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LIAM'S STORY

Believe in the child with special needs

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Liam, a little boy with Down Syndrome, was initially seen as a challenge to the staff at the mainstream primary school that his parents enrolled him into. His being there involved thinking about classroom management in a slightly different way. And guess what! They gradually discovered that what worked for him, could benefit other learners too, and that the behaviour of the whole class improved!

Liam's parents believed that by mainstream educating Liam, "Liam will teach other children to be tolerant, to understand the meaning of diversity and equal rights for everyone. He will teach them, that a community is based on everyone, not just the strong achievers, that learning is a meal that tasted the best when shared, that academic achievements are not everything and people are there to compliment each other."

His Grade 3 teacher says that Liam opened her eyes to the all the other special needs in her classroom, and that thanks to Liam she passed her further studies in Inclusive Education with excellent results! Liam's mom played a huge role in supporting the various teachers and became a member of the school governing body.

Some of the books available at our Resource Centre on this topic includes:

Promoting positive behavior by Nick Hutchinson & Hilary Smith: When behavior of young children causes concern, practitioners often find it difficult to identify exactly what the child's needs are or how to focus their support most effectively. This book will help meet this challenge. It includes a straightforward assessment process to identify children who need additional support; practical strategies to encourage positive behavior and promote emotional wellbeing; information case studies that show how solutions work in practice.

The Difficult Child by Dr Stanley Turecki, one of the nations' more respected experts on children & discipline - and himself the father of a once-difficult child - offers compassionate and practical advice to parents of hard-to-raise children.

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