Moderate Learning Difficulties and the Future of Inclusion

By Brahm Norwich, Kelly Narcie, Narcie Kelly

Book Overview

Children with mild to moderate learning difficulties (MLD) make up the largest sub-group of children requiring special educational needs, and yet they are often neglected in terms of research and in their influence on future Government policies. This book, based on a Nuffield Foundation research project, considers the perspectives of children with moderate learning difficulties, reviewing relevant issues such as: * identification of children with MLD; * appropriate curriculum and pedagogy; * inclusion in mainstream schools; * their identity and self-perception. The authors weave their findings into a wider review of current research in the MLD field and use a range of perspectives, from the professional, to psychological and sociological. This is a contemporary look at MLD that discusses the historical and policy context, origins and justification for having a category for MLD. Students, researchers, and academics that are active in the field of inclusive education will find this an insightful and comprehensive text.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415319757
• ISBN13: 9780415319751
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"