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Praeger Handbook of Special Education

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ISBN-10: 0313332622

ISBN-13: 9780313332623

Edition: 2006

Authors: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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This book introduces readers to key concepts and issues in the evolving field of special education. Arguably, over the past thirty years, no other area of education has been as radically transformed as the provision of services to children with disabilities. Since the mid 1970s, special education has steadily grown to reach fully 12% of the U.S. student population in grades K-12, and millions of children from birth to age five. Despite its promise of equal access, special education has become a controversial field in many respects. Critics point to its high cost, questionable pedagogical effectiveness, and differential outcomes across localities, family income levels, and ethnicities. The…    
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Book details

List price: $141.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 12/12/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
History of Special Education
A Brief History of Intelligence Testing
Disability and Civil Rights
History of Autism
Mental Retardation in Recent History
Willowbrook State School
Special Education and Society
Bilingualism and Disability
Digital Divide and Special Education
Disability Studies
Funding Special Education
Gender Issues in Special Education
Self-Advocacy
Social Class and Special Education
Social Competence and Disabilities
Race and Special Education
Law and Special Education
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Landmark Court Decisions
Legal Foundations for Inclusion
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
Public Law 94-142: Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Specific Disabilities
Asperger's Syndrome
Depression in Special Education Students
Emotionally and Behaviorally Disturbed: Diagnostic Concerns
Fragile X Syndrome
Health Impairments
Pediatric HIV
Pediatric Seizure Disorders
Speech and Language Disorders
Tourette's Syndrome
Traumatic Brain Injury
Teaching Methods and Interventions
Adeli Suit
ADHD and Psychopharmacology
Assessing and Responding to Early Signs of EBD
Assistive Technology
Behavior Management
Collaborative Consultation
Conductive Education
Deaf Instruction
Differentiated Instruction
Direct Instruction
Emerging Treatments and Interventions
Facilitated Communication
Facilities Available for Students with EBD
Functional Behavioral Assessment
Peer-Assisted Learning
Response to Intervention
Self-Contained Classrooms
Student-Centered Planning
Time-Out
Treatment of the Emotionally and Behaviorally Disturbed
Policies and Practices
Bilingual Special Education
Child Study Teams
Gifted Education: Traditional and Emerging Approaches
Giftedness in Diverse Populations
High-Stakes Testing
Inclusion
Individualized Education Programs
Life Space Interventions
Positive Psychology and Special Education
Preschool Assessment
Psychiatry and Special Education
Psychoeducational Assessment of Bilingual Learners
Social Inclusion in Early Childhood Special Education Classrooms
Social Skills Training in Inclusion Classrooms
Teacher Satisfaction and Retention in Special Education
Transition Services in Special Education
Families and Disability
Child Abuse and Children with Disabilities
Families and Special Education
Family Roles and Rights in Early Intervention
Family Stress and Autism
Research in Special Education
Action Research
Case Study
Current Research on the Causes of Autism
Ethnography
Quantitative Research
Teacher Research and Special Education
About the Contributors
Index