Controversial Issues in Special Education

Garry Hornby, Mary Atkinson, Jean Howard

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Controversial Diagnoses; Chapter 2 Autism; Chapter 3 Dyslexia – Can it be Distinguished from Other Forms of Reading Difficulty?; Chapter 4 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Is it a Distinct Disorder and a Useful Concept?; Part 2 Controversial System-Wide Interventions; Chapter 5 Integration of Children with Special Educational Needs into Mainstream Schools–Inclusion or Delusion?; Chapter 6 Exclusions – Whose Needs are Being Met?; Part 3 Controversial Group Interventions; Chapter 7 Conductive Education – Is it Effective?; Chapter 8 Instrumental Enrichment – Is This the Answer to Raising Standards of Achievement in Our Schools?; Chapter 9 Peer/Parent Tutoring – is it Effective?; Part 4 Controversial Individual Interventions; Chapter 10 Coloured Lenses and Overlays – Do They Really Work?; Chapter 11 Facilitated Communication – Fact or Fantasy?; Chapter 12 Reading Recovery – Does it Work and is it Cost-effective?; Part 5 Conclusion; Chapter 13 Epilogue;