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Introduction to Special Education: Making a Difference (with MyLabSchool), 6/E
Deborah Deutsch Smith, University of New Mexico

ISBN-10: 0205498051
ISBN-13:  9780205498055

Publisher:  Merrill
Copyright:  2007
Format:  Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap
Published:  02/22/2006
Status: Out of Print


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With Making a Difference as its central theme, the Sixth Edition of this bestselling text recognizes that more than ever before, educators have the opportunity and ability to make a real difference in the educational experiences of their students with disabilities.

 

Students and teachers have long relied on this comprehensive overview of the field of special education and the ways in which all teachers can help students with special needs to succeed in school and reach their full potential.  The text is brimming with evidence-based practices, ready-to-use teaching tips, and up-to-the minute information about technology applications and contemporary inclusive practices–all tools that teachers can use with students of all abilities, from those who struggle to the most gifted. 

 

The text uses authentic stories from real people, current news events, and examples from contemporary popular culture to examine the positive effects of 30 years of IDEA, 15 years of ADA, and many years of social activism on the lives of individuals with disabilities, their families, and the educators and professionals who work with them. 


Features

  • "Accommodating for Inclusive Environments" boxes in Chapters 3-14 provide tips for adjusting the curriculum or environment to enhance the success of students with disabilities, and focus on the steps needed for effective integration of children with disabilities into the general education curriculum.
  • "Validated Practices" boxes in Chapters 3-14 focus on teaching methods, many for specific content areas, proven to benefit students with diverse learning needs. Included are brief descriptions of the method, as well as step-by-step guidelines for implementing it in class, showing students how practice is informed by the research.
  • Recurring Categorical Chapter Text Sections include Historical Context, Current Definitions, Characteristics, Causes, Prevention, Assessment, Early Intervention, Teaching Students with Special Needs, Transition, Collaboration, and Partnerships with Families and Communities.


New To This Edition

  • NEW CHAPTER:  Chapter Six, "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder," provides a thorough overview of the history and current research in this area of disability, the characteristics and educational needs of students with ADHD, and best educational practices for this group of students.
  • "Making a Difference" sections open every chapter with examples of social responsibility, philanthropy, advocacy and volunteerism by both well-known individuals (e.g., Paul Newman’s Turtle Camps), and everyday citizens whose efforts have made differences in the lives of all individuals with disabilities. 
  • "Considering Culture" boxes in chapters 2-14 present authentic, school-based scenarios to portray the complex issues—involving family life, cultural background and language issues—that affect the education of children with special needs in today’s classrooms. Each feature concludes with questions for self-reflection and critical thinking related to the issues addressed.
  • "What IDEA 2004/No Child Left Behind Says About ..." boxes in every chapter clarify, in a convenient bullet-list format, the practical meaning for teachers of these two federal initiatives.
  • People in the Spotlight boxes appear in every chapter featuring persons with disabilities sharing their stories, experiences, and visions of participation in society.
  • "Tips for Classroom Management" boxes provide bulleted lists of ideas and suggestions for creating productive learning environments for all students.
  • "Tips for Effective Teachers" boxes provide bulleted lists of practical ideas with broad applicability to many teaching situations.
  • "Disabilities in the News" boxes in several chapters use examples from the mainstream press about individuals with disabilities and the issues they face in society, for example their experiences with public accessibility and the criminal justice system.
  • "Changing Times" boxes in several chapterschronicle the changing roles and experiences of individuals with disabilities in the world of sports, entertainment, higher education, and popular culture.
  • "On the Screen" boxes in several chapters show how film and television is a reflection of society, with a focus on the ways disabilities are perceived now and in the past.
  • "Professional Standards and Licensure Tests" tables conclude each chapter and show how CEC Common Core Knowledge and Skill Standards, INTASC Special Education Principles, and associated Praxis II topic areas can be applied to each major section of the chapter.
  • Chapter Objectives open each chapter with a list of the key concepts and ideas that will be covered.  The objectives are later phrased as questions and “answered” in the Summary at the end of each chapter.
  • Margin Glossary shows the definitions of all key terms concepts in the margins next to the text where they’re first introduced.

  • Includes access to a text-specific version of MyLabSchool, including an e-book with integrated pre- and post-tests that generate individualized study plans that identify areas of weakness and strengths to help students focus their attention and efforts where they’re needed most.


Table of Contents

1. Disabilities and Special Education: Making a Difference

 

DISABILITIES: WHERE WE’VE BEEN…ON THE HORIZON

DISABLITIES DEFINED

PARTICIPATION:  COMMUNITY PRESENCE

SPECIAL EDUCATION: WHERE WE’VE BEEN…ON THE HORIZON

LEGAL PROTECTIONS:  CIVIL AND EDUCATION RIGHTS

SPECIAL EDUCATION DEFINED

PARTICIPATION:  INCLUSIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION

 

2. Individualized Special Education Programs:  Planning and Services

 

ACCESS TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM

SETTINGS, SERVICES, AND PERSONNEL

THE IEP PROCESS

TOOLS FOR INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS

EVALUATING PROGRESS AND REVISING PROGRAMS

 

3. Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

 

WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

4. Speech or Language Impairments

 

WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

5. Learning Disabilities

 

WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

6. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders

 

WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

7. Behavioral and Emotional Disorders

 

WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

8. Mental Retardation

 

WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

9. Physical Impairments and Special Health Care Needs

 

WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

10. Hard of Hearing and Deafness

 

WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

11. Low Vision and Blindness

 

WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

12. Autism Spectrum Disorders

 

WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

13. Very Low Incidence Disabilities:  Deafblindness, Multiple-Severe Disabilities, and Traumatic Brain Injury

            

            WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

14. Giftedness and Talent Development

            WHERE WE’VE BEEN … WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON

DEFINED

CHARACTERISTICS

PREVALENCE

CAUSES AND PREVENTION

ASSESSMENT

EARLY INTERVENTION

TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

COLLABORATION

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES



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"This book is the rule rather than the exception."

~ J'Anne Affeld, Northern Arizona University

 

"I believe a specific strength is the concise delivery of ideas in the text. The sections have good content but are not too detailed as to be off-putting for the general educator."

~ Patricia McClung, Lee University

 

"I really like [Chapter 3] and find it significantly superior to the Heward text. In fact, I spend little time with students on this chapter and use my own information. The 'History of the Field' section in Smith provides important background information and is followed by well presented information in this subfield of special education. [...] Smith's Introduction to Special Education  is the best overall text I have seen for a survey course in special education. [... ] I would also highly recommend this text to any instructor looking for a new text in any introductory special education course."

~ Karen R. Smith, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

 

"I like the fact that she has a chapter that focuses on Multicultural and Bilingual Special Education because this is an area that I believe is overlooked not only in other textbooks but in Special Education classes. […] In many ways I believe that this book is easier to follow and relate to than the Turnbull book."

~ Josephine Fritts, Ozarks Technical Community College

 

"Deb has included a great deal of current research to define and explain ADHD. It is refreshing to see her elaborate on the information we do not have as well as what we do know about ADHD. [...] I am particularly delighted to see an emphasis on post-secondary transition planning with a view to higher education."

~ Mary Jane Hayes, Austin Peay State University

 

"The sections on Families and Technology are not found in all books of this type. These were helpful to me as someone who teaches a course on Collaborating with Families and seeks to implement the requirement of the state standards regarding the use and incorporation of technology. The life-span emphasis [is] appropriate for my students and I particularly like the fact that they reflected different regions of the country."

~ Patricia McClung, Lee University

 

"The features of this text are interesting and extremely relevant to the topics. They add multiple ways to access the information from different points. [...] The Advanced Organizer is a particular favorite of mine."

~ Barbara West, Bloomsburg University

 

"Novices to special education would find the writing level and tone acceptable, not talking down or too difficult for their ability. Students with learning disabilities will find the terminology defined within the text and multiple examples to aid their comprehension."

~ Lessie L. Cochran, Bowling Green State University

 

"The 'Tips for Effective Teaching' are some of the best suggestions that one could ask for."

~ Jerry Neal, Central Missouri State University


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“Smith’s Introduction to Special Education is the best overall text I have seen for a survey course in special education.”
Karen S. Smith
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

“This book is the rule rather than the exception.”
J’Anne Affeld
Northern Arizona University

“I like the fact that she has a chapter that focuses on Multicultural and Bilingual Special Education because this is an area that I believe is overlooked not only in other textbooks but in Special Education classes.
Josephine Fritts
Ozarks Technical Community College

“Deb has included a great deal of current research to define and explain ADHD.”
Mary Jane Hayes
Austin Peay State University

“The ‘Tips for Effective Teaching’ are some of the best suggestions that one could ask for.”
Jerry Neal
Central Missouri State University


New To This Edition

  • NEW Chapter on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Ch. 6)
  • Making a Difference sections open every chapter with examples of social responsibility, philanthropy, advocacy, and volunteerism by both well-known individuals and everyday citizens.
  • "What IDEA 2004/No Child Left Behind Says About ..." clarifies the practical meaning for teachers of these two federal initiatives.
  • Tips for Classroom Management provide ideas and suggestions for creating productive learning environments for all students.
  • Tips for Effective Teachers provide practical ideas with broad applicability to the areas of disability in many teaching situations.
  • Professional Standards and Licensure Tests tables conclude each chapter and show how CEC Common Core Knowledge and Skill Standards, INTASC Special Education Principles, and associated Praxis II topic areas can be applied to each major section of the chapter.


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