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Exceptional Children : An Introduction to Special Education

ISBN: 9780130993441 | 0130993441

Edition: 7th
Format: Hardcover w/CD
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2003

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For courses in Introduction to Special Education, Exceptionalities or Mainstreaming. For over 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. This latest edition adds a focus on master teachers and integrates professional standard... MOREs from CEC and PRAXIS to make this the best text to help you train effective special educators and to introduce pre- and inservice general education teachers to exceptional children.

Long recognized as the market leader for its innovation, strong research base, and accessibility, William L. Heward's Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education, Eighth Edition, continues this tradition of excellence. The research-based practices and standards-based applications presented in this edition give readers the knowledge, insight, and tools to help them become exceptional teachers in a variety of settings. These practices and applications are presented through the following themes: Exceptional Teachers Engage Students in Classroom Instruction: Exceptional Teachers Multimedia CD-ROM: This interactive CD-ROM, specifically created by the author for this text, includes 54 video clips with supporting commentary, artifacts, and discussion questions created in collaboration with dozens of general education and special education teachers-and their students-at six schools. The content of the CD-ROM is integrated throughout the text. Featured Teacher essays: Each chapter begins with an essay written by a master teacher featured for his or her work in special education. Drawn from urban, suburban, and rural schools, these stories reflect the joys, challenges, and realities of teaching exceptional children and allow readers to observe master teachers at work. Exceptional Teachers Use Effective, Research-Based Strategies: Research-based "Teaching & Learning" features: These essays describe teaching strategies validated by research as required by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and IDEA. Each feature includes step-by-step tips on how to begin using the strategy in the classroom. Related resources and questions for reflection are provided on the Companion Website at www.prenhall.com/heward, "Tips for Beginning Teachers" features: Each chapter culminates with practical, quick tips for beginning teachers, offered by the master teacher featured in the chapter, on how to avoid common pitfalls in the classroom. Exceptional Teachers Are Culturally Responsive: Diversity & Exceptionality features: These essays, appearing throughout the book, describe strategies for working with students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Chapter 3: Working with Parents and Families in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Society.

Preface
A Personal View of Special Education.

I. FOUNDATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING SPECIAL EDUCATION.

1. Defining Special Education.
2. Planning Special Education Services.
3. Special Education in a Culturally Diverse Society.
4. Parents and Families.

II. EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS.

5. Early Childhood Special Educatio... MOREn.
6. Mental Retardation.
7. Learning Disabilities.
8. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
9. Communication Disorders.
10. Hearing Loss.
11. Blindness and Low Vision.
12. Physical Disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Special Health Care Needs.
13. Autism and Severe Disabilities.
14. Giftedness.
15. Transitions to Adulthood.
Postscript: Developing Your Own Personal View of Special Education.
Glossary.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.

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