Peter Westwood
The nature of a student’s disability has a significant impact on how that student learns best and the most appropriate methods for teaching and classroom management. This new book by internationally acclaimed researcher and author, Peter Westwood, aims to provide practising teachers, teachers in training and other school personnel, with up-to-date, factual information on a range of physical, intellectual, and social/emotional disabilities, and the impact of each specific disability on an individual student’s development and ability to learn.
Contents
Chapter 1, Intellectual disability
Chapter 3, Pervasive developmental disorders
Chapter 4, Physical disabilities and associated impairments
Chapter 5, Sensory impairment: Hearing and vision





