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Exceptional Learners by
"Exceptional Learners" is an outstanding introduction to the characteristics of exceptional learners and their education, emphasizing classroom practices as well as the psychological, sociological, and medical aspects of disabilities and giftedness. In keeping with this era of accountability, all discussions and examples of educational practices are grounded in a sound research base." "With hundreds of new references added to the 12th edition, the authors are committed to bringing the most current and credible perspectives to bear on the ever-increasing complexity of educating students with special needs in today's schools. The authors have written a text that reaches the heart as well as the mind, promoting a conviction that professionals working with exceptional learners need to develop not only a solid base of knowledge, but also a healthy attitude toward their work and the people whom they serve, and constantly challenge themselves to acquire a solid understanding of current theory, research, and practice in special education and to develop an ever more sensitive understanding of exceptional learners and their families. Note: This is the standalone book if you want the book with access to MyEducationLab Pegasus order: ISBN 0132659239 / 9780132659239 Exceptional Learners: An Introduction to Special Education with MyEducationLab Pegasus Package consists of: 0132598515 / 9780132598514 MyEducationLab Pegasus -- Access Card 0137033702 / 9780137033706 Exceptional Learners: An Introduction to Special Education
ISBN: 9780137033706Publication Date: 2010-12-27
Exceptional Lives by
Through real-life stories about children, their families, and their teachers, and through the use of the most recent evidence-based research on special education, this important book provides a comprehensive introduction to special education and its relationship to general education. The seventh edition provides this experience within the framework of three guiding themes: Inclusion, Partnerships, and Universal Design for Progress. Long noted for its focus on progress in general education through inclusion, families, and parent-professional partnerships, the new seventh edition of Exceptional Lives: Special Education in Today's Schools, now includes a "Universal Design for Progress" feature in every chapter which highlights a technology that can be used to meet the needs of students with disabilities. This text stands out from the crowd with its strong belief in the capacity of special educators, general educators, related service professionals, and families to collaborate with one another for inclusion, and that inclusion is not only possible but desirable.
ISBN: 9780132821773Publication Date: 2011-12-27
Inclusive Early Childhood Education by
INCLUSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION is intended for individuals in training as pre-school teachers, kindergarten teachers, early education providers, childcare providers, or administrators in any of these respective settings.
ISBN: 9781428320864Publication Date: 2009-01-22
Introduction to Special Education by
The seventh edition of Introduction to Special Education; Making a Difference, reflects a vision of what all schools should provide to students with special needs: schooling that is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of individuals with special needs and their families. When educators use proven and best practices, the end-result will be an accountable and responsive education system where every student succeeds.
ISBN: 9780205600564Publication Date: 2009-01-23
From Integration to Inclusion by
Since Margret A. Winzer wrote her landmark work"The History of Special Education," much has transpired in this field, which she again has captured in a remarkable display of scholarship. Winzer s new study"From Integration to Inclusion: A History of Special Education in the 20th Century"focuses chiefly on the significant events of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries in the United States and Canada. Its key dynamics consist of a retrospective overview of the paradigms that emerged from and shaped special education; a critical assessment of past progress and reform, including failures and disappointments; and an analysis of the theoretical diversity within the discipline. In this stand-alone volume, Winzer juxtaposes the historical study of disability and of special schooling and service provision with reference to broader social systems, protocols, and practices. She documents how prevailing emotional and intellectual climates influence disability and schooling, and also takes into account the social, political, and ideological factors that affect educational theory and practice. Winzer recognizes that reform has been the Zeitgeist of the history of special education. Crucial problems such as defining exceptional conditions and separating them from one another were formulated in contexts organized along moral, theological, legislative, medical, and social dimensions. Many of these reforms failed for various reasons, which Winzer thoroughly explains in her study. Most of these reforms evolved from the long and honorable pedigree that the field of special education has possessed since its earliest antecedents, now admirably brought up to date by this outstanding work. "
ISBN: 9781563683657Publication Date: 2009-09-30
Special Education Law by
With IDEA 2004 and its accompanying regulations as its foundation, Special Education Law, Second Edition, provides the most up-to-date and accurate information on the laws affecting the field of special education today. In a highly readable format, this comprehensive book enables readers to examine current legislation from a historical perspective and to understand the evolving nature of special education legislation and how it is interpreted by case law. In the revision, readers will find these welcome additions: A new chapter on Discipline Concerns; An expanded chapter on program development covering IFSPs, the extended school year, and IEPs; Discussion of the legal requirements under NCLB and how this law intersects with the requirements of IDEA 2004; More content tied directly to the standards and competencies designated by CEC, INTASC, and PRAXIS; More pedagogical elements such as reflection questions, additional case briefs, and relevant websites for further exploration.Although the authors chose to expand the original content, they retained many of the features that made it an excellent choice for students of special education law.
ISBN: 0131175718Publication Date: 2006-01-31
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A Beginning Teacher's Guide to Special Educational Needs by
Special needs provision in schools continues to be a major source of anxiety for teachers and other educators, politicians and parents. The whole area of 'special educational needs' and 'inclusion' is often shrouded with uncertainty about what it means, either in theory or in practice, or what it entails. This book aims to address this issue.
ISBN: 9780335237722Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Distinguishing Disability by
Students in special education programs can have widely divergent experiences. For some, special education amounts to a dumping ground where schools unload their problem students, while for others, it provides access to services and accommodations that drastically improve chances of succeeding in school and beyond. "Distinguishing Disability" argues that this inequity in treatment is directly linked to the disparity in resources possessed by the studentsOCO parents. Since the mid-1970s, federal law has empowered parents of public school children to intervene in virtually every aspect of the decision making involved in special education. However, Colin Ong-Dean reveals that this power is generally available only to those parents with the money, educational background, and confidence needed to make effective claims about their childrenOCOs disabilities and related needs. Ong-Dean documents this class divide by examining a wealth of evidence, including historic rates of learning disability diagnosis, court decisions, and advice literature for parents of disabled children. In an era of expanding special education enrollment, "Distinguishing Disability" is a timely analysis of the way this expansion has created new kinds of inequality.
ISBN: 9780226630021Publication Date: 2009-08-01
Differentiating Instruction for At-Risk Students by
No single approach to teaching is effective with all children; each helps those with identified learning-style strengths to increase their knowledge base within the first three or four months of classroom use. Some learners will want to continue using a single method; others will prefer a variety of approaches. When the activities described herein are introduced to students whose learning styles they match, most will demonstrate strong abilities to learn and remember new and difficult content within the first four months of beginning if not earlier. This book is written to prevent more children from becoming at risk and to help those who already have fallen behind their classmates and do not enjoy school. Each chapter describes different instructional strategies, a summary chart shows how to match at-risk learners with the specific approach most likely to substantially increase their academic achievement. These instructional approaches are designed to engage youngsters in action-oriented activities that gradually increase cognition and help children to internalize and retain what they are taught. Applications of these instructional strategies are suggested for increasing performance in literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies."
ISBN: 9781578869848Publication Date: 2008-12-01
Teaching in a Special Education Classroom by ISBN: 9781441653604
Children with disabilities by
First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
ISBN: 9781598576009Publication Date: 2001-08-01
Understanding Assessment and Evaluation in Early Childhood Education by
This bestselling book is still the best choice for helping early childhood teachers understand the process of assessment and evaluation to benefit young children. Completely revised to address the issues that have been raised by new testing, accountability, and standards policies, the Second Edition features completely new chapters on assessing Children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and Children with special needs plus a glossary of terms and an annotated listing of assessment instruments.
ISBN: 1423788052Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Brain Matters by
Everyone agrees that what we do in schools should be based on what we know about how the brain learns. Until recently, however, we have had few clues to unlock the secrets of the brain. Now, research from the neurosciences has greatly improved our understanding of the learning process, and we have a much more solid foundation on which to base educational decisions. In this completely revised and updated second edition, Patricia Wolfe clarifies how we can effectively match teaching practice with brain functioning. Encompassing the most recent and relevant research and knowledge, this edition also includes three entirely new chapters that examine brain development from birth through adolescence and identify the impact of exercise, sleep, nutrition, and technology on the brain. Brain Matters begins with a "mini-textbook" on brain anatomy and physiology, bringing the biology of the brain into context with teaching and learning. Wolfe describes how the brain encodes, manipulates, and stores information, and she proposes implications that recent research has for practice--why meaning is essential for attention, how emotion can enhance or impede learning, and how different types of rehearsal are necessary for different types of learning. Finally, Wolfe introduces and examines practical classroom applications and brain-compatible teaching strategies that take advantage of simulations, projects, problem-based learning, graphic organizers, music, active engagement, and mnemonics. These strategies are accompanied by actual classroom scenarios--spanning the content areas and grade levels from lower elementary to high school--that help teachers connect theory with practice.
ISBN: 9781416611646Publication Date: 2013-11-15
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Education by
This volume in The SAGE Reference Series on Disability explores education issues for people with disabilities and is one of eight volumes in the cross-disciplinary and issues-based series, which examines topics central to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. With a balance of history, theory, research, and application, specialists set out the findings and implications of research and practice for others whose current or future work involves the care and/or study of those with disabilities, as well as for the disabled themselves. The concise, engaging presentational style emphasizes accessibility. Taken individually, each volume sets out the fundamentals of the topic it addresses, accompanied by compiled data and statistics, recommended further readings, a guide to organizations and associations, and other annotated resources, thus providing the ideal introductory platform and gateway for further study. Taken together, the series represents both a survey of major disability issues and a guide to new directions and trends and contemporary resources in the field as a whole.
ISBN: 9781412986908Publication Date: 2011-08-04
Special Education by
A reference work that presents a chronology focusing on special education, its development, and the important issues that both positively and negatively affect the field. Updated through current events, this edition provides an excellent introduction to special education in all of its practical aspects-how it developed, its curriculum, assessment issues, the law, and advocacy.
ISBN: 9781592372928Publication Date: 2009-02-09
The Special Education Almanac by
The Special Education Almanac has everything a professional needs to know to practice more efficiently and effectively. Filled with information about special education law, ethics, assessment, and educational strategies, this one-of-a-kind resource also includes referrals, sources for test publishers, special education organizations, and government agencies; descriptions of medications and syndromes and more. A must for people who work in this dynamic field. Includes proven practice tools and critical data helpful to anyone working in special education. Authors are recognized experts in the field of special education. A resource that connects readers to other resources on everything from testing and report writing to educational and internship opportunities.
ISBN: 9780471677970Publication Date: 2005-10-20
The Sage Handbook of Special Education by
′[T]his book provides an excellent overview of special education, which will be a valuable resource for teachers, school managers and administrators, parents and indeed anyone with an interest in the development of provision for pupils with special educational needs. It is also likely to be an invaluable source book for researchers and postgraduate students alike′ - REACH ′The Handbook offers a range of views on how to empower all learners to transcend their current performance and go "beyond the limits"′ - Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology `This text makes an important contribution to special education. Perhaps, more significantly, it makes an important contribution to inclusive education, and possibly, even more widely, to education in general...it is a book that has significance for all of us who wish to move education towards a more equitable, democratic, humane, and dignified system for our young people′ - Education in the North In recent years there has been increasingly vigorous debate about the nature and purpose of special education, and what might be considered the appropriate responses to pupils who experience difficulties in learning. This Handbook brings together the most up to date knowledge of this area and will serve as the major source book of authoritative information and ideas about current and future directions for special education. It examines the intricate relation between theory, research and practice, and places a particular emphasis on what has been learned about providing for students who experience difficulties in learning, how these understandings can contribute to new conceptualisations of special education and the development of more inclusive schools. This comprehensive, research-based work, brings together scholarship on an international level, and covers topics that transcend national boundaries. It will become essential reading for all professionals and academics with any interest in this important and dynamic field.
ISBN: 9781412907286Publication Date: 2006-12-04- Special Education by
A reference work that presents a chronology focusing on special education, its development, and the important issues that both positively and negatively affect the field. Updated through current events, this edition provides an excellent introduction to special education in all of its practical aspects-how it developed, its curriculum, assessment issues, the law, and advocacy.
ISBN: 9781592372928Publication Date: 2009-02-09
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