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Many children in primary school who are defined as having special needs have difficulties in the acqusition and development of literacy skills. Teachers are faced with the dilemma of how to achieve a balance between developing basic skills on the one hand and ensuring breadth of curriculum on the other. This book shows that the teaching of expressive arts (art, creative writing, drama, music, oracy, dance and physical education) can enrich and improve the education of children with learning difficulties, through creative self-expression. ... Read more

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This text sets out to examine how further education for students with learning difficulties has emerged from the shadows of an essentially elitist education system. It explores some of the issues which are shaping the entitlement to FE for these students in the 1990s. For many people, the change that further education and training has undergone in recent years has been interpreted in terms of developing opportunities for student "choice", "rights" and "entitlements". Others have been more sceptical, perceiving a reduction of educational opportunity at the expense of market-led notions of "efficiency". The book explores aspects of these concerns, including staff development, and teaching and learning in this comparatively new area of work. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from International Journal of Instructional Media, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2004. The length of the article is 1708 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The "Special Act" public school districts in New York state: helping children with special needs reach higher academic standards.(No Child Left Behind Act )
Author: Jim Donlevy
Publication: International Journal of Instructional Media (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2004
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 31Issue: 2Page: 109(5)

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This digital document is an article from UN Chronicle, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1684 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Education for children with special needs: difficult but possible.
Author: Uma Tuli
Publication: UN Chronicle (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 43Issue: 1Page: 31(3)

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