Commonsense Methods for Students with Special Needs and Disabilities

Commonsense Methods for Students with Special Needs and Disabilities by Peter Westwood is a fully revised ninth edition published by Taylor & Francis Group in 2025. This edition offers practical advice grounded in international research, focusing on evidence-based approaches for teaching and managing students with diverse abilities and disabilities. It aims to assist educators in adapting methods for inclusive settings, addressing the needs of both students with special needs and those who are gifted and talented.
Readers will find comprehensive guidance on various teaching strategies and classroom management techniques throughout the text. The book reviews new methods, programs, and interventions, with an emphasis on digital technology and e-learning. It also provides support for educators working with students facing challenges in literacy and numeracy, as well as those with physical, sensory, and intellectual disabilities. Topics such as fostering autonomy, social skills interventions, and approaches to autism spectrum disorders are covered, making this resource valuable for practicing and trainee teachers, tutors, and teaching assistants in inclusive educational environments.
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This fully revised ninth edition continues to offer teachers practical advice on new evidence-based approaches for teaching and managing students with a wide range of abilities, disabilities, and difficulties.
Based on topical international research from the field, this new edition provides practical advice for teachers and tutors to enable them to adapt evidence-based methods when working in inclusive settings with students with special needs, including gifted and talented students. Throughout the text, approaches to teaching and classroom management have been clearly described. New methods, programmes, and interventions are reviewed, and there is increased coverage of digital technology and e-learning. Teachers will also find support and guidance for working with students with learning difficulties in literacy and numeracy, teaching students with physical, sensory and intellectual disability, fostering students’ autonomy, social skills interventions, approaches to autism spectrum disorders, and much more. All new information in every chapter is fully supported with reference to the most recent writing and research.
This continues to be an invaluable resource for practising and trainee teachers, tutors, teaching assistants, and other education professionals responsible for supporting students in inclusive schools.
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