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Rayner, Matthew – Support for Learning, 2011
The increasing number of children with profound and multiple learning difficulties means that many schools for children with severe learning difficulties are having to review the curriculum that they offer. In addition, these schools are continuing to question whether a subject-based approach, in line with the National Curriculum, is the most…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Learning Problems, Educational Needs, Severe Mental Retardation
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Morton, Missy; McMenamin, Trish – Support for Learning, 2011
In this article we describe the processes and outcomes of the development of the "New Zealand Curriculum Exemplars for Students with Special Education Needs". The project focused on teachers working with students described as working long term at Level 1 in the "New Zealand Curriculum". Earlier research had shown that teachers…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Special Education
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Humphrey, Neil – Support for Learning, 2008
The number of pupils with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) being educated in mainstream schools is increasing. However, there is growing concern about their educational experiences. Research suggests that such pupils make easy targets for bullies, and are considered difficult to teach by teachers. Furthermore, pupils with ASD are more than 20…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Autism, Educational Experience, Special Needs Students
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Orsini-Jones, Marina – Support for Learning, 2009
This paper develops from previous research (Orsini-Jones et al., 2005) and reports on the experience of three students, two visually impaired and one blind, reading languages at Coventry University, on the adjustments made to meet their needs and on the challenges encountered on their learning journey both from their point of view and from the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Curriculum Development, Visual Impairments, Blindness
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Meiring, Lynne; Norman, Nigel – Support for Learning, 2005
In this article Lynne Meiring and Nigel Norman focus on the notion of entitlement and the demands this has made on schools and teachers to cater for the needs of a wide range of pupils previously denied an experience of foreign languages. In order to enable all pupils to realise their potential, facilities and strategies have to be reviewed and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Experience, Educational Needs, Curriculum Development
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Chilvers, Denise; Cole, Angela – Support for Learning, 2006
In this article Denise Chilvers and Angela Cole describe a school-based study which is located very much in an action-research idiom. Starting from a questioning, but collegial, stance on identifying positive interventions for children who challenge, the authors illustrate how theory and reflection on practice can lead to significant innovations…
Descriptors: Action Research, Social Behavior, Special Needs Students, Behavior Problems