Children with special needs

Special considerations for pharmacological treatment of pediatric insomnia in children with children with special needs... 

M.C. Morales-Chavez, Z.C. Nualart-Grolhnus, Retention of a resin-based sealant and a glass ionomer used as a fissure sealant in children with special needs, J. Clin. Exp. Dent. 6(2014)e551-e555. 

Parents of children with special needs are often reluctant to ask for this type of help. There is a tendency to pretend that an issue doesn t exist or that it will get better by itself. Some parents are afraid that asking for special treatment will stigmatize their child. However, the sooner you address the issue and intervene on behalf of a child who is presenting a learning problem in school, the better off the child is. 

The recent OFSTED report. Removing Barriers A Can-do Attitude A Report on Developing Good Practice for Children with Special Needs in Early Years Childcare and Education in the Private and Voluntary Sectors, is a useful reference. It examines how childcare providers are making it easier for children with special needs to access care and education and have the best possible outcomes. Key factors for good practice include ... 

The Primary National Strategy has developed self-evaluation and training tools for inclusion, English as an Additional Language (EAL) and children with special needs. 

While the emphasis here is on ways of enabling self-advocacy for children with disabilities, the ethic of self-advocacy apphes with equal force to all children in an inclusive school. Indeed, it is only through equality of approach that children with special needs will not be identified through the singular use of a procedure especially for them. 

An important point about the organisation of service delivery is made by the Deputy Principal i/c Inclusion Project - and this is of relevance in the context of the history of service dehvery for children with special needs. Commentators such as Weatherley and Lipsky (1977), with their concept of street level bureaucrats , and WoUensberger (1990) note that the provision of a service often has concomitants which are not necessarily in the best interests of the supposed recipients. In short, it is easy for the service to become merely advisory, and progressively to avoid hands on activity. The new service has successfully avoided this path ... 

The degree of adaptation made by teachers in general seemed to be less to do with the specific learning needs of the children in question than with the experience of the teacher and to her/his view of how children with special needs should be taught. 

There is a general acceptance in the research literature that all teachers are qualified to teach children with special needs. Although some children certainly need additional support, there is no special pedagogy which has been shown to be especially useful with children who have disabilities or learning difficulties. 

Organisation for parents of children with special needs to help each other by forming local groups, mainly in the London area. Helps parents with the assessment and statementing procedure and runs training days. Write or telephone between 10 am and 12 noon on Wednesdays (term-time only). 

Leyden, G. (1996) Cheap labour or neglected resource The role of the peer group and efficient, effective support for children with special needs , E rfMcaf/ona/f sycfto/cgy/nPracf/ce, 11,4,49-55. Lipsky, D. and Gartner, A. (1987) Capable of achievement and worthy of respect . Exceptional Children, 54, 1, 69-74. 

Mortimer, H. (1995) Welcoming young children with special needs into mainstream education . Support for Learning, 10, 4, 164—9. 

O Brien, J. and Forest, M.(19S9) Action for Inclusion How to Improve Schools by Welcoming Children with Special Needs intoRegularClassrooms, Toronto Inclusion Press. 

Reynolds, D. (1995) Using school effectiveness knowledge for children with special needs the problems and possibilities , in C. Clarke, A. Dyson and A. Millward (eds) Towards Inclusive Schools , London Fulton. 

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