Moderate Learning Difficulties and the Future of Inclusion

Children with mild to moderate learning difficulties (MLD) make up the largest sub-group of children requiring special educational needs and yet they are often neglected in terms of research and in their influence on future Government policies. This book based on a Nuffield Foundation research project considers the perspectives of children with moderate learning difficulties reviewing relevant issues such as:* identification of children with MLD;* appropriate curriculum and pedagogy;* inclusion in mainstream schools;* their identity and self-perception.The authors weave their findings into a wider review of current research in the MLD field and use a range of perspectives from the professional to psychological and sociological.This is a contemporary look at MLD that discusses the historical and policy context origins and justification for having a category for MLD. Students researchers and academics that are active in the field of inclusive education will find this an insightful and comprehensive text.