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Supporting children with fragile X syndrome [electronic book] / Hull Learning Services ; [written by Jenny Fisher, Elizabeth Morling and Francesca Murray].

By: Hull Learning Services.
Contributor(s): Fisher, Jenny [author] | Morling, Elizabeth [author] | Murray, Francesca [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon; New York : Routledge, 2012Copyright date: ©2004Description: online resource (v, 46 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781843122265 (paperback); 9781134021864 (e-book).Other title: Fragile X syndrome.Subject(s): Learning disabled children -- Education -- Great Britain | Fragile X syndrome | Fragile X syndrome -- patients -- EducationDDC classification: 616.8588042 Online resources: Access eBook
Contents:
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 -- Definition and causes of fragile X syndrome -- Characteristics of fragile X syndrome -- Support staff: effective deployment -- Support staff: roles and responsibilities -- Support staff: guidelines for working with pupils -- Accessing the curriculum -- The learning environment -- A multi-sensory approach to teaching -- Differentiation -- Addressing behavioural issues -- Developing language -- Addressing sensory sensitivity -- Improving memory -- Developing fine motor skills -- Developing self-esteem -- Promoting positive peer-group relationships -- Emotional issues -- The family -- Creating effective parent partnerships -- Individual education plans.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Off-the-shelf support containing all the vital information practitioners need to know about Fragile X Syndrome, this book includes:

* Definition of Fragile X Syndrome and its educational implications

* Ideas on how to improve access to the curriculum

* Advice on how to manage support staff

* Guidance on coordinating home and school liaison

"Produced in partnership with Education Service for Physical Disability and the Hull and District Cerebral Palsy Society."--Foreword.

"At a glance guidance. Practical strategies. For SENCOs, teachers and TAs"--Cover.

Includes bibliography : (pages 44-45).

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 -- Definition and causes of fragile X syndrome -- Characteristics of fragile X syndrome -- Support staff: effective deployment -- Support staff: roles and responsibilities -- Support staff: guidelines for working with pupils -- Accessing the curriculum -- The learning environment -- A multi-sensory approach to teaching -- Differentiation -- Addressing behavioural issues -- Developing language -- Addressing sensory sensitivity -- Improving memory -- Developing fine motor skills -- Developing self-esteem -- Promoting positive peer-group relationships -- Emotional issues -- The family -- Creating effective parent partnerships -- Individual education plans.

Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.