Download or read book Learning disabilities screening and evaluation guide for low and middle income countries written by Anne M. Hayes and published by RTI Press. This book was released on 2018-04-29 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning disabilities are among the most common disabilities experienced in childhood and adulthood. Although identifying learning disabilities in a school setting is a complex process, it is particularly challenging in low- and middle-income countries that lack the appropriate resources, tools, and supports. This guide provides an introduction to learning disabilities and describes the processes and practices that are necessary for the identification process. It also describes a phased approach that countries can use to assess their current screening and evaluation services, as well as determine the steps needed to develop, strengthen, and build systems that support students with learning disabilities. This guide also provides intervention recommendations that teachers and school administrators can implement at each phase of system development. Although this guide primarily addresses learning disabilities, the practices, processes, and systems described may be also used to improve the identification of other disabilities commonly encountered in schools.
Download or read book Learning Disability Placements written by Sam Humphrey and published by Scion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy pocket guide to help learning disability student nurses prepare for their practice placements. Learning disability nursing placements can be daunting – you’ll be working in a range of settings and supporting vulnerable individuals with a variety of learning disabilities. There are new colleagues to work with, and newly learned nursing theory to put into practice. This pocket guide is designed to make your placements much more enjoyable and less stressful. From augmentative and alternative communication to safeguarding, via positive behaviour support, it’s full of practical detail, hints and tips. Written by a team of students, lecturers and practising learning disability nurses – this guidance is really produced with you in mind. Pocket-sized format – carry it with you at all times. Space to make your own notes – be it uniform policy, new terminology, or just the names of your new colleagues! Reduce your stress and make the most of your placements by having this book to hand from the start.
Download or read book The K W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities Or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder written by Marybeth Kravets and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 2010 with total page 843 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A resource book for students, parents, and professionals"--Cover.
Download or read book Learning how to Learn written by Joyanne Cobb and published by CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America). This book was released on 2001 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for high school and college students with learning disabilities (LDs), this thorough, down-to-earth manual, designed in an LD-friendly format, gently steers students through the process of applying to college, selecting the right classes, and succeeding academically.Drawing from her own experiences as a struggling student with a learning disability, the author offers concrete, step-by-step advice on how LD students can discover their learning strengths; take standardized entry tests in a form best suited to their needs; obtain special services; find and select a college program that will best support them and their goals; take advantage of a wide range of supports; and learn and advocate for their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The author also gives lots of personal tips and strategies for doing course work, writing papers, and taking tests. A guide to LD-friendly colleges and universities and additional resources are included.
Download or read book Advocacy and Learning Disability written by Barry Gray and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2001-12-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes a critical case for advocacy in the lives of people with learning difficulties. This can only be applauded.' - Disability & Society 'I found this book to be a thoughtful, interesting and challenging read and I would recommend it to anyone working in the field of advocacy or involved in any capacity with people with learning disabilities. It raises many questions about advocacy in all its different forms and asks those of us involved in this field to reflect on our own practice and that of our funding bodies. It also challenges and invites reflection on prevailing attitudes towards learning disability more generally and the way in which services are provided. Finally it leaves the reader in no doubt of the benefit and necessity of advocacy services, to ensure that people with learning disabilities are able to have their voices heard and their needs understood and met.' -The British Journal of Developmental Disabilities 'This is designed for advocacy practitioners and staff working in agencies who come into contact with advocacy services. It is aimed at more experienced practitioners, and service planners, who are serious about developing effective advocacy services within a social inclusion framework.' - Care and Health magazine 'This book continues to raise questions about advocacy throughout. It asks questions of those who are advocates and those who have the duty of funding such services. It is a very thoughtful and practical collection of essays on a whole range of issues and ranges, and seeks to provide, some answers. In addition to all this, it is very readable and provides a quite comprehensive bibliography, which in itself is worth the cost of the book.' - Rostrum 'Advocacy and Learning Disability is a sound collection of perspectives with an interesting international flavour. Barry Gray and Robin Jackson have collected insightful contributions from Britain, the USA, New Zealand and Australia to create a useful overview exploring a very wide range of self-advocacy issues directly related to learning disability delivery.' -The British Journal of Special Education Advocacy is a critically important element in the development of effective services for people with a learning disability. It is seen by many as the critical link between theory and practice in creating a truly inclusive society. This book presents an in-depth examination of the historical, legal and philosophical contexts within which advocacy services have developed. The kind of professional and practical issues and problems confronting those running and using advocacy services are discussed, and the role of advocacy is examined. Chapters covering advocacy with families and with people with communication difficulties contain helpful information for practitioners. A survey of the development of advocacy services in the USA, Australia and New Zealand provides an international perspective. Practical and informative, Advocacy and Learning Disability will be essential reading for advocacy practitioners and those working in agencies in the statutory and voluntary sectors who come into contact with advocacy services.
Download or read book K and W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities Or Attention Deficit Disorder written by Marybeth Kravets and published by The Princeton Review. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of thousands of students with learning disabilities head to college every year. The challenges seem endless. Aside from coping with difficulties in learning, students and their families face the daunting process of seeking out the right school for their specific needs. This indispensable resource includes: -Advice from specialists in the field of learning disabilities -Learning-disabled programs' admission requirements and graduation policies -Services available to learining disabled students at each college: tutors, note-takers, oral exams, extended test time, and more -Policies and procedures regarding course waivers or substitutions -Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of program administrators at each school -Strategies for finding the right program for each student's needs In addition to the 338 schools profiled, a Quick Contact Reference List provides essential program information for another 1,000 schools.
Download or read book Special Education Transition Services for Students with Disabilities written by Jeffrey P. Bakken and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the considerable challenges students with disabilities conquer in education, varying from relationships with teachers and academics, learning resources, and everyday social situations.
Download or read book Supporting People with Learning Disabilities in Health and Social Care written by Eric Broussine and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-12-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reflective and evidence-based book will equip students as well as professionals who work with people with learning disabilities in primary, secondary and specialist healthcare settings, with the knowledge and skills they need to work effectively with people with learning disabilities. Chapters - written by leading academics and practitioners in the learning disabilities field - examine and discuss core issues, while a case-study approach ensures a solid grounding in practical skills. This practical element is further reinforced by the inclusion of service-user and practitioner ′voices′, whose lived experiences make the book even more engaging, as well as a range of reflective exercises and regular opportunities for readers to self-audit their learning. Reflecting the multi-professional nature of services for people with learning disabilities, this book will help practitioners and students make a real difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities who access health and social care environments.
Download or read book Eligibility for Learning Disability Services written by Doug Marston and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From Disability to Diversity written by Lynne C. Shea and published by The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience. This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colleges and universities are seeing increasing numbers of students with a range of disabilities enrolling in postsecondary education. Many of these disabilities are invisible and, despite their potential for negative impact on students’ academic and social adjustment, some students will choose not to identify as having a disability or request support. Approaching disability from the perspective of difference, the authors of this new volume offer guidance on creating more inclusive learning environments on campus so that all students—whether or not they have a recognized disability—have the opportunity to succeed. Strategies for supporting students with specific learning disabilities, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder or who display learning and behavioral characteristics associated with these profiles are described. A valuable resource for instructors, advisors, academic support personnel, and others who work directly with college students.
Download or read book Learning Disability and other Intellectual Impairments written by Louise Clark and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning Disability and other Intellectual Impairments is the first book of its kind to explore the similarities and parallels between the needs of people with various types of intellectual impairments as they encounter health services. It not only looks at the shared issues from a bio-psycho-social perspective, but also discusses the transferable skills that a practitioner can develop working across these groups. It identifies the key skills and knowledge that professionals need in order to work with intellectually impaired patients whether they are in the hospital or at home. Rather than just focusing on people with learning disabilities, this text attempts to break down barriers and look at some of the issues associated with care and treatment of people who have intellectual impairment for a variety of reasons, including acquired brain injury, dementia and long-term mental health issues where cognition has been affected. Learning Disability and other Intellectual Impairments is suitable for health care practitioners at all levels who work with people who have intellectual impairments in their work and who wish to further develop their skills and knowledge to care for this neglected client group.
Download or read book Include Us Too written by Angela Cole and published by Thomas Reed Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disability and Campus Dynamics written by Wendy S. Harbour and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare your institution for a new generation of disability services that embraces the growing student, as well as staff and faculty population with disabilities. Legal compliance, reasonable accommodations, classroom instruction issues, strategies to improve the campus climate and more--this volume examines what disability services may have to offer, and have cmapuses and disability service professionals may need to collaborate or expand traditional notions of disability and disability services. Volume editors Wendy S. Harbour, Lawrence B. Taishoff Professor of Inclusive Education at Syracuse University, and Joseph W. Madaus, co-director of the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability, assemble an introduction, and overview of disability services. Contributing authors examine campus case-studies, procedures and terminology, legal compliance and disability services for staff and faculty. The volume concludes with a broad view of disability itself and how its role as a part of campus diversity. This is the 154th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Higher Education. Addressed to presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other higher-education decision-makers on all kinds of campuses, New Directions for Higher Education provides timely information and authoritative advice about major issues and administrative problems confronting every institution.
Download or read book Developing Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities written by Sarah Bernard and published by RCPsych Publications. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and concise guide aimed to help CMHS staff feel more confident in assessing and managing the needs of children with a learning disability who have mental health problems.
Download or read book Learning Disability written by Jeanette Rennie and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-04-04 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an updated version of a comprehensive a resource for health professionals working with people (primarily adults) who have learning disabilities (intellectual disabilities). It will provide a comprehensive overview of the diverse approaches to treatment and management issues, as well as methods to help them achieve the rehabilitation aims – including the usage of non-healthcare facilities. Split into three sections, the book covers 1: Underlying theory; 2: Assessment; 3: Practical methods of physical treatment and management. Combines history and the theory underlying learning disability and its associated conditions; assessment, and practical physical treatment. Achieves carefully assessed aims through methods appropriate to the individual client. Funding suggestions for working in non-healthcare situations. Features a breadth of content that also appeals to non-physiotherapists.
Download or read book Learning Disabilities written by William N. Bender and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1993 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book College Success for Students With Learning Disabilities written by Cynthia G. Simpson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College Success for Students With Learning Disabilities (2nd ed.) offers students the knowledge, guidance, and strategies they need to effectively choose a college, prepare for university life, and make the most of their collegiate experience. This revised edition: Outlines the rights and responsibilities of students with learning disabilities Gives advice on talking to professors and peers, getting involved, and asking for and receiving accommodations. Helps students utilize their strengths to meet and exceed academic standards. Provides additional information on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and ADHD. Includes a handy guide to universities with special programs and advice from current college students with disabilities. Planning for college can be one of the biggest moments in any student's life, but for students with disabilities, the experience can be challenging on many different levels. This book will empower future students and provide them with hope for success. Grades 9-12
