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Does your bullying policy protect all students?
A 2007 study uncovered a shocking fact: 80% of children with learning disabilities are bullied at school. As schools implement bullying policies, are they doing enough to address the unique needs of this 80%?
Drawing on extensive studies on bullying in schools, Barry McNamara provides a research-based overview to understand bullying. Additionally, this book shows how to identify bullies and victims and implement an effective and inclusive bullying prevention program.
Readers will discover: What research says about bullying against students with disabilities; How programs typically fail to serve this population; A roadmap for an inclusive schoolwide program; Special intervention and coping strategies
Start down the road to create an inclusive and tolerant school climate where every student feels safe and valued.
“It has long been known that students with disabilities are targets for bullying or exhibiting bullying behavior. This book provides information on how teachers, paraprofessionals and parents can address bullying with students with disabilities within the schoolwide program to meet the individual needs of the child and create a safer school environment.”
— Barbara Hayhurst, Special Education Teacher
Lakevue Elementary, Nampa, ID
“Bullying of students with disabilities is often unaddressed in many schools. This book shines a light on a problem that often goes unnoticed and provides sound advice and guidance to all school-based staff.”
—Mary Reeve, Educational Administrator
Gallup McKinley County Schools, NM
What Every Paraprofessional Should Know
What Every Paraprofessional Should Know
You just started your job as a special education paraprofessional. You are assigned to assist in the lunchroom, and you notice that one of your students from the inclusion class is eating alone. What should you do? As you walk down a busy hallway in your school, you notice that a group of girls is taunting another girl. You are not sure if they are picking on her, and she does not appear to be bothered by this. What should you do? As the students are getting ready for dismissal, one of your students appears to be upset and on the verge of tears. When you ask him if he is all right, he tells you ...
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