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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : A Fairy Tale -- Visual Learners are in EVERY Classroom : Preventing a learning difference from becoming a learning difficulty -- Learning Differences and Disabilities : Autism Spectrum Conditions, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dysfraxia, Downs Syndrome, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy and physical disabilities affecting communication -- Gifted Visual Learners Past and Present -- Visual Teachers : Past and Present -- First Impressions! : How we introduce literacy can help develop positive attitude to learning -- Motivation to learn : Finding out what motivates the individual child can be the key to engaging them to want to learn -- Teaching writing right : Setting them up to succeed, by stepping learning to meet individual needs- sandpaper letters, stamps and pencil grips -- What's in a name? : How names and labels give reading and writing a purpose -- Reading : Practical strategies including teaching children who do not "get" phonics -- Sight Reading High Frequency Words : a structured approach -- Visuals for Communication : An Introduction to Picture Exchange Communication and going beyond "I want" -- Augmentative Assistive Communication : Switches, buttons, android, eye gaze and iPad Apps -- Actions speak louder! : Gaining attention, adding meaning and improving communication through actions and signing -- Listening and Gaining Attention : Becoming a good listener, Tutorials, Intensive Interaction and Attention Autism -- Functional Communication : Within school and out and about -- Implementing subject based TEACCH -- SEN Assist : Teaching Literacy through the Class Computer -- Drama and Dance and Shakespeare : Bringing stories to life using costume, masks and puppets -- Look here! They can! : Believing in futures -- Happy Endings.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.