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The Effective Teacher's Guide to Autism and Communication Difficulties: Practical strategies, 2nd Edition

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Michael Farrell

  • The Effective Teacher's Guide to Autism and Communication Difficulties

96 pages
2011
ISBN: 9780415693837

In this welcome second edition of The Effective Teacher’s Guide to Autism and Communication Difficulties, best-selling author Michael Farrell addresses how teachers and others can develop provision for students with autism and students that have difficulties with speech, grammar, meaning, use of language and comprehension. Updated and expanded, this book allows the teacher to be self-critical in developing classroom approaches and offers up-to-date research combined with professional experience on how to best achieve good practice in the classroom. This accessible book offers down-to-earth information on:

  • Terms and definitions
  • Legal considerations
  • Classroom strategies
  • Useful resources
  • Pedagogical issues.

This new edition will be a useful source of ideas and guidance for teachers and others working with children with autism or other communication disorders. It will also be useful for all new teachers, for those continuing professional development, school managers and administrators.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Communication disorders – speech

Chapter 3. Communication disorders - grammar

Chapter 4. Communication disorders - comprehension

Chapter 5. Communication disorders - semantics

Chapter 6. Communication disorders - pragmatics

Chapter 7. Autism

Chapter 8. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index