"a useful contribution to the field, integrating research and practice to highlight useful case studies, guidelines and resources for effective IT provision. A balanced account of the pros and cons of using IT with pupils with additional educational needs is presented, along with a clear acknowledgement of the important role that teachers need to play if provision is to be effective." BJET Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is indispensable to those who teach learners with special educational needs or who manage provision across the different phases of education in mainstream and special settings. ICT and Special Educational Needs addresses what teachers, classroom assistants and those who manage provision need to know and do to maximise the value of technology as an important component of effective, inclusive education. The book gives the broader context for the use of ICT in special and inclusive settings, and gives a wide range of examples of ICT in use.
 In particular, the book: 
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<li>Considers the role of technology in overcoming barriers of access to the curriculum</li> <li>Includes in-depth examinations of the uses of ICT as a teaching tool to promote inclusion</li> <li>Features contributions from researchers and practitioners who explore the development of ICT, recent innovations, assessment, and specialist knowledge.</li>
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ICT and Special Educational Needs will be invaluable to teachers on professional development courses and those preparing to teach learners with special educational needs, as well as experienced professionals seeking to update their knowledge and gain new inspiration in this rapidly developing area.

ICT and Special Educational Needs

Politics & Social Sciences

Hegarty, John

Florian, Lani

Sociology

Open University Press

A useful reference book for educators interested in the uses of ICT as a tool to promote the inclusion of learners with special educational needs, this book examines contextual issues and broad areas within which ICT has much to offer those who teach learners with SEN or manage provision across the different phases of education in mainstream and special schools. The book considers the role of technology in overcoming barriers of access to the curriculum. Chapters include in-depth examinations of ICT as a teaching tool to promote inclusion and raise standards for all. Contributions from researchers and practitioners explore the development of ICT, recent innovations, assessment, and specialist knowledge. ICT and Special Educational Needs will be of interest to teachers on professional development courses and those preparing to teach learners with special educational needs as well as experienced professionals seeking to update their knowledge and gain new inspiration in this rapidly developing area.

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

**Winner of the nasen Special Educational Needs Academic Book award 2008** There is an enduring and widespread perception amongst policy makers and practitioners that certain groups of children, in particular those who find learning difficult, have a detrimental effect on the achievement of other children.  Challenging this basic assumption, Achievement and Inclusion in Schools argues that high levels of inclusion can be entirely compatible with high levels of achievement and that combining the two is not only possible but essential if all children are to have the opportunity to participate fully in education.  Packed with vivid case studies that explore the benefits and tensions for children and schools, this book sets out to answer the following questions:   What is the nature of the relationship between the inclusion of some children and the achievement of all?    Are there strategies which can raise the achievement of all children, whilst safeguarding the inclusion of others who are more vulnerable?    What changes can a school make to ensure high levels of inclusion as well as high levels of achievement for all its children?   Achievement and Inclusion in Schools offers an up-to-date analysis of current issues, provides practical guidance for practitioners and policy-makers, and will be of interest to anyone passionate about inclusive education.

Achievement and Inclusion in Schools

Black-Hawkins, Kristine

Rouse, Martyn

Routledge

Thoroughly updated to reflect the challenges of diversity in today’s schools, this new edition of Achievement and Inclusion in Schools shows how high levels of inclusion can be entirely compatible with high levels of achievement and that combining the two is not only possible but also essential if all students are to have the opportunity to participate fully in education. Each chapter has been fully revised to reflect an understanding of inclusion as being concerned with the learning and participation of everyone in a changing education policy context. Based on new case study research, this edition sets out to answer the following questions: <ul>
<li>Are there strategies which can raise the achievement of all students, while safeguarding the inclusion of others who are more vulnerable? </li> <li>How can schools ensure high levels of inclusion as well as high levels of achievement for everyone?</li> <li>How might research into these matters be carried out? </li> </ul> With new case studies in this second edition that reflect the devolution of education policy in the four countries of the UK, this book addresses concerns about how schools can respond to differences between learners without marginalising some of them. It offers guidance to practitioners as well as those undertaking research on this important topic.

Thoroughly updated to reflect the challenges of diversity in today’s schools, this new edition of Achievement and Inclusion in Schools shows how high levels of inclusion can be entirely compatible with high levels of achievement and that combining the two is not only possible but also essential if all students are to have the opportunity to participate fully in education. Each chapter has been fully revised to reflect an understanding of inclusion as being concerned with the learning and participation of everyone in a changing education policy context. Based on new case study research, this edition sets out to answer the following questions: <ul>
<li>Are there strategies which can raise the achievement of all students, while safeguarding the inclusion of others who are more vulnerable? </li> <li>How can schools ensure high levels of inclusion as well as high levels of achievement for everyone?</li> <li>How might research into these matters be carried out? </li> </ul> With new case studies in this second edition that reflect the devolution of education policy in the four countries of the UK, this book addresses concerns about how schools can respond to differences between learners without marginalising some of them. It offers guidance to practitioners as well as those undertaking research on this important topic.

Disability Classification in Education: Issues and Perspectives

This edited volume examines current disability classification systems, the dilemmas educators face in categorizing students with special needs, and alternative options based on recent challenges and trends.

McLaughlin, Margaret J.

Corwin

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ICT and Special Educational Needs

ICT and Special Educational Needs

ICT and Special Educational Needs

Achievement and Inclusion in Schools

Achievement and Inclusion in Schools

Achievement and Inclusion in Schools

Disability Classification in Education: Issues and Perspectives

Disability Classification in Education: Issues and Perspectives