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Exceptional
Learners: An Introduction to Special Education Daniel P. Hallahan,
James M. Kaufman Tenth Edition |
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Exceptional Learners:
Introduction to Special Education, Tenth Edition, is a general introduction to
the characteristics of exceptional learners and their education. (Exceptional
is the term that traditionally has been used to refer to people with
disabilities as well as to those who are gifted). This book emphasizes
classroom practices as well as the psychological, sociological, and medical
aspects of disabilities and giftedness. We have written this
text with two primary audiences in mind: those individuals who are preparing
to be special educators and those who are preparing to be general educators.
This book also is appropriate for professionals in other fields who work with
exceptional learners (e.g., speech-language pathologists and school
psychologists.) New Content and
Features in the Tenth Edition In addition to new
discussion of IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) 2004 and the
No Child Left Behind Act, we have made extensive revisions to virtually every
aspect of the tenth edition's fifteen chapters (including over 400 new
references bearing a copyright date from 2000 and beyond). New chapter: Learners
with autism spectrum disorders In previous editions,
we covered autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the chapters on communication
disorders and low-incidence disabilities. Given that the reported prevalence
of ASD is increasing dramatically, research activity is vigorous, and there
are numerous controversial issues being hotly debated in this field, we
thought it time to devote a separate chapter to ASD. Casebook Reflections At several points in
each chapter, connections are made to the outstanding Cases for Reflection
and Analysis, pinpointing the specific ways in which special education
theories, concepts, and practices play out in the lives and education of real
students, their teachers, and their families. CEC Standards and
INSTAC Principles Success Theories:
Special Education at Work Chapter Preview and
Review Features Focus on Concepts Personal Perspectives Expanded Coverage of
Major Issues |
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