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Asperger Syndrome: What Teachers Need to Know
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A handbook for teachers on Aspergers Syndrome (AS), exploring how to get the best from an AS child. Presenting a summary of the syndrome and covering the key issues that concern teachers, it offers tips and practical ideas that should be useful to anyone working within a school environment.Reviews
'The book is very readable and manages to fit a lot of information into a small space. The author's experience as a primary school teacher means that the suggestions made are ones that can be easily and practically applied in a classroom, with or without additional support.'-Jennie Webster Peach Case ManagerAuthor description
Matt Winter is a primary school teacher from New Zealand and has encountered children with Asperger Syndrome in all the schools he has worked in. In addition to his daily teaching, Matt has always been actively involved in charity work and currently volunteers with the Cloud 9 Children's Foundation, where he teaches a thirteen-year-old boy with Asperger Syndrome.Table of contents
So what is Asperger Syndrome?; what signs might a child express?; what are some strategies for the classroom?; can I help a child with their social skills?; how can I help them in the playground?; what should happen before the child changes class or school?; should I make the child do homework?; how can the child be assisted with study?; what should the teacher aide be focusing on?; who else in school needs to know?; am I qualified to teach this child?; I want to know more; where should I start?.Stock Information
General Fields
- : 9781843101437
- : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- : March 2003
- : 230mm X 139mm X 7mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : references
- : 64
- : 371.92
- : Paperback
- : Matt Winter
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