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Monique Somma, Editor; Margo Horne, Editor – IntechOpen, 2025
The placement of children with disabilities in schools has been a long-standing discussion in education and human rights forums, including the United Nations (UNESCO, 1994, 2023). Education for all children is a key goal highlighted in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In support of ensuring pupils can learn alongside their…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Weiner, Brad; Grenier, Michelle – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2020
This article presents information on the impact of hyper or hypo-sensory responses and specific strategies that can balance the systems. We examine the five sensory systems (tactile, auditory, visual, proprioceptive, and vestibular), common behaviors associated with each system, and recommend instructional strategies designed to support student…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Behavior Problems, Teaching Methods
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Bruce, Susan; DiNatale, Patrice; Ford, Jeremiah – American Annals of the Deaf, 2008
According to even the most conservative estimates, at least a quarter of deaf children have additional disabilities. Most teacher preparation programs do not sufficiently prepare teacher candidates for the challenges posed by these children. This article describes a professional development effort to prepare in-service educators of the deaf to…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Sensory Integration, Alternative Assessment, Partial Hearing
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Neihart, Maureen – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2000
This article proposes that gifted children with Asperger's syndrome may not be identified because their unusual behaviors may be wrongly attributed to either their giftedness or to a learning disability. Ways in which the syndrome might be missed and guidelines for differentiating characteristics of giftedness from Asperger's characteristics are…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Behavior Problems, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Rappaport, Sheldon R. – 1969
A foreword by William M. Cruickshank introduces a book designed to provide information on the problems of children with brain dysfunction and to furnish guidelines to habilitation. Subjects discussed are the status of education for these children, preparing the community for a school program, selection of school and preparation of the principal,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Child Development
Blind Childrens Center, Los Angeles, CA. – 1993
This handbook provides an overview of the development of young children with visual impairments and their educational needs. The first three chapters outline the developmental path followed by sighted children and contrast this with the lives of children who are visually impaired, introduce the professionals who commonly work with children who are…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Development