David L. Westling is the Adelaide Worth Daniels Distinguished Professor of Special Education at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. He completed his doctoral work at the University of Florida. He is the co-author of Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities (with Lise Fox, published by Prentice Hall in 2009); and Inclusion: Effective Practices for All Students (with James McLeskey and Michael Rosenberg, to be published by Pearson 2010); and numerous papers in professional journals.

James McLeskey is professor and chair of the Department of Special Education at the University of Florida. He completed his doctoral work at Georgia State University. Dr. McLeskey is the author or co-author of Inclusion: Effective Practices for All Students (with Michael Rosenberg and David Westling, to be published by Pearson 2010); Reflections on Inclusion: Classic Articles that Shaped our Thinking (published by CEC, 2007); and Inclusive Education in Action: Making Differences Ordinary (with Nancy L. Waldron, published by ASCD, 2000). He has worked extensively with local schools as they have developed inclusive schools, and has written numerous articles regarding this work.

Chapter 1: Teaching Students with Special Needs: Professional Roles and Responsibilities

Chapter 2: Special Education Today: An Unfinished History

Part II: Teaching Effectively in the Classroom: What Can You Expect?

Chapter 3: Accepting Responsibility for the Learning of All Students

Chapter4: Identification and Planning for Students with Special Needs

Chapter 5: Effective Instruction in a Well-Managed Classroom

Chapter 6: Learning Disabilities

Chapter 7: Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Chapter 8: Intellectual Disabilities

Chapter 9: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Chapter 10: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Chapter 11: Communication Disorders

Chapter 12: Severe and Multiple Disabilities and Traumatic Brain Injury

Chapter 13: Sensory Impairments

Chapter 14: Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments

Chapter 15: Academically Gifted and Talented

Chapter 16: Continuing a Successful Career: Professionalism, Collaborative Support, and Professional Development

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.