Addressing the Unproductive Classroom Behaviours of Students with Special Needs

Certain classroom behaviours can signify an underlying learning disability. This book will help you recognise potential indicators of Asperger Syndrome, dyslexia, dyspraxia, AD/HD, physical disabilities and speech and language disorders; explores the benefits of different interventions; and offers practical strategies for improving pupils' behaviours, social skills and self-esteem. This book contains:

• a simple-to-use screener for initial identification of a pupil's specific learning disability
• a practical and simple structure for monitoring classroom behaviours and creating an Individual Behaviour Plan
• tried-and-tested teacher strategies for common areas of concern, such as problems staying on task, inability to work on group tasks and failure to seek help when needed
• key educational theories to help teachers understand and influence classroom behaviours, and further develop classroom management skills for addressing the behaviours of special needs pupils.

This practical, accessible book is an essential tool kit for special educational needs coordinators, learning support staff and teachers in both primary and secondary schools.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

1. Classroom Behaviours and the Affective Domain.
2. The Characteristics of Six Special Needs.
3. The Classroom Behaviours List (CBL).
4. The Classroom Behaviours List Profiles for Each Special Need.
5. Using the Classroom Behaviours List.
6. Common Behaviours across the Special Needs Categories.
7. Rare Disorders.
8. Eliminate the Obvious.
9. Tried and Tested Strategies.
10. The Benefits of Different Interventions.
11. Pupils' Own Views.
12. Social Skills, Social Competence and Special Needs.
13. Multiple Intelligences.
14. Self-esteem and Self-concept.
15. Transactional Analysis.
16. Attributional Style.

Summing Up.

Further Reading.

Index

"What a helpful book!... A photocopiable screening test is included which is valuable as an aid to early identification...This highly accessible book provides a practical introduction to the complex needs of a substantial cohort of students for teachers and teaching assistants alike."
- School Librarian

"A range of strategies found to be successful by teachers is offered to help overcome the difficulties as well as views from the pupils themselves...This simple-to-use screener, provides a practical structure for identification and monitoring of classroom behaviours. It would be supportive in creating effective and targeted individual behaviour plans. Special needs teachers, co-coordinators, learning support staff, would find this a valuable resource."
- SNIP, Special Needs Information Press

"Steve Chinn is known as a writer of books on mathematics for dyslexic and dyscalculic pupils, and as an educator who founded and for many years ran a school for dyslexic goys. He brings years of experience and knowledge to this book which is a diagnostic manual of learning disorders that may be indicated by classroom behaviours. The book is a balanced, well-written user-friendly combination of diagnosis, strategies and theory."
- Bulletin