Multimedia Edition of Exceptional Children
An Introduction to Special Education
6th Edition
Published on 23. May 2001
Software
CD-ROM
978-0-13-030411-7 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Introduction to Special Education, Exceptionalities or Mainstreaming.
For two decades, professors at more than 350 colleges and universities have relied on this comprehensive, engaging text for professional research, current practice, and trends in special education. Grounded in scholarship, yet written with the human experience in mind, this best-selling book effectively conveys the stories of teachers and children in special education. With a reorganized format, this latest edition captures the spirit of previous editions but with the necessary updates future teachers will need in the dynamic field of special education.
For two decades, professors at more than 350 colleges and universities have relied on this comprehensive, engaging text for professional research, current practice, and trends in special education. Grounded in scholarship, yet written with the human experience in mind, this best-selling book effectively conveys the stories of teachers and children in special education. With a reorganized format, this latest edition captures the spirit of previous editions but with the necessary updates future teachers will need in the dynamic field of special education.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-030411-7 (9780130304117)
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Content
Prologue: A Personal View of Special Education.
I. FOUNDATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING SPECIAL EDUCATION.
1. Defining Special Education.
2. Planning and Providing Special Education Services.
3. Special Education in a Culturally Diverse Society.
4. Parents and Families of Children with Special Needs.
II. EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS.
5. Early Childhood Special Education.
6. Mental Retardation.
7. Learning Disabilities.
8. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
9. Communication Disorders.
10. Hearing Loss.
11. Blindness and Low Vision.
12. Physical Impairments and Special Health Care Needs.
13. Severe Disabilities.
14. Giftedness and Talent Development.
15. Transition to Adulthood.
Postscript: Developing Your Own Personal View of Special Education.
Glossary.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
I. FOUNDATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING SPECIAL EDUCATION.
1. Defining Special Education.
2. Planning and Providing Special Education Services.
3. Special Education in a Culturally Diverse Society.
4. Parents and Families of Children with Special Needs.
II. EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS.
5. Early Childhood Special Education.
6. Mental Retardation.
7. Learning Disabilities.
8. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
9. Communication Disorders.
10. Hearing Loss.
11. Blindness and Low Vision.
12. Physical Impairments and Special Health Care Needs.
13. Severe Disabilities.
14. Giftedness and Talent Development.
15. Transition to Adulthood.
Postscript: Developing Your Own Personal View of Special Education.
Glossary.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.