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The Neurodiverse Classroom: A Teacher's Guide to Individual Learning Needs and How to Meet Them
With specific learning difficulties more prevalent than ever in mainstream schools, this is the essential guide for teachers wishing to create inclusive and successful learning environments in diverse classrooms. Focusing on promoting acceptance and self-esteem of each child rather than on labelling their difficulties, it shows how to make good use of simple resources and meet a wide range of needs, including children with ADHD, autism, OCD, dyslexia and special speech and language needs. The practical advice and strategies in this book enable schools to become more accepting places for all pupils, and embrace neurodiversity as the new 'normal' in education today.
192 pages, Paperback
Published May 21, 2018
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January 28, 2023
A different ‘take’ on meeting the needs of students with SEN.
Rather than a list of difficulties students with certain conditions have, the author takes a more all encompassing approach to include all neurodivergent students. Her argument is in any school or organisation there will be a number of people with these differences so we should adopt an approach which works for all students irrespective of whether they are neurotypical or neurodivergent. She refers to this as the neurodiverse paradigm.
Many of the strategies are straightforward and that is the beauty of them. Some might view them as simplistic I.e. we’re already doing them. However I see this as a positive. If you’re already doing them, surely that’s an indication that you’re already partly there on the journey.
Some really useful take aways to think about and reflect on.
Rather than a list of difficulties students with certain conditions have, the author takes a more all encompassing approach to include all neurodivergent students. Her argument is in any school or organisation there will be a number of people with these differences so we should adopt an approach which works for all students irrespective of whether they are neurotypical or neurodivergent. She refers to this as the neurodiverse paradigm.
Many of the strategies are straightforward and that is the beauty of them. Some might view them as simplistic I.e. we’re already doing them. However I see this as a positive. If you’re already doing them, surely that’s an indication that you’re already partly there on the journey.
Some really useful take aways to think about and reflect on.
September 2, 2022
This is could be a complement to Teach Like A Champion but with a specific lens on building inclusive classrooms for neurodiverse youth.
It doesn’t have all the specific answers but is a starting point to change educators’ mindsets and small habits that can create big change for a lot of students.
It doesn’t have all the specific answers but is a starting point to change educators’ mindsets and small habits that can create big change for a lot of students.
June 2, 2023
Every school should have a copy of this book. It contains excellent explanations about neurodivergence and how neurodivergent students may feel about school. I would love for my son's principal to read it and start moving the school's policies and methods toward a more inclusive goal.
September 1, 2023
As an experienced educator, this reinforced my ideals and whilst not strengthening my knowledge it did make me think how I could disseminate this to my staff. As a trainee teacher, I think this book would be invaluable.
February 14, 2025
Such a great insight and given me loads of ideas. I felt so inspired that I will base a staff training session around this!
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