THE POCKET LEARNER - Special Needs Education - by Andrea Campbell (Hardcover)

About the Book

The multi-award-winning educational resource was developed by parents of a special child, for families caring for children with special needs. With this toolkit parents empower their children with hope, love, faith, gentleness, joy and peace.

Book Synopsis

If your child has a learning disability or is deemed a slow learner and you want to discover how best to help them learn, keep reading.

The Pocket Learner is an educational system that the author initially developed to help her child with special educational needs. The system became an international multi-award-winning innovation and has been extended to families across the globe to help their children build vocabulary, learn to read, and count.

The author realized that several factors needed to be in place for her child to thrive in contemporary society. First, she had to learn the hard way, battling every step of the way to access resources, therapies, and care support for her child. In addition, she had to find ways to engage her child in the home. This led her to develop the Special Education Advancement Toolkit - an inspirational, educational model and guide for parents of children struggling in their early years or who have been diagnosed with special educational needs. It incorporates the Pocket Learner as the main resource in the Toolkit.

The structure is built on six principles represented by the acronyms: HOPE, FAITH, GENTLE(ness), JOY, LOVE, and PEACE. The framework revolves around the child, the star, fruit of the womb endowed with innate abilities and gifts.

The toolkit covers the range of roles, responsibilities, and activities that families and other relevant parties must implement. The framework revolves around the child, the star in the center - the fruit of the womb, endowed with innate abilities and bearing gifts for delivery to the world. It advocates early and consistent intervention by the relevant parties and promotes collaboration among a range of services and the child's family. This joined-up strategy is an aspiration that, if achieved, yields optimum results for your special child.

The Program

Perception - The Journey into H.O.P.E. Technique - This covers assessments and mindset

Preparation - The Accelerated F.A.I.T.H. Roadmap - This covers the required attitudes and initial actions required or successful implementation of the program

Participation - The G.E.N.T.L.E. Approach Solution - This highlights the process of using the tools to support the child

Progress - The J.O.Y. Generator Toolkit - This highlights the importance of consistent monitoring and evaluation

Patience - The L.O.V.E. Game Strategy - This checks on the attributes required for developing staying power.

Potential - The P.E.A.C.E. Promotion Formula - This appreciates the distance traveled and recalibration

The Pocket Learner has won International Business and Innovation Awards including the British Invention Society World Invention Award, the British Female Inventors and Innovators Award, the European Women Inventors and Innovators Award, Black Enterprise Mogul Award, Powerhouse Mogul Award, British National Business Women Award.

It is flexible and adaptable to various cultures and languages. Therefore, the facilitators, i.e., parents, educators, caregivers, and the children, are encouraged to tailor the materials to accommodate individual learning needs.

The Special Advancement Toolkit is an impacting solution for parents, caregivers, and those involved in supporting children with special educational needs. The aim is to enhance the lives of disabled children across the globe to be more effective in their community and increase their contribution to the world.

Review Quotes

Richmondovich

5.0 out of 5 stars

Every home should have one

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 August 2022

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There is nothing to dislike but a lot to love. For anyone like myself that have a special needs child, this book is a crucial piece of material that brings a lot of hope. I found it informative, enlightening and extremely useful in charting a path for early intervention to give my child a chance to be the best they can be. I salute the author for developing and sharing the benefits of the Pocket Learner System as outlined in the final chapter of the book.

Rosequeen

5.0 out of 5 stars

Very informative and interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 August 2022

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Pleased to read/understand this informative material. Delighted the author could turn a difficult situation into a positive experience, which will benefit so many parents in similar situations. I believe that every parent/carer/adult can find inspiration from this wonderful book.