary and summary highlights issues of practice, technique and theory from the accounts. (FN) €33.85 |
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Classroom Management