Introduction to Contemporary Special Education
New Horizons, Video-Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card
Published on 21. March 2013
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978-0-13-339743-7 (ISBN)
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In this new-generation resource, readers learn the key concepts of special education in an engaging, straightforward, comprehensive approach using two-page themes and supplemental links to videos and other resources. While the time-tested elements of traditional books have been retained, this text meets readers' desires for more interactive, multi-media approaches to learning. Economical and not as lengthy as many books on the subject, Contemporary Special Education is available in print and digital formats, both supported by Web-based enhancements. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded videos.
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In this new-generation resource, readers learn the key concepts of special education in an engaging, straightforward, comprehensive approach using two-page themes and supplemental links to videos and other resources. While the time-tested elements of traditional books have been retained, this text meets readers' desires for more interactive, multi-media approaches to learning. Economical and not as lengthy as many books on the subject, Contemporary Special Education is available in print and digital formats, both supported by Web-based enhancements. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded videos.
Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eText*
This access code card provides access to the new Enhanced Pearson eText, a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is:
Engaging. The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience.
Convenient. Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad (R) and Android (R) tablet.*
Affordable. Experience the advantages of the Enhanced Pearson eText for 40% to 65% less than a print bound book.
*The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads.
*The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7" or 10" tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 100 mm
Width: 100 mm
Thickness: 100 mm
Weight
100 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-339743-7 (9780133397437)
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Deb Smith is the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award of Pitzer College and the 2009 Distinguished Award of the College of Education at the University of Washington. She is the Co-Principal Investigator of The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements and Professor in the School of Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University. Deb recently completed a national study, The Special Education Faculty Needs Assessment (SEFNA) project, which revealed an impending shortage of special education faculty of unprecedented proportions. She has authored or co-authored 11 major textbooks, including the popular introduction to special education text that is in its 7th edition. This new text, Contemporary Special Education: New Horizons, was created using the knowledge about creating interactive instructional units and the learning preferences of today's adult learners that she and Naomi Tyler have gained through their work with The IRIS Center.
Naomi Chowdhuri Tyler is an Associate Professor of the Practice in Special Education at Vanderbilt University and was the co-author of the 7th edition of Introduction to Special Education: Teaching in an Age of Opportunity. With Deb Smith, she is the Co-Principal Investigator of The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, which develops and produces engaging, interactive, online instructional materials about working with struggling learners and students with disabilities, available at no cost to users worldwide. She has also directed many federally funded projects that provided important services to minority colleges and universities across the country. Prior to working in higher education, Naomi spent 10 years as a special education teacher working with students from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, in both rural and urban settings.
Naomi Chowdhuri Tyler is an Associate Professor of the Practice in Special Education at Vanderbilt University and was the co-author of the 7th edition of Introduction to Special Education: Teaching in an Age of Opportunity. With Deb Smith, she is the Co-Principal Investigator of The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, which develops and produces engaging, interactive, online instructional materials about working with struggling learners and students with disabilities, available at no cost to users worldwide. She has also directed many federally funded projects that provided important services to minority colleges and universities across the country. Prior to working in higher education, Naomi spent 10 years as a special education teacher working with students from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, in both rural and urban settings.
Content
Thinking About Exceptionalities
Supporting all Learners in General Education
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
Individual Program Plan and Special Services
Speech and Language Impairments
Learning Disabilities
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
Intellectual Disabilities
Physical and Health Disabilities
Hard of Hearing and Deafness
Low Vision and Blindness
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Very Low Incidence Disabilities: Multiple-Severe Disabilities, Deaf-Blindness, Traumatic Brain Injury
Giftedness and Talents
Supporting all Learners in General Education
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
Individual Program Plan and Special Services
Speech and Language Impairments
Learning Disabilities
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
Intellectual Disabilities
Physical and Health Disabilities
Hard of Hearing and Deafness
Low Vision and Blindness
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Very Low Incidence Disabilities: Multiple-Severe Disabilities, Deaf-Blindness, Traumatic Brain Injury
Giftedness and Talents