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Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education (with MyEducationLab), 9/E
ISBN-10: 0135035295
ISBN-13: 9780135035290
Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2009
Format: Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 656 pp
Published: 04/08/2008
Status: Out of Print
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Description
Features
A Focus on Exceptional Teachers
- Featured Teacher essays-Each chapter begins with a first-person essay by master teachers that reflects the joys, challenges, and realities of teaching exceptional children. Drawn from urban, suburban, and rural school districts across the country, the 18 featured teachers share personal experiences and wisdom gathered from years of instructing children in a variety of school settings.
- MyEducationLab-Access to MyEducationLab for this text allows readers to see, hear, and learn from the teachers featured in the text through video. Throughout the book MyEducationLab icons connect key content and concepts practiced by master teachers to Homework & Exercises on MyEducationLab.
- Tips for Beginning Teachers-Each chapter culminates with practical, quick tips for beginning teachers (offered by the master teacher featured in each chapter) on how to avoid common pitfalls in the classroom.
A Focus on Effective Research-Based Practices
- Teaching & Learning features-All of the strategies described in the Teaching & Learning features are classroom-tested, supported by research, and provide clear and practical guidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating instruction for students with disabilities. Furthermore, each Teaching & Learning feature includes a step-by-step “How to Get Started” section for implementing the strategy in the classroom.
- MyEducationLab-Each of the research-based practices discussed in the Teaching & Learning features of the text are connected to Homework & Exercises in MyEducationLab that extend and further develop these strategies through video, artifacts, or articles.
A Focus on Current Issues & Trends
- Current Issues & Future Trends features-These essays highlight the ever changing nature of special education with its controversial issues, triumphs, struggles and profiles of interventions involved in special education.
For future preparation and teacher certification:
- CEC Performance-Based Standards-Common Core standards are printed on the inside front cover of the text. Margin notes throughout the text link critical content to specific knowledge and skill statements from CEC’s Performance-Based Standards for Beginning Teachers.
- Coverage of PRAXIS II Tests-A PRAXIS Study Grid in the Appendix shows where content areas of the PRAXIS II Test, Special Education Core Principles, are discussed in the text. A listing of the PRAXIS Special Education Core Principles is on the inside back cover of this text.
New To This Edition
- Extensive coverage on Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI). Discussions in chapter 2 (Planning and Providing Special Education Services), chapter 5 (Learning Disabilities), and chapter 6 (Emotional or Behavioral Disorders).
- MyEduacionLab integrated throughout the text.
- New feature: Current Issues and Future Trends integrated into each chapter. A sampling of these features include the following: "Self-Determination: The Most Natural Support (chapter 4); "The Autism Wars" (chapter 7); and "What Happened to Functional Curriculum?" (chapter 12).
- Many new Teaching & Learning features highlight step-by-step strategies teachers can take into the classroom (2 per chapter).
- Completely updated references and citations for the most current and research-based information available.
Table of Contents
Prologue: A Personal View of Special Education
Part I: Foundations for Understanding Special Education
Chapter 1: The Purpose and Promise of Special Education
Who Are Exceptional Children?
How Many Exceptional Children are There?
Why Are Laws Governing the Education of Exceptional Children Necessary?
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
What Is Special Education?
Current and Future Challenges
Chapter 2: Planning and Providing Special Education Services
The Process of Special Education
Collaboration and Teaming
Individualized Education Program
Least Restrictive Environment
Inclusive Education
Where Does Special Education Go From Here?
Chapter 3: Collaborating with Parents and Families in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Society
Support for Family Involvement
Understanding Families of Children with Disabilities
Developing and Maintaining Family-Professional Partnerships
Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families
Home-School Communication Models
Other Forms of Parent Involvement
Part II: Educational Needs of Exceptional Students
Chapter 4: Intellectual Disabilities
Definitions and Classification Systems
Identification and Assessment
Characteristics
Prevalence
Causes and Prevention
Educational Approaches
Educational Placement Alternatives
Chapter 5: Learning Disabilities
Definitions
Characteristics
Prevalence
Causes
Identification and Assessment
Educational Approaches
Educational Placement Alternatives
Chapter 6: Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
Definitions
Characteristics
Prevalence
Causes
Identification and Assessment
Educational Approaches
Educational Placement Alternatives
Challenges, Achievements, and Advocacy
Chapter 7: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Definitions
Characteristics
Prevalence
Causes
Identification and Assessment
Educational Approaches
Educational Placement Alternatives
Distinguishing Unproven Interventions from Evidenced-Based Practices for Children with Autism
Chapter 8: Communication Disorders
Definitions
Characteristics
Prevalence
Causes
Identification and Assessment
Educational Approaches
Educational Placement Alternatives
Chapter 9: Deafness and Hard of Hearing
Definitions
Characteristics
Prevalence
Types and Causes of Hearing Loss
Identification and Assessment
Technologies and Supports
Educational Approaches
Educational Placement Alternatives
Chapter 10: Blindness and Low Vision
Definitions
Characteristics
Prevalence
Types and Causes of Visual Impairments
Identification and Assessment
Technologies and Supports
Educational Approaches
Educational Placement Alternatives
Chapter 11: Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, and ADHD
Definitions of Physical Disabilities and Health Impairments
Prevalence
Types and Causes
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Characteristics
Educational Approaches
Educational Placement Alternatives
Chapter 12: Low-Incidence Disabilities: Severe/Multiple Disabilities, Deaf-Blindness, and Traumatic Brain Injury
Defining Severe, Profound, and Multiple Disabilities
Characteristics of Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities
Prevalence of Severe and Multiple Disabilities
Causes of Severe and Multiple Disabilities
Traumatic Brain Injury
Educational Approaches
Chapter 13: Giftedness and Talent (by Jane Piirto and William L. Heward)
Definitions
Characteristics
Prevalence
Identification and Assessment
Educational Approaches
Educational Placement Alternatives and Ability Grouping
Part III: Special Education Across the Lifespan
Chapter 14: Early Childhood Special Education
The Importance of Early Intervention
IDEA and Early Intervention /Early Childhood Special Education
Screening, Identification, and Assessment
Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Special Education
Service-Delivery Alternatives for Early Intervention
Chapter 15: Transitioning to Adulthood
How Do Former Special Education Students Fare as Adults?
Transition Services and Models
Employment
Postsecondary Education
Residential Alternatives
Recreation and Leisure
The Ultimate Transition Goal: A Better Life
Postscript: Developing Your Own Personal View of Special Education
Appendix: Coverage of Praxis II Test
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index
Photo Credits
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