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Authored by luminaries in the special education field, EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN introduces readers to each of the thirteen disability categories, and discusses the needs of children who are gifted and talented. The fourteenth edition continues to focus on the strengths of previous editions, while also providing new material about such important hot topics as genetics, neurology, inclusion, assistive technology, and information processing. The book provides key, research-based teaching methods and strategies for children with various exceptionalities, and also offers analysis of ecological factors that influence the exceptional child in and out of the classroom. This edition also features a new chapter on children with ADD/ADHD, new diagnosis information from the DSM-5, coverage of CEC and Common Core State Standards, the most current teaching techniques for each category, and current coverage of the Response to Intervention Model.

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Author:   Samuel Kirk (Late of University of Arizona) ,  James Gallagher (Late of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) ,  Mary Ruth Coleman (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   14th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.40cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 28.40cm
Weight:   1.375kg
ISBN:  

9781285451343

ISBN 10:   1285451341
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   05 March 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780357625231
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Part I: INTRODUCTION, HISTORY, AND SOCIAL FORCES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. 1. Children with Exceptionalities and Their Families. 2. Children with Exceptionalities and Social Institutions: Government, Schools, and the Courts. Part II: HIGH-INCIDENCE EXCEPTIONALITIES. 3. Early Intervention Supports and Services. 4. Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). 5. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. 6. Children with Learning Disabilities. 7. Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorders. 8. Children with Emotional and Behavior Disorders. 9. Children with Communication, Language, and Speech Disorders. 10. Children Who Have Special Gifts and Talents. Part III: LOW-INCIDENCE EXCEPTIONALITIES. 11. Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 12. Children with Visual Impairments. 13. Children with Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, and Multiple or Severe Disabilities.

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"James J. Gallagher received his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University and has, in years since, earned international respect for his research in the areas of giftedness and mental retardation, among other topics in special education. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and the editor of Jossey Bass' New Directions in Special Education monographs. Mary Ruth Coleman joined the author team of EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN in the twelfth edition. Well known in the field, Dr. Coleman served as President of the Council for Exceptional Children. She earned her Ph.D. in 1990 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Special Education and Literacy Studies. Samuel Kirk, who wrote the first several editions of EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, was a pioneer and ""forefather"" within the fields of special education and learning disabilities."

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