Meeting the Needs – serie

This work offers a wide range of tried-and-tested activities to engage disaffected students and ensure that they have a successful learning experience. Through the use of a variety of approaches and techniques, including emotional literacy, NLP and learning styles, this resource gives practical examples of how to engage disaffected students and ensure they have a successful learning experience. The book outlines the causes of disaffection generally and looks at a range of syndromes and conditions that may give rise to disaffection, offering support strategies that will encourage the engagement of such students. The book also outlines approaches for helping students to self-manage their behaviour and learning. "Meeting the Needs" is a wide-ranging and highly practical series which will help classroom practitioners to ensure that all students have a successful learning experience whatever their particular needs.Written for teachers, SENCOs, learning support assistants, teaching assistants, trainee teachers and senior managers, books in the series cover subjects as diverse as dyslexia; gifted and talented; disaffected students; and, students with backgrounds such as physical disability, cultural issues, ESL, ADHD and bereavement.

This intelligent collection of case studies tells the stories of individuals coping with diversity in our schools today. The book focuses on real situations that challenge practitioners daily, such as culture and religion and English as an additional language. Each contributed chapter leads to points for discussion - either with the class, with colleagues or for reflecting on your own practice ­- plus practical suggestions for improving classroom life for all. This topical book is suitable for all practitioners working with children and families such as teachers, teaching assistants and educational psychologists, as well as students and policy makers in the fields of health, social care and education.

This introductory guide for class teachers in primary and secondary schools looks at current strategies for identifying able, gifted and talented children and meeting their social, emotional and educational needs. Illustrated throughout with case studies and FAQs, the book will also be of interest to PGCE students, G&T coordinators and those undergoing training as leading teachers.