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  • La forza simbolica del gioco

    Fare esperienza educativa nella terza età

    by Yuri Vargiu ...
    Un viaggio all'interno di contesti di cura protetta, dove verrà utilizzata l'arte ludica per far fare esperienza educativa ad anziani con disabilità più o meno grave, facendoli riscoprire quel bambino disperso dentro di loro e sempre di più rinchiuso nelle mura dei luoghi neutri in cui vivono.. ... Read more

    Free

  • Reading Between the Signs

    Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters

    by Anna Mindess ...
    In Reading Between the Signs, Anna Mindess provides a perspective on a culture that is not widely understood - American Deaf culture. With the collaboration of three distinguished Deaf consultants, Mindess explores the implications of cultural differences at the intersection of the Deaf and hearing worlds.Used in sign language interpreter training programs worldwide, Reading Between the Signs is a ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • The Discourse of Disability in Communication Education

    Narrative-Based Research for Social Change

    Edited by Ahmet Atay, Mary Z. Ashlock ...
    This book examines the ways in which communicative practices influence the lives of students and faculty with disabilities in higher education. Offering their own experiences as teachers and students, the authors use qualitative research methods, mainly narrative and autoethnography, to highlight the intersections among communication, disability, diversity, and critical communication pedagogy. ... Read more

    35,08 €

  • Managing the Curriculum for Children with Severe Motor Difficulties

    A Practical Approach

    by Pilla Pickles ...
    This is a practical and imaginative guide to the management and education of children with severe motor difficulties. It is particularly useful for mainstream schools and also special schools and children at home. ... Read more

    41,91 €

  • Self-Efficacy and Success: Narratives of Adults with Disabilities

    by Erez C. Miller, Efrat Kass ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Based on the analysis of eighteen authentic and inspiring personal stories, this book illustrates how people with severe childhood disabilities achieved extraordinary career success. Growing up, the people surrounding them and environmental conditions helped them develop their self-efficacy.The book is divided into four parts. It begins by discussing the elusive essence of success, especially for ... Read more

    114,47 €

  • Sindrome di down: comprenderla ed affrontarla nel modo corretto

    Guida informativa per famiglie, educatori e caregiver

    by Digitali Orizzonti ...
    Sindrome di Down: comprenderla ed affrontarla nel modo corretto è una guida chiara, rassicurante e completa pensata per famiglie, educatori e per chiunque desideri conoscere più da vicino questa condizione genetica, superando paure, pregiudizi e convinzioni sbagliate.Il libro accompagna il lettore dalle basi della sindrome di Down, spiegandone cause, caratteristiche e diagnosi, fino agli aspetti ... Read more

    12,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Die Umsetzung der UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention auf kommunaler Ebene

    Aufgabe (in) der Kommunalverwaltung

    by Lena Bertelmann ...
    Series series Social Sciences, Humanities and Law (excluding publishing partner content) (German language)
    Seit der Ratifizierung der UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention (UN-BRK) durch die Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Jahr 2009 haben sich Bund, Länder und auch Kommunen auf den Weg gemacht, die Umsetzung ihrer Vorgaben in den Blick zu nehmen, zu planen und umzusetzen. Solche Prozesse der Entwicklung und Gestaltung eines inklusiven Gemeinwesens können als komplexe und anspruchsvolle Vorhaben gelten. Wollen ... Read more

    49,07 €

  • Monitoraggio e Valutazione dei Processi di Inserimento in Agricoltura Sociale

    by Cristiano Marini ...
    Il volume presenta un modello per il monitoraggio e la valutazione degli esiti individuali dei processi di inserimento in Agricoltura sociale, elaborato nell’ambito del progetto Orti E.T.I.C.I. Il modello è stato ampiamente sperimentato ed affinato nel tempo, raggiungendo la forma attuale. La pubblicazione vuol essere un vero e proprio manuale, che guiderà il lettore nella conoscenza e nell’uso ... Read more

    8,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Maltrattamento all'infanzia: buone pratiche di prevenzione e cura

    by AA. VV. ...
    Un utile strumento di lavoro per psicologi, assistenti sociali, educatori, pediatri e altre figure professionali a vario titolo impegnate nella prevenzione del maltrattamento e nella tutela dell'infanzia. Il volume esplora dati e ricerche sul fenomeno del maltrattamento infantile, propone approcci multi-agency ed evidence based per una cura possibile al trauma e presenta esperienze di buone prassi ... Read more

    25,99 €

  • Needle Arts with Vision Loss: How To Enjoy Making Braided Rugs Without Sight

    Needle Arts With Vision Loss, #1

    by Shireen Irvine Perry ...
    Series Book 1 - Needle Arts With Vision Loss
    "Needle Arts with Vision Loss" is a book series on adaptive blind techniques in braided rugs, needle felting, machine sewing, ribbon work and beading. "How To Enjoy Making Braided Rugs Without Sight" is the first book in the series. The methods have proven successful for Shireen's students over many years. She encourages her students to ask themselves, "How can I make this work safely?" instead of ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Invisible Conversations

    How to Use Communication to Support Those with Invisible Disabilities

    by Alexandra Guillot ...
    Imagine dealing with a challenge, such as chronic pain, panic attacks, or complex PTSD. How might you struggle to live your life without the assistance needed to complete daily tasks? Now, imagine that you are an adolescent juggling all of these stressors.In Invisible Conversations: How to Use Communication to Support Those with Invisible Disabilities, author Alexandra Guillot answers these ... Read more

    4,64 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rechenschwierigkeiten vorbeugen

    Kinder mit Lernschwierigkeiten in der Entwicklung ihrer fruehen mathematischen Kompetenzen unterstuetzen

    by Christina Ostertag ...
    Series Book 30 - Beitraege zur Sonderpaedagogik
    Es gibt viele Ansätze für das Kindergartenalter, Rechenschwierigkeiten vorzubeugen. Die Autorin untersucht eine Methode, die die Finger als Veranschaulichungsmittel verwendet. Vorschulkinder mit Lern- und Rechenschwierigkeiten wurden im Rahmen einer Einzelfallstudie über einen Zeitraum von mehreren Wochen mit der kym® gefördert. Überprüft wurden die mathematische Entwicklung und spezifische ... Read more

    79,49 €

  • Schriftspracherwerb unter sprachlich erschwerten Bedingungen

    Eine Untersuchung zur sprachlichen Verarbeitung und zur Rechtschreibung bei Kindern mit Sprachentwicklungsstoerungen im hoeheren Grundschulalter

    by Kathrin Hübner ...
    Bei Kindern mit Sprachentwicklungsstörungen (SES) zeigen sich besonders häufig umfangreiche Schwierigkeiten im Erwerb der Schriftsprache. Katrin Hübner stellt diagnostische Erhebungen zur sprachlichen Verarbeitung und zur Rechtschreibung bei Kindern mit SES in Klasse 4 vor, durch die viele Schwierigkeiten in den metasprachlichen Leistungen und in den Strategien des Rechtschreibens aufgedeckt ... Read more

    92,32 €

  • Necklaces for the Headless

    by Gabriella Emilie Afrika ...
    Rosine’s parents remember the day she was born as the worst day of their lives. There were complications with the birth, so instead of coming out head-first like most babies, Rosine’s feet were the first to leave her mother. The doctor pulled while her mother pushed, and slowly, Rosine’s ankles appeared, then her little knees, then her belly, her shoulders, her neck, her neck…her neck? A sharp cry ... Read more

    26,81 €

  • Widerstreitendes Erzählen

    Ambivalenzen im Kontext (inklusions-) pädagogischer Ansprüche

    Edited by Jens Geldner-Belli, Tanja Kinne, Mirko Moll, Anne Weidermann, Stephanie Winter ...
    Series series Education and Social Work (German Language)
    Sonder- und Inklusionspädagogiken legitimieren sich unter Verweis auf kontingente, ambivalente und mitunter widerstreitende Vorstellungen von (Nicht-)Behinderungen. Die Aufmerksamkeit hierfür stellt eine große Herausforderung für disziplinäre und professionelle Selbstverständigungen dar. Der Band eröffnet eine Perspektive auf unterschiedliche Vorstellungen von (Nicht-)Behinderungen in ihrer ... Read more

    62,42 €

  • Transforming Education with New Media

    Participatory Pedagogy, Interactive Learning, and Web 2.0

    by Peter DePietro ...
    Series Book 435 - Counterpoints
    The possibilities that online platforms and new media technologies provide, in terms of human connection and the dissemination of information, are seemingly endless. With Web 2.0 there is an exchange of messages, visions, facts, fictions, contemplations, and declarations buzzing around a network of computers that connects students to the world – fast. Theoretically this digital connectivity, and ... Read more

    32,96 €

  • Representing Youth with Disability on Television

    Glee, Breaking Bad, and Parenthood

    by Dana Hasson ...
    Series Book 23 - Critical Qualitative Research
    Representing Youth with Disability on Television is a complex and multidimensional mainstream cultural discourse that examines specific stereotypes in fictional programming. The book draws attention to the group labeled as disabled, which is often marginalized, misrepresented, and misunderstood in the media, by analyzing the popular television programs Glee, Breaking Bad, and Parenthood. To obtain ... Read more

    35,08 €

  • She Thinks I'm Deaf

    by Rich Zino ...
    This book is the result of years of declining hearing on the part of the author and countless breakdowns in communication with his spouse which often resulted in heated arguments. Nothing tops the tempers that flair when the wife claims "I told you the Murphy's had a new grandson, and when we had dinner with them you react like you never heard this. You make it look like I never mentioned this to ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • Parenting With Love

    Tips for Raising Children with Disabilities

    by Lisa McBride ...
    A story about hope, persistence, faith and love.Author Lisa McBride is a trailblazer in her own right as she shares valuable life lessons on how she was able to raise her children with love, not matter what scenario life presented. At an early age all three of her children displayed signs of a variety of disorders including Attention Deficit Hyperactive, Bipolar and Schizoaffective disorders, all ... Read more

    4,23 €

  • Somatosensory Science Facts

    by Charles Pidgeon, PhD, Sehej Bindra ...
    Tactile sensations are well studied, and much is known about this sensory system. The complexity is difficult to learn because of the breadth of information available. The approach of this book was to inform interested readers about this system through questions and answers. For instance, understanding the science causing people not to be able to tickle themselves is insightful. There are ... Read more

    2,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Conversations About Language & Culture

    by Howard Burton ...
    Series series Ideas Roadshow Collections
    This Ideas Roadshow Collection includes five carefully edited in-depth conversations with the following renowned researchers: David Bellos, Michael Berry, Nick Couldry, Denis McQuail and Carol Padden. A detailed preface highlighting the connections between the different books is included. Each individual book is broken into chapters with a detailed introduction and questions for discussion at the ... Read more

    8,41 €

  • Plays of Our Own

    An Anthology of Scripts by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Writers

    by Willy Conley ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance
    Plays of Our Own is the first anthology of its kind containing an eclectic range of plays by Deaf and hard-of-hearing writers. These writers have made major, positive contributions to world drama or Deaf theatre arts.Their topics range from those completely unrelated to deafness to those with strong Deaf-related themes such as a dreamy, headstrong girl surviving a male-dominated world in ... Read more

    50,54 €

  • The Early Care and Education of Deaf Children in Ghana

    Developing local and global understandings of early support

    by Ruth Swanwick, Daniel Fobi, Yaw Offei, Alexander Oppong ...
    This book examines how an understanding of social-cultural and resource dynamics can inform the development of context-sensitive approaches to the early education and care of young deaf children, and the support of their caregivers. The authors investigate what it takes to facilitate deaf children's progress through early childhood, focusing on language, communication, learning, and well-being in ... Read more

    92,10 €

  • 188 Medikamente sind kritisch ab dem Alter 65

    Frauen sind stärker gefährdet Auf bessere Alternativen umsteigen!

    by Imre Kusztrich, Dr. med. Jan-Dirk Fauteck ...
    Medikamente werden überwiegend an Jüngeren getestet und dann häufiger bei den mehr als 18 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland über 65 eingesetzt. Der ältere Organismus reagiert anders. Außerdem leben 45 Prozent der Betroffenen nicht mit einer Erkrankung, sondern mit zwei, drei oder mehr. Sie nehmen in aller Regel zwischen fünf und vierzehn Medikamente ein. Das erschwert ihrer Ärztin, ihrem Arzt die ... Read more

    10,99 €