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Hakan Sari; Mustafa Çevik; Özge Çevik – Support for Learning, 2024
The aim of this research is to examine the effect of STEAM (STEM + Arts) education, which is an interdisciplinary approach that has been frequently used in developed countries in recent years, on the science course learning outcomes of students with specific learning disabilities. The model of the research was structured as a mixed design and was…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Outcomes of Education, Learning Disabilities
Ashwini Tiwari – Support for Learning, 2024
This descriptive case study examines the perspectives, beliefs and practices of independent private schoolteachers in India about the inclusion of students with special educational needs in general education classrooms. Data were collected through one-to-one interviews and focus group discussions with 10 teachers in an independent private school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Students with Disabilities
Sima Pouya; Enesnur Bayindir; Sahar Pouya – Support for Learning, 2024
Autistic people need sensory gardens specially designed for them to improve psychologically and physically. It also helps them get able to participate in society. The aim of the present study was to plan the close environment of the Inönü University Foundation Special Education and Rehabilitation Center (IFSER) as a sensory garden for children…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Gardening, Students with Disabilities
Emily Day; Tristan Middleton – Support for Learning, 2024
This study investigated the impact of a 'Jewellery Club' on girls with social, communication and interaction difficulties. The project focussed on three girls aged seven who participated in an intervention using similar principles to the 'Lego Therapy' intervention. An action research approach was followed, where two phases of the intervention…
Descriptors: Females, Clubs, Interpersonal Competence, Communication Disorders
Opoku-Nkoom, Isaac; Ackah-Jnr, Francis R. – Support for Learning, 2023
Schools create an inclusive environment and cultures and enact inclusive practices to cater for the learning and social needs of learners. Using an adapted Ghana Inclusive Education Monitoring Tool (IEMT), which is based on the Index for Inclusion, we collected data from 74 headteachers of primary schools. Data analysis involved percentages and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Elementary Schools, Principals
Hord, Casey – Support for Learning, 2023
The author briefly reviews studies on the math teaching of secondary school students with mild intellectual disabilities. Then, the author demonstrates ways to teach secondary-level mathematics to students with mild intellectual disabilities. In this article, readers will learn about how to use manipulatives, diagrams, and gestures to support…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Mild Intellectual Disability
Imray, Peter; Kossyvaki, Lila; Sissons, Mike – Support for Learning, 2023
The authors of this position paper argue that there is currently very little evidence-based practice in relation to learners with severe learning disabilities (SLD) and profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), and that which there is, has often been badly used and/or abused. More specifically, we argue that relevant educational research…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Research Utilization, Severe Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Blackwood, Lisa; Farrow, Brenna – Support for Learning, 2023
Children and young adults who are 'looked after' can present teachers and teaching assistants with a variety of day-to-day classroom challenges and a range of complex behaviours due to adverse childhood environments. This group of vulnerable young people have very complex social and emotional behaviours that require a considered approach of…
Descriptors: Children, Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Knowledge Level
Thompson, Beccy; Finesilver, Carla; Jones, Jane – Support for Learning, 2023
There is little research addressing teachers' beliefs and judgements concerning students with identified Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), a group which is regularly cited as experiencing disadvantages in their schooling compared to peers. This paper draws on research which examined the beliefs and judgements of a set of arts…
Descriptors: Art Teachers, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes
Molyneaux, Alex; O'Brien, Trevor – Support for Learning, 2023
This article focuses on the perspectives of primary school teachers on the current provision for students with dyslexia in the mainstream classroom. Five themes emerged from this research and these were (1) Diagnosis, (2) Inclusion, (3) Effective classroom practice, (4) Difficulties encountered in the classroom and (5) Teacher education. The focus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Dyslexia
Forbes, Fiona; Aspland, Tania – Support for Learning, 2023
This article presents new insights into the views of families regarding the educational opportunities for their children in special school settings. It reports on a study designed to capture the perspectives of families regarding the opportunities to consult and engage with teachers on the education of their child or children with disabilities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Family Attitudes, Special Schools
Hornby, Garry; Kauffman, James M. – Support for Learning, 2023
Zombies are defined as ideas or persistent myths that should have died out but have not. Special education's biggest zombie is that only full inclusion brings about true social justice and the most effective education for students with disabilities. Three examples of specific zombies about full inclusion are presented. First, that full inclusion…
Descriptors: Special Education, Misconceptions, Inclusion, Educational Policy
Howard, Katie B. – Support for Learning, 2023
Due to misconceptions about the challenges of language learning, foreign languages classrooms have not always been accessible spaces for all learners. This article seeks to address the needs of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in the foreign languages classroom and challenge the notion that this group of students…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Students with Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Program Effectiveness
Karnas, Mustafa; Alpaydin, Beyza; Eker, Abdullah – Support for Learning, 2023
Once the COVID-19 was announced as a pandemic by the World Health Organization at the beginning of 2020, almost all countries around the world shifted from traditional face to face education to distance education to prevent the spread of the virus. Türkiye implemented distance education practices through a web-based platform named education…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Emergency Programs
VANDerpuye, Irene; Okai, Martha-Pearl – Support for Learning, 2023
This study explores challenges confronting teachers in using assistive technologies (ATs) in inclusive schools. Data was retrieved from ten teachers in the Western Region of Ghana. Thematic analysis, with the aid of NVivo 12, revealed that teachers think ATs are costly and difficult to maintain. Alongside poor resources, the combined effect of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teachers, Inclusion, Assistive Technology