Full Description
Are you prepared to serve and teach all students? The second edition of Special Education for Today's Teachers: An Introduction not only will provide a solid foundation for being a teacher in today's classroom, but also will help you to truthfully answer this question. The challenges we face today in special education require highly qualified, reflective practitioners who use research-based strategies in the classroom and who are excited about the success and future of students. This book will help prepare you to meet these requirements and find the solutions that will lead you to that success.
Contents
Part I: Becoming a Professional
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
Part III: Meeting the Multiple Needs of Students with Exceptionalities: What is Effective Practice?
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
Part IV: A Successful Career: Growing in Your Profession
Chapter 16: Continuing a Successful Career: Professionalism, Collaborative Support, and Professional Development
