'This sharp little book pulls no punches with its opponents (real or perceived) across the ideological battleground of special education - which if nothing else makes for a refreshing read' - Child Language Teaching and Therapy This is a book which does not dodge the issues. It encourages the reader to reflect on special educational needs from a political/ecological perspective and in doing so informs and stimulates' - Pastoral Care This book is designed for teachers in ordinary and special schools and student teachers. It presents a number of perspectives on special needs, coming from a range of professionals and others, and shows that 'special needs' is a complex and multifaceted concept which cannot easily be described. Readers are encouraged to develop their own perspectives in the light of the views presented here. The contributors consider: legal definitions of special education; the medical model; psychological assessment; individual and family therapies; speech therapy; sociological perspectives; self-advocacy and the curriculum; teachers' views of special schools; and parents' views. This unique book presents a problematic concept in an accessible manner, and encourages personal reflection on practice.
More Ways than One - Sarah Sandow Models of Special Needs Introduction to Chapters 2 and 3 Legal Aid - David Anderson-Ford How Special Education is Defined in Law A Testing Time for Psychologists - Carol Aubrey Introduction to Chapters 4,5,6 and 7 It's His Condition, Mother - Jenny Corbett The Medical Model It's Not about Happy Endings - Sarah Sandow and Anne Stokes Individual and Family Therapies He Understands Every Word I Say - Jannet Wright The Speech and Language Therapist Unsung Heroes - Sarah Sandow Other Paramedical Specialisms Introduction to Chapters 8 and 9 It's all Society's Fault - Philip Garner Sociology and Special Education A Special Special Need - Viv Hinchcliffe Self-Advocacy, Curriculum and the Needs of Children with Severe Learning Difficulties Introduction to Chapter 10 Oh My God, Help! - Philip Garner What Newly Qualifying Teachers Think of Special Schools They Told Me He Would Be a Vegetable - Sarah Sandow Parents' Views Whose Special Need? - Sarah Sandow
'This book was a 'good read'' AFASIC Newsletter 'This is a book which does not dodge the issues. It encourages the reader to reflect on special educational needs from a political/ecological perspective and in doing so informs and stimulates' - Pastoral Care `This sharp little book pulls no punches with its opponents (real or perceived) across the ideological battleground of special education - which if nothing else makes for a refreshing read' - Child Language Teaching and Therapy
