Full Description
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN AND YOUTH, Fifth Edition, provides a concise yet complete introduction to special education for pre-service and in-service teachers. One of the most accessible and readable texts available for the Introduction to Special Education course, this new edition is thoroughly updated to reflect the most current information available about special education practice and children with exceptionalities. The text emphasizes current research and theory about exceptional children, human diversity, inclusion, law and social policy, family involvement, real-life stories about exceptionality, and evidence-based teaching practices--all presented in a warm, personal narrative style.
Contents
1. The Foundations of Special Education.
2. Making Special Education Work for All Students.
3. Risk Factors and Early Intervention.
4. Families of Students with Disabilities.
5. Students with Learning Disabilities.
6. Students with Intellectual Disabilities.
7. Students with Severe Disabilities.
8. Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
9. Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
10. Students with Communication Disorders.
11. Students Who Are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.
12. Students Who Are Blind and Have Low Vision.
13. Students with Physical Disabilities and Health Impairments.
14. Students Who Are Gifted and Talented.
