The Motor Impaired Child

The Motor Impaired Child provides a wealth of information and practical guidance for teachers on both the social and educational implications of impairment. Issues covered include working with parents, physical disability in childhood, and the problems posed by limited mobility. Practical advice is given on the integration of impaired children in the classroom, and the final sections focus on how a motor impaired child may be helped through adolescence towards independent adulthood.

1. Introduction Influences on current educational practice and provision, The Warnock Report, 20 years on, Looking forward 2. Working Together 3. Physical Disability in Childhood 4. Problems Posed by Limited Mobility 5. Educational Implications of Motor Impairment 6. Educational Implications of Motor Impairment 7. Towards Adult Independence 8. Planning for Successful Integration-The Social and Psychological Implications