Research shows that educators’ capability to build positive and supportive relationships is critical for educational success,particularly for at-risk students. The purpose of this article is to discuss how special educators – “speciallärare” (SL) and “specialpedagoger” (SP) – perceive relational competence working with their students’ peer relationships and with the students’ parents. The article presents an…

This scoping review provides an overview of the research related to educational placement decisions for students with special educational needs over a 20-year period in Canada. (pdf)

This article explores the role of dyslexia identification within the broader shift toward inclusive education. While dyslexia is widely recognised as a neurobiological condition, ongoing debates question its validity, diagnostic criteria, and the fairness of access to support. Additionally, research presents conflicting findings on the impact of the dyslexia label on an individual's self-perception and…

Studien ingår i PLUSS-projektet, ett initiativ i Region Jönköpings län för att upptäcka och stötta barn med tidiga tecken på psykisk ohälsa eller utvecklingsförsening. Projektet hjälper specialpedagoger, förskollärare och vårdnadshavare att samverka genom utbildning och workshops. Studien undersöker hur en utbildningsinsats och strukturerade bedömningar kan hjälpa pedagoger att bättre förstå och stötta barnen. Resultaten visar…

This study aims to broaden the understanding of teachers’ experiences of working with students with DLD in Swedish mainstream secondary schools.

School absenteeism is a growing problem. To develop targeted interventions for different types of individuals, more knowledge of underlying risk and protective factors is needed. This study examined the developmental trajectories of school absences from primary school (Grade 6) to lower secondary school (Grade 9) and related risk and protective factors. 

Ekerö kommun har i sitt utvecklingsprojekt med stöd från SPSM fått en ny syn på hur man kan använda skolpsykolog och specialpedagog i det pedagogiska arbetet. Genom att låta undervisningen vara i fokus och genom att tvärprofessionellt utveckla den samma har skolan fått möjlighet att möta det kompensatoriska uppdraget och öka elevers närvaro, trivsel och…

Flerspråkiga elever som behöver särskilt stöd riskerar att hamna mellan stolarna. Den här studien visar att modersmålslärare och studiehandledare behöver samarbeta med specialpedagoger för att flerspråkiga elever ska få rätt hjälp.

Talblindhed er en overset indlæringsvanskelighed, der gør hverdagen svær for tusindvis af danskere. Men hvad vil det egentlig sige at være talblind – og hvordan ved du, om du er det?

Halvparten av foreldrene til barn med skolevegring fikk selv psykiske problemer, viser ny studie.

Flexischooling—the sharing of a child's education between home and school through formal agreement—is one of a range of ‘alternative’ education approaches that may adapt education to meet a child's special educational needs. This study considers qualitative data from an online survey conducted during November and December 2023 regarding parents' reasons for undertaking flexischooling with their…

This contribution provides concrete practice-oriented suggestions of differentiated teaching practices that can be implemented by teachers in order to teach inclusively. In this article, the concept of differentiated instruction is clearly defined. A comprehensive overview of possible differentiation variants is also presented, and the practical suggestions are discussed in light of the increasing impact of…