Teaching students with severe emotional and learning impairments
Ellen R. Browning
Teaching students with severe emotional and learning impairments
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Ellen R. Browning
The text is written at a 7th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
What if you could help students who face big challenges feel proud and strong every day? Imagine discovering ways to support friends who learn and feel differently, turning struggles into victories. But how do you make sure everyone grows together and no one is left behind?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers a comprehensive guide for educators working with children who have severe emotional and learning impairments. It emphasizes an integrated approach to support student growth and peer collaboration, suitable for middle-grade readers interested in education and disabilities. Parents should note the book's focus on challenges faced by children with special needs, presented in an encouraging and constructive manner.
Why we rated Teaching students with severe emotional and learning impairments 12LE
Teaching students with severe emotional and learning impairments is written at a Level 7 reading level across 344 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 8.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Teaching students with severe emotional and learning impairments works for readers up to grade 9.0.
We rate Teaching students with severe emotional and learning impairments as 12LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Teaching students with severe emotional and learning impairments explores disability representation, learning disabilities, education, friendship, and coming of age — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about disability representation, learning disabilities, education.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
12LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0205076777
- Pages
- 344
- Publisher
- Allyn & Bacon
- Published
- 1983
- Type
- Nonfiction