Summary
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This practical and accessible text for educating students with special needs provides examples and tips on how to develop effective teaching and learning in inclusive settings.
Special Educational Needs (SEN) as a Concept
Special Educational Needs (SEN) as a Concept
Overview
This chapter will address the following issues:
- the development of special educational needs (SEN)as an issue for teachers
- provision for pupils with SEN
- the potential impact of labelling upon pupil self-perception
- teacher attitudes and expectations.
Introduction
In her seminal report of 1978, Mary Warnock (Department of Education and Science, 1978) suggested that as many as 20% of pupils have some form of SEN at some point in their school lives. If we accept her figure – and although it is one that we might dispute, it has been largely agreed by many authorities – it is evident that these pupils form a significant part of the overall school population and therefore require the careful attention of all teachers. ...
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