Exceptional Children: Integrating Research and Teaching

✍ Scribed by Ronald L. Taylor, Les Sternberg (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 428
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Exceptional Children: Integrating Research and Teaching provides a com­ prehensive introduction to the constantly changing area of special educa­ tion. The book is research-based, and its title reflects our opinion regarding the important link between research and classroom practice. There is one feature of Exceptional Children: Integrating Research and Teaching that warrants attention and perhaps justification; it was written specifically to address the graduate student or sophisticated undergraduate student mar­ ket. As such, the book is written at a higher level and with a greater concept density than typical introductory special education texts. We feel that this type of book is very much needed and will be received favorably by the special education community. There are also several unique features of Exceptional Children: Integrat­ ing Research and Teaching that we feel will be quite valuable. First, we have emphasized the area of teaching practices and not simply included basic facts about definitions, characteristics, and causes. Although some intro­ ductory texts include information about teaching considerations, that area is not discussed as in depth as it is in our text. We feel that it is important that readers not only understand the educational needs of exceptional chil­ dren, but also can identify the best educational practices to meet those needs.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction to Special Education: Historical and Legal Foundations....Pages 1-19
The Special Education Process: From Identification to the Delivery of Services....Pages 20-34
Students with Learning Disabilities....Pages 35-60
Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities....Pages 61-90
Students with Mental Retardation....Pages 91-123
Teaching Students with Mental Retardation....Pages 124-149
Students with Behavioral or Emotional Problems....Pages 150-178
Teaching Students with Behavioral or Emotional Problems....Pages 179-210
Students Who Are Gifted and Talented....Pages 211-238
Students with Speech or Language Impairments....Pages 239-289
Students with Visual Impairments....Pages 290-315
Students with Hearing Impairments....Pages 316-345
Students with Physical or Other Health Impairments....Pages 346-374
A Generic View of the Special Education Process....Pages 375-396
Back Matter....Pages 397-419

✦ Subjects

Psychology, general