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Hello, my name is Avril Carroll and I am the Head Researcher in a study which aims to uncover parents views on the process of securing primary educational placement for children with autism in Ireland. This study is being conducted in association with the Open University under the supervision of Dr. Sue Cave.
Participation in this study involves completion of an anonymous postal questionnaire which takes between 15-20 minutes and can help inform research in this neglected area.
If you would like to participate in the study and have your views heard, please email avril@autismeducationstudy.com or phone/text 087-7592131 with your name and address for an information pack.
Rainchild Network and Developing Ability Partnership are working together on possibility of running a number of special needs courses in Connaught region due to regular enquiries and sponsorship opportunity. We are pleased to announce the first course is the ...
First Steps in ABA
Group workshop with Dr Ken Kerr
The Clarion Hotel, Sligo, Starting Saturday June 26th 2010 for three consecutive Saturdays
ScienceDaily (Mar. 8, 2010) — A new study suggests a trend toward developing hyperactivity among typically developing elementary-school-aged siblings of autistic preschoolers and supports the notion that mothers of young, autistic children experience more depression and stress than mothers with typically developing children.
Niall Murray, Irish Examiner.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
GOVERNMENT policy of integrating children with special needs into mainstream schools will be pointless if there are more cuts to staff helping them in class, a principals’ leader warned yesterday.
Hundreds of special needs assistants (SNAs) who help with physical and behavioural difficulties of thousands of pupils have been made redundant this weekend, in a move described yesterday by Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN) director Sean Cottrell as a ruthless culling.
A version of this article appeared in Irish Times on December 11, 2009. BY: CIARA O'BRIEN
THE IPHONE is set to become a communication tool for children with autism, with the testing of a new application for the device.
The application is designed to be used in a similar way to the Picture Exchange Communication System (Pecs), which allows children to build sentences using a book of laminated pictures attached to a board by Velcro.
Marina Olympidis, Class Teacher,
Scoil Aonghusa Special School, Cahir Road, Cashel, Co Tipperary.
A personal journey with a young boy with autism and accompanying learning difficulties.
My first term’s work. Please read attached story ...
Venue: INTO Learning Centre, 38 Parnell Square, Dublin
Natural Reinforcer List
- Give "go play" and pull child back to you by back of shirt. Do several times. It usually builds a smile and a lot of times when you don't grab the shirt the child will back up to you to do so.
The Irish Times, 6 July 2009. By Carl O'Brien.
FAMILIES OF children with autism say a change in Government policy will make it much harder to appoint appropriate tutors to help their children reach their full potential.
My name is Quentin Devine and my wife Adele and I live in Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland. My wife is a Special needs teacher and has been working with autistic children professionally for 10 years. I am a designer/developer and animator and together we created SEN Assist.
In the past few months, we put our heads together and have just produced the first in our range of SEN Assist CD ROMs (Literacy - The Three Bears). You can see more detail on our website: www.senassist.com
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The Developing Ability Partnership offers a wide range of supports for individuals who require specialized educational supports. "First Steps in ABA" is the first in an innovative series of multimedia courses on a range of topics that will improve the level of experienced support, i.e. the quality of supports delivered by you and your team.
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"TouchMath is a multisensory program that uses its signature TouchPoints to engage students of all abilities and learning styles."
It covers: "Counting, Addition, Subtraction, Place Value, Multiplication, Division, Time, Money, Fractions, Story Problems, Shapes, Sizes, Pre-algebra".
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"A free, friendly and confidential UK Nationwide helpline for parents and others seeking clarification, help and advice in the bewildering world of Special Educational Needs".
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"ATLAS Training offers a series of practical, affordable courses to equip teachers with knowledge and skills that they can use on a daily basis in the classroom.".
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"Welcome to assistireland.ie. This online resource provides information on assistive technology and a directory of products available from Irish suppliers.".
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Course: Introduction to Special Needs Assistant
"No child can learn effectively when they do not feel valued"
(Good Practice in caring for young children with Special needs by Dare and Donovan)".
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"Every child deserves the chance to sing every day. Singing improves learning, confidence, health and social development. It has the power to change lives and help to build stronger communities ... We want to give every child the chance to sing, with opportunities to develop their singing and performance skills."
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"Welcome to the home of the Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South or SCoTENS for short.
SCoTENS has been involved in supporting a wide range of research and conference projects since it was founded in 2003. Among the North-South research projects are Together Towards Inclusion; A Toolkit for Trainers; A Preliminary Evaluation of a Teaching Package for Children with PMLD; the Irish Association for Social, Scientific and Environmental Education (IASSEE) Survey of Student Perceptions of History, Geography and Science; and a book on School Leadership in Ireland. ".
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"Irish Deaf Kids ( www.irishdeafkids.ie ) is a for-impact venture aimed at supporting inclusive mainstream education for deaf children in Ireland.
For parents, educators / teachers, deaf people and others, IrishDeafKids.ie provides an online forum for discussion and guidance on best practice.
Its message boards offer a place to ask questions, share information and talk with parents & educators of deaf children, or with deaf people themselves.
If you are involved with, or interested in mainstream education for deaf children in Ireland, then this new website is for you.".
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"The National Centre for Technology in Education is an Irish Government agency established to provide advice, support and information on the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in education.".
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