The social development of children in special schools
Aim: To investigate the social development of children with severe learning difficulties in special schools as compared with those in mainstream schools.
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Learning to Listen
Aim: To modify the structured teaching programme,"Learning to Listen" (devised for a special school) for use in mainstream nursery classes, to monitor the effects of the programme in improving the listening skills of young children and to examine the support, training and professional development implications for teachers using the programme.
Developing Individual Education Plan Targets within Whole School Assessment Procedures
Aim: To investigate the nature of the demands arising from the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators' (SENCO) involvement in setting, communicating and reviewing Individual Education Plan (IEP) targets in a High School, and to consider possible ways in which effective target setting for students with IEPs in a High School can help to maximise achievement through becoming an integral part of school assessment procedures.
The significance of Formal Planning in the Teacher/Teaching Assistant Partnership
Aim: To investigate the significance of formal planning between teacher and teaching assistant prior to or during the support process.
Using assistive technology to enhance learning
Aim:
How did students with learning differences use assistive technology (AT) to access learning?
How can tutors be supported to develop their knowledge regarding AT?
How can the use of AT be developed further?
The teacher - learning support assistant role
Aim: To examine the effectiveness of the teacher "learning support assistant" (LSA) role in assisting pupils with special educational needs to access an appropriately differentiated mainstream curriculum.
The potential of active listening for sustaining appropriate behaviour among young children
Aim: To investigate the role of active listening in sustaining appropriate behaviour among young children in a primary school for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD).
Teaching Children with Autism to use Pretend Play
Aim: To discover whether Early Years children who have autism and additional learning difficulties can learn to use pretend play within a class group and to explore the nature and implications.
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