Tag Archives: Special Education

‘Intensive Interaction in the mainstream classroom’: 10 years on …

It is now ten years since the publication of the paper ‘Intensive Interaction in the mainstream classroom: evaluating staff attitudes towards an inclusive socio-communicative intervention’: read on for more…

An Intensive Interaction response to the UK Education Select Committee … seeking evidence to improve ‘the SEND system’.

In This Blog I have simply copied my response sent to the UK Parliamentary Select Committee seeking evidence to improve ‘the SEND system’. Read on for more …

‘Solving the SEND Crisis’: UK Education Select Committee ‘Call for Evidence’

I have been alerted to a ‘call for evidence’ by the UK Parliamentary Education Select Committee seeking evidence ‘on short term actions to stabilise the SEND system’. Read on for more …

Evidence of mutual non-verbal synchrony in learners with severe learning disability and autism, and their support workers: a motion energy analysis study (because of the use of Intensive Interaction!).

I have recently been pointed to a research study involving the use of Intensive Interaction. This fascinating study looked for ‘Evidence of mutual non-verbal synchrony in learners with a severe learning disability and autism, and their support workers: a motion energy analysis study’: Read on for more …

The exercise of power? The current chaotic context in which we work and care

Continuing the theme of the final paragraph of my last Blog (on the nature of ‘knowledge’ with respect to Intensive Interaction), this being about those who have power over our public service provision understanding the outcomes of Intensive Interaction, I mentioned the role of government ministers (here in the UK). So, since then I haveContinue reading “The exercise of power? The current chaotic context in which we work and care”

Some discussion on the nature of ‘knowledge’ with respect to Intensive Interaction

My Blog this week offers some discussion on the nature of ‘knowledge’ and knowledge creation with respect to Intensive Interaction. Please read on for more …

‘Implementing Intensive Interaction in Schools’ by Mary Kellet & Melaine Nind

It is 20 years since ‘Implementing Intensive Interaction in Schools: Guidance for Practitioners, Managers and Coordinators’ by Mary Kellet and Melaine Nind was published (2003). To celebrate this, I am very liberally quoting from it. Follow the link for more:

‘Gary’s Story: Parents doing Intensive Interaction’

For my Blog this week I am posting selected comments from ‘Gary’s Story: Parents doing Intensive Interaction’ by Beth Taylor and Steve Taylor – taken from the 1998 book ‘Interaction in Action’. Follow the link for more:

Thinking about the ‘Topic’ of Intensive Interactions.

Thinking about the ‘Topic’ of Intensive Interactions … an interesting issue taken from the paper ‘Understanding the importance of the Partner in Communication Development for Individuals with Sensory and Multiple Disabilities’. Read on for more …