Val Cumine
Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Teachers
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415483711
- author:
- Val Cumine
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 116
- Dimensions:
- 210 mm X 297 mm
- Genre:
- Teaching Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Teachers, 2nd Edition provides a clear and concise guide to effective classroom practice for supporting children with Asperger syndrome in mainstream schools. This fully revised edition offers up-to-date information on the latest developments in this area, relating it to educational practice and providing innovative strategies to facilitate progress in learning. The book outlines the underlying impairments and their educational implications, explores the process of assessment and diagnosis, and offers practical strategies for effective and realistic classroom intervention, including access to the National Curriculum. It also considers the behavioural challenges the child with Asperger Syndrome may pose and shows how transitions can be supported. This guide is essential for professionals in mainstream schools, educational psychologists, INSET providers, and others supporting social and behavioural progress for students with Asperger Syndrome.