Teaching Children Who are Deafblind

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Stuart Aitken, Marianna Buultjens, Catherine Clark , Jane T. Eyre

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David Fulton Publishers Ltd
20 June 2000

Teaching of hearing-impaired students; Teaching of visually impaired students

Written for practitioners from a variety of backgrounds, this text is intended for teachers, residential staff and students who wish to understand more about the education of children and young people who are deafblind. Illustrated with case studies of children and young people, the book deals with key issues of communication, curriculum, teaching and learning and personal and social development. Educational and legal frameworks are explained in practical and accessible terms, and teaching staff are encouraged to use their creative skills in the classroom while remaining within existing national curricular frameworks. The book updates and replaces ""CONTACT: A Resource for Staff Working With Children Who Are Deafblind"" publshed by Moray House Publications in 1993.

Edited by: Stuart Aitken, Marianna Buultjens, Catherine Clark, Jane T. Eyre, Laura Pease
Imprint: David Fulton Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 498g
ISBN: 9781853466748
ISBN 10: 1853466743
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 20 June 2000
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1 Understanding deafblindness, StuartAitken; Chapter 2 Creating a communicating environment, Pease Laura; Chapter 3 Personal and social development, Catherine Clark; Chapter 4 Holistic assessment, Jane T.Eyre; Chapter 5 Curricular frameworks, OlgaMiller, MarionMcLarty; Chapter 6 Effective teaching and learning, LizHodges; Chapter 7 Deafblindness and society, StuartAitken;Further reading; Glossary; Index;

Stuart Aitken is Principal Officer (Research and Practice) with Sense Scotland, and Senior Research Fellow with the CALL Centre, which is located in the Faculty of Education, University of Edinburgh. Marianna Buultjens is the Coordinator of the Scottish Sensory Centre at Moray House Institute of Education, University of Edinburgh. Catherine Clark is the head teacher of Carnbooth School. A Glasgow City Council school, Carnbooth is the only provision for pupils with a dual sensory impairment in Scotland. Jane T Eyre is assistant head teacher at Carnbooth School. She has been involved with deafblind education for approximately fourteen years, mostly working hands on with deafblind students of all ages and abilities. Laura Pease is Head of the School for Children with Sensory Impairment and Learning Difficulties at Whitefield Schools and Centre in London.