Offers definitions and characteristics of sixteen challenges students may face, including autism, dyslexia, emotional disorders, and being gifted and talented, and covers such issues as privacy, eligibility, and Individualized Education Programs (IEPS).
Foundations of Special Education: Understanding Students with Exceptionalities
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Foundations of Special Education: Understanding Students With Exceptionalities
When students are placed in classrooms with less qualified teachers, their opportunity to learn is compromised and they are placed at greater risk for underachievement (Schneider, 1985), which, in turn, can result in referral to special ...
"Book for kids in special education that gives them tools and strategies to deal with their concerns about special ed, cope with challenges, and see the benefits of special education.
This key text provides essential tools for understanding legislation, policy, provision and practice for children in the early years, particularly young children with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
In 1972, Senator Harrison Williams of New Jersey, chair of the Senate Labor and Welfare Committee, reached out to the director of the BEH, Edwin Martin. Williams was interested in establishing a subcommittee focused on Special ...
This text promotes an understanding of the developmental and learning characteristics of exceptional persons, while presenting practical techniques for helping students with special needs adapt to their environment and lead...
Changes to the new edition include a streamlined Chapter 1 on key information related to understanding special education, presented in a way that is easily understood by novices to the field; and the inclusion of a significant number of ...
2015 Recipient of the Textbook Excellence Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) The Sixth Edition of Richard Gargiulo’s well-respected Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality ...