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Inclusive Curricula: English and Special Educational Needs

Here is a series of links to websites featuring the teaching of English to students with special educational needs. A category of SEN and a short description of content accompany each link.

ADHD - A Teacher's Story

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Chandra Hawley is an American 7th-grade (England & Wales: Year 8) English teacher. What, from the teacher's perspective, are the positive and the negative qualities of Mike, a student diagnosed as having ADHD? What do you think about the advice she gives to other teachers about handling students with ADD/ADHD?

Planning, teaching and assessing the curriculum for pupils with learning difficulties: English

Special Educational Needs

National Curriculum website: Introduction, Responding to pupils' needs, opportunities and activities at key stage 1-4, performance descriptions.

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