Identifying Children with Special Needs: Checklists and Action Plans for Teachers »

Glynis Hannell has a BA (Hons) in Psychology and an MSc in Child Development, both from London University. She has worked as an educational and developmental psychologist in education departments, child health organizations, and child development units. She has also lectured in child development at the University of South Australia. She is currently a consultant psychologist working with children and adolescents with special needs, their teachers, their parents and caregivers, and other professionals. She contributes to professional conferences and professional inservice training programs.

Fullarton House - Assessment Therapy and Teaching; Educational Psychologist

Learn how to quickly and easily identify students with disabilities in your classroom!

If you're a general education teacher with little or no experience in special education, identifying children and adolescents with potential disabilities may seem an impossible task. Until now! Drawing from her experience as an educational psychologist, and general education and special education teacher, Glynis Hannell offers guidelines to help you quickly recognize and categorize the specific characteristics of autism spectrum disorders, emotional-behavioral disorders, cognitive disabilities, speech or language impairment, health-related disabilities, and more.

Using the practical checklists and resources in this guide, teachers can quickly and accurately gather key information to determine whether or not individual students need specialized assessment, attention, and services while complying with the law. Organized according to IDEA and internationally accepted criteria, this must-have resource for every classroom shows educators how to

• Quickly record important information and avoid writing time-consuming reports
• Incorporate the day-to-day observations of parents and/or therapists
• Track significant changes over time
• Recognize the symptoms and underlying causes of specific disorders
• Know when and how to refer a student for further assessment
• Request and prepare for an intervention or IEP team meeting
• Address the learning and environmental needs of students with specific disorders/disabilities in the inclusive or general education classroom setting

Discover the telltale signs of specific disabilities andequip yourself with the tools you need to ensure that all of your students receive the services they need to succeed!