Coordinators

 

  

Adina Shamir                                                     

Bar Ilan University, Israel
shamira@mail.biu.ac.il

Gerhard Buettner

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
buettner@paed.psych.uni-frankfurt.de

 

 

 

Jure assistant coordinator: Sebastian Poloczek
Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany


Mission Statement

One of the major aspirations shared by educators and researchers is promotion of the integration into society of individuals with special needs as people deserving assistance so that they may realize their potential and contribute to society. The research community has a key role to play in addressing the associated challenges.
SIG 15 brings together researchers from across the globe who are involved in the study of Special Educational Needs at all levels (classroom, school and system), from first-graders to adults, for the purpose of meeting these challenges. Among its objectives, SIG includes research to improve our understanding of the unique character of special educational needs as well as to improve learning and instruction in a range of settings: the classroom, the home, hospitals, institutions, wherever special education is available.
At our upcoming meeting we plan to discuss the possibility of creating a research group to engage in shared research and publication on current issues such as the instruction of students with special needs within inclusive settings, assistive technology, and other topics of interest to the participants.



Activities

The biennial SIG meeting in 2010
Conference title: Teaching, Learning and diversity
Place: Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Date: September 6-7, 2010

website: www.earli.sig15.uni-frankfurt.de

submission deadline: April 30, 2010

Karin Landerl (University of Tuebingen, Germany) will give a keynote lecture on Dyscalculia and Dyslexia. In addition, there will be a discussion between Joe Elliott (University of Durham), Karin Landerl, and others on the topic "Does Dyslexia exist?".