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The book introduces the basics of sensory neuropsychology and psychological aspects of senses, the main types, specificities and general features of senses. Sensory disorders and compensatory mechanisms are also reviewed. The book is meant for full-and part-time Education Studies students, also for mainstream and special educational needs teachers.
A teaching aid for Education Studies students. The book analyses the basics of education and knowledge of children with special educational needs, necessary for mainstream school teachers and university lecturers training prospective teachers. The authors, the compiler and editors believe that the book could be also useful for families bringing up a child with special educational needs.
The book describes the links between swallowing, speech and language disorders; the anatomy and functions of swallowing organs are analysed. Swallowing disorders of children and adults and their causes are analysed in detail. The bulk of the book deals with evaluation and elimination of swallowing disorders.
The book consists of two publications of the Stuttering Foundation of America: Stuttering: an Integration of Contemporary Therapies and Counselling those who Stutter. The book is meant for speech therapists, physicians, psychologists and everybody dealing with stuttering.
The aim of the book is to reveal some aspects of early intervention and to introduce the theoretical basics of early support for the child with developmental disorders and possibilities of its practical realisation. It also aims at presenting systems, methods and ways of research into early developmental disorders of the children. The book discusses one of the earliest spheres of development – the development of motor and eating skills, peculiarities of their evaluation and possibilities of prevention of the disorders. Visual, cognitive and psycho-social development of the children in their early age is also described.
The book supplements the collection of books dedicated to the problems experienced by students with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream schools. It should be useful for students on various specialised courses of Education Studies as well as for practicing teachers. The book views the phenomenon of integrated education in a wider sense than usual, i.e. the aims of education, content and organisational principles and tendencies are considered from the aspect of didactics of heterogeneous groups. With an active movement of peoples in Europe, the variety of opportunities and needs at school is created not only by students with SEN but also by those with a different cultural background, speaking different languages. Didactic principles which become clear while educating students with SEN are universal. They can be always applied in a creative way when a variety of students’ needs meets in the same educational space. The book analyses the principles of creation and successful functioning of a heterogeneous community, which is an important condition for efficient education. Interpersonal trust, safety, positive emotions guarantee the stability of motivation. Differentiation and individualisation of education is a dimension of favourable educational environment. Teachers of a modern school can no longer implement the directive content of education – they create it themselves. The tune between individual needs of a student and requirements of the society are the tools which help the educator in creating a functional, child-oriented system of education. The book discusses learning characteristics of students with SEN in a mainstream school and principles of individualisation of their study programmes. The problem of organisation of education of heterogeneous groups is examined by discussing aspects of formation of the most favourable learning environment for each student, organisation of special support, cooperation and coordination of activities, organisation of lessons in a heterogeneous classroom. Special needs of the students stimulate collaboration culture in the whole school community. Team work of the teachers, the need for planning space and time require from the teacher new lesson management skills. The book provides examples which help to understand some educational reality phenomena in the heterogeneous environment.
Collection of papers. Proceedings of the conference “Providing Special Educational Support in Mainstream Institutions”, 22 December, 2004.
A. Ališauskas, A. Dikidži, D. Gerulaitis. Social and Psychological Characteristics of the Child with Special Educational Needs in a Mainstream Classroom. J. Ambrukaitis. Special Education and its Expression. J. Apulskytė, R. Liukinevičius. The Evaluation of Preparation for School of the Students of Preparatory Class of Šiauliai Speech Therapy School. Z. Baršauskienė, N. Mockevičienė. Changes in the Traditional Special Education in Jonas Laužikas Special School. R. Budrienė. The Possibilities of the Integrational Logopaedic Rhythmical Method in Eliminating Stuttering. E. Grinienė, V. Bliumbergienė. Achievements and Problems of Integration of Children and Students with SEN in Educational Institutions of Kaunas. V. Gružaitė. Social Reasons of Eating Disorders. L. Joneliūkštytė, O. Štitilienė. Optimisation of Teaching to Solve Mathematical Problems of Movement by Children with SEN. N. Ivoškienė. Peculiarities of Rehabilitation of Children with Cochlear Implants. R. Ivoškuvienė, D. Dubinienė. Educational Theory and Practice of Autistic Children. I. Kaffemanienė, S. Simaitienė. Collaboration Attitudes between Parents and Teachers in Educating a Child with Disabilities. R. Kaffemanas. A Comparative Analysis of Cognitive Abilities of Boys and Girls with a Mild and Moderate Mental Disability. A. Kaselienė, R. Karmazinas, V. Kasparas, N. Kriugždaitė. Hypo therapy. D. Kavaliauskienė, V. Makutienė, A. Mickutė. Implementation of the ideas of the project “School for All” in Šeduvos High School, Radviliškis region. L. Kaukėnaitė. A Work Book Project for Cutting and Pasting Lessons. L. Miežinskaitė, D. Šonkevičienė. „Smalsučio mokyklėlė“ (a special education teaching aid). L. Mickutė. The Dissemination of the Ideas of the Project of Northern Countries “School for All” in Lithuania. V. Makauskienė. Multidimensinis požiūris į mikčiojimą. G. Morozova, R. Juodviršienė Children with Hearing Impairments in a mainstream School. V. Navickienė. Teachers’ Attitudes towards Donors. D. Ogintienė Atvejo analizė. V. Ozolaitė, R. Paulauskaitė. Teacher’s Creativity. V. Pobrein, V. Vaišvilaitė-Pranienė. The Application of Forms and Ways of Reading in Lithuanian Language Classes. N. Povilaitienė. Activities of a Social Pedagogue and their Efficiency in Youth Schools. D. Šonkevičienė. Traditional Festivals in Special Schools of Šiauliai Region. E. P. Zambacevičienė, M. Makarovienė, M. Žalpienė. The Manifestations of Anxiety in Teenagers with a Mental Disability.
Rapid development of special and social education and other connected areas of science necessitated the second edition of the dictionary. The comments, suggestions and wishes of the students and colleagues were taken into consideration; typographical, spelling and pronunciation errors were eliminated and additional terms and concepts from the sphere of play therapy, psychology and some other spheres were included. All the topics of the first edition (2002) (adapted physical education, physiotherapy, speech therapy, medicine, psycho-pedagogy, social work/education, surdology and Typhlology) were revised and updated: translation, definitions and interpretations of some terms and concepts was revised and corrected. The second edition of the dictionary contains over 5,090 English words, terms and phrases.
Collection of papers. Proceedings of the scientific-practical conference which took place at the Faculty of Social Welfare and Disability Studies on 28th May 2004.
Adomaitienė L. Employment of the Disabled in 2003 in Kėdainiai. Bandzevičienė R., Mackanienė R. Legal and Psychological Peculiarities of the Integration of People with Disability in the Labour Market. Batavičienė L. Support of EU Structural Funds for the Professional Rehabilitation of People with Disability. Bilotaitė V. Possibilities for People with Disability on the Labour Market of Šiauliai region. Bytautienė I., Grižienė J. Do New Laws Guarantee a Successful Integration of People with Disability in the Labour Market? Čiapaitė A. The Employment of people with Disability in 2003 in Kėdainiai region Vilainiai Neighbourhood. Daugėla M. Working Activities of People with a Severe Physical Disability and their Resources. Gvazdauskienė I. Vocational Training and Employment Opportunities of People with Disability in Lithuania. Jaškulis A. The Evaluation of the Draft Amendments to the Law on Social Integration of the Disabled in the Republic of Lithuania. Kaziūnienė J. The Disabled as one of the Problem Groups on the Labour Market. Kubeckienė-Visockytė V. Art Education as Part of Vocational Training. Laurinaitienė S. Opportunities of Education and Vocational Training of the Disabled in Lithuania. Levickienė J. Social Separation of the Disabled, Opportunities of Vocational Training and Employment after Graduating from a Special Educational Establishment. Mickienė L. Employment at the Day-Centre „Goda“. Miliauskaitė R. The Problems of Competitiveness of Women with Physical Disability on the Labour Market. Novikaitė A. The Success of Socialisation of Telšiai Special Boarding School Leavers. Petrauskienė G. The Problems of Women with Disability on the Labour Market and their Solutions. Sendžikienė V. The Person’s Disability is a Social Problem on the Labour Market. Turonienė O. Employment Opportunities for People with Disability in Tauragė region. Šerytė L., Šerytė R. Panevėžys state company ,,Dailusis ornamentas“ –an Opportunity for the Employment of People with Disability. Šmitaitė I. Employment Opportunities and Prospects of People with Disability in Alytus. Tautkutė A. Problems of Employment of People with Disability. Tomkienė V., Čepienė A. Prerequisites and Opportunities of Creating a Social Company in Šiauliai city. Zavertanaja S., Gevorgianienė V. Opportunities of Vocational Training of People with Mild Mental Disability in Mainstream Vocational Schools.
The publication is intended for special and social pedagogues of special schools, educational centres and care homes for children and teenagers with mild and moderate learning difficulties. We believe that teachers working in care homes and schools with integrated classrooms can also make use of the suggested methodologies. It presents teaching methods on how to offer economic education, which helps the students to realise how to manage their budget, their home economy, how to communicate in a business manner, how to communicate with the members of the community, how to carry out certain DIY tasks.; the book also contains an after-school experimental educational program of social skills for younger pupils. These suggestions should make it easier for the teachers and students to develop social competence of students with mental disability. It should be mentioned, however, that this publication should not be viewed by the educational community as a compulsory and fixed dogma. The suggestions should be applied flexibly.
The collection consists of articles published between 1993 and 2004, in the period of intensive change of educational paradigm and creation of a new school. The main attention is focused on the three main spheres of school development. The first is education of children with developmental disorder in the wide sense, viewing the problem from the aspect of the system of integrated education. The second is narrower and more concrete: speech and language education of children with learning difficulties. The third problem under discussion is professional competence of a mainstream and special teacher. We would like to believe that these peculiar signs of time have a certain sustainable value in creating a more humane, democratic system of education of children with special educational needs in the country, that they can help to avoid unproductive search, mistakes both in developing a general special education policy and in solving concrete teaching problems. While re-editing the articles, their References Lists were made uniform; the texts of the articles were reviewed from the linguistic point of view. At the end of each article there is a reference to the source of its first publication. The collection is meant for teachers, students of the study program Education Studies, special educators and other persons who care about the future of Lithuanian school and especially about the problems of educating children with learning difficulties.
The monograph analyses from the interdisciplinary aspect psycho-social situation of the families bringing up young children (from their birth until they start attending school) with developmental disorders, priorities of early intervention in childhood, models, parents’ satisfaction with the provided support, the readiness of parents and specialists for collaboration. By applying document analysis, also sociological surveys, modelling, evaluative research of activities and other social research technologies, the formal context and situation of the early intervention is revealed, a collaboration model of early rehabilitation services specialists and families is construed in a theoretical and empirical way. A lot of attention in the monograph is allocated to the evaluation and stimulation of the collaboration process between specialists and family; the strategy, methodology and methods of creation of the collaboration model are presented, subjective and objective changes, viewed as pre-requisites of the optimisation of the activities of the services, are revealed. The process of construing the collaboration model, based on a solid systemic methodology, can be modified and moved to a different educational environment.

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