Positive Special Education - Theories, Applications and Inspiration

Positive Special Education spotlights the power of positive special education, combining insights from researchers and teachers in special education from several countries.

List of contents

1. What is positive special education?
02. Positive special education: Why are teachers’ and students’ self-efficacy important? Consequences for reading instruction and civic education
03. Special educational consequences of implicit notions of ability
04. An inclusive optimistic approach to inclusion
05. Inviting students to develop their capabilities through narrative
06. Digital tools in the classroom
07. Teaching expressive communication to pupils with SEND
08. Teaching Functional Literacy to Pupils with SEN
09. Inclusive Literacy: film, visuals and creative writing - the Facts in the Case of Misfter Hollow
10. Using visuals and film to support literacy
11. Positive Special Education: Challenge students to read and write in a creative way without fixed material
12. Learning words and understanding their morphological structures 13. Using a simple text to develop literacy in an inclusive classroom
14. Differentiated teaching
15. The Witting Method - safe, creative and without textbook

About the author

Monica Reichenberg is Senior Professor at Gothenburg University, Sweden.
Ann-Katrin Swärd is Senior Lecturer at Gothenburg University, Sweden.
Catherine Shipton is Headteacher of Archdale School, Sheffield, UK.

Summary

Positive Special Education spotlights the power of positive special education, combining insights from researchers and teachers in special education from several countries.

Product details

• Authors: Monica Sward Reichenberg
• Assisted by: Monica Reichenberg (Editor), Catherine Shipton (Editor), Ann-Katrin Swärd (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032833941
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3283394-1
• No. of pages: 156
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Philosophy & theory of education, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Philosophy and theory of education, Education: care & counselling of students, Counselling and care of students