Special Educational Needs

Dr Lindsay Peer CBE is a recently retired Practitioner Psychologist, international speaker, author and expert witness. In 2002, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to Education and Dyslexia. She was a Patron of GroOops, a charity dedicated to creating an emotionally healthy, dyslexia aware world. In 2011, she was presented with an Outstanding Lifetime Academic Achievement Award by the British Dyslexia Association. In 2017, she was awarded a Science Council Chartered Scientist CPD Commendation. She was an Associate Fellow and Chartered Scientist of the British Psychological Society, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Research in Learning Disabilities and the Royal Society of Arts. She was a member of the Association of Child Psychologists in Private Practice, and of the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. She remains registered to practice with the Health and Care Professions Council. She was Education Director and Deputy CEO of the British Dyslexia Association. She has many years’ experience as a teacher, teacher trainer and SENCo. She has lectured extensively as a keynote speaker and advised governments, policy makers, lawyers, adults, schools, psychologists, therapists and parents. She has published a considerable body of material both theoretical and practical, and published the first ground-breaking book linking Glue Ear with Dyslexia. She is also an Advanced Paediatric Sleep Practitioner. Dr Gavin Reid is an international consultant, psychologist and author based in Vancouver, Canada. He is co-director of the Reading Lab where he carries out consultancies and psychological assessments. He is also currently involved in a number of consultancy and writing projects. Dr. Reid was formerly a classroom teacher (10 years) and university lecturer (16 years). He was a senior lecturer at Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh from 1991-2007 where he wrote the first Masters course in dyslexia in the UK in 1993. He has written 40 books in the field of dyslexia, learning skills and motivation. His books have been translated into seven languages.

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• Chapter 1: Introduction - Gavin Reid & Lindsay PeerPart I: Policy, Practice and ProvisionChapter 2: Special and additional support needs in England and Scotland: current dilemmas and solutions - Sheila Riddell, Elisabet Weedon & Neville HarrisChapter 3: Putting the dyslexic learner at the centre - Janice WearmouthChapter 4: Inclusion and special educational needs: a dialogic inquiry into controversial issues - Artemi SakellariadisChapter 5: The potential impact and influence of the social model of disability - Charles WeedonPart II: Perspectives from PracticeChapter 6: Speech, language and communication - Juanita Hurley and Sally MooreChapter 7: Auditory Processing Disorder - Tony SirimannaChapter 8: Developmental coordination disorder/ developmental dyspraxia in the context of education - Sally Scott-Roberts & Dr Catherine PurcellChapter 9: Vision and learning - John StevensonChapter 10: Literacy: literacy and the training of professionals who teach and assess individuals with literacy difficulties - Margaret Crombie, Julian Brown & Una LodgeChapter 11: Mathematics learning difficulties and dyscalculia - Steve ChinnChapter 12: The role of technology in supporting young people with Additional and Special Needs - Arran SmithChapter 13: Using technology to support learners with additional needs: practical information and advice - Adam GordonPart III: Syndromes and the BrainChapter 14: Students with Down syndrome in inclusive classrooms: using evidence-based practices - Iva Strnadová & David EvansChapter 15: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Fin O′ReganChapter 16: Visual and cerebral impairment and mainstream education: beyond mere awareness raising - John RavenscroftChapter 17: Students with hearing loss - Jill DuncanChapter 18: Pathological/Extreme Demand Avoidance (PDA/EDA) - Richard SoppittChapter 19: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Identification, Intervention and Research - Jo-Ann PagePart IV: Working TogetherChapter 20: Working together: a system working together to serve the child with Special Educational Needs? A critical look at current practice in Irish primary education - Fidelma Healy Eames & Annmarie MeehanChapter 21: Parents as partners - Jillian Zocher & Katie NelsonChapter 22: Children and Young People’s Perspectives - Jennie Guise, Jenn Clark & Jo-Ann Page