The Fundamentals of Special Education: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Self-Assessment I
Introduction to the Fundamentals of Special Education
1. What Is Special Education?
2. Why Do We Have Special Education?
The Evolution of Special Education
Special Education Today
Protection Against Discrimination
3. Who Receives Special Education?
Special Education's Categories
4. How Many Students Receive Special Education?
Steady Growth
Reasons for Growth
The Continuing Demand for Special Educators
5. How Are Students Identified for Special Education Services?
Accommodating Students with Exceptionalities in General Education Classrooms
The Special Education Process
6. What Services Do Special Education Students Receive?
Direct Services
Indirect Services
Related Services
7. Where Are Students Taught?
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
8. How Does Diversity Influence Special Education?
Diverse Students
Diverse Educational Settings
9. What About Students Who Are Gifted and Talented?
Intellectual Ability
Creative Ability
Specific Academic Ability
Leadership Ability
Ability in the Visual and Performing Arts
Identifying Gifts and Talents
10. Special Education In Perspective
11. What Have We Learned?
Key Points
Key Vocabulary
Self-Assessment II
Answer Key for Self-Assessments
On Your Own
Resources
Books
Journals & Articles
Organizations
References
Index

Portrait

Bob Algozzine is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina and project codirector of the U.S. Department of Education-supported Behavior and Reading Improvement Center. With 25 years of research experience and extensive firsthand knowledge of teaching students classified as seriously emotionally disturbed, Algozzine is a uniquely qualified staff developer, conference speaker, and teacher of behavior management and effective teaching courses. He is active in special education practice as a partner and collaborator with professionals in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in North Carolina and as an editor of several journals focused on special education. Algozzine has written more than 250 manuscripts on special education topics, including many books and textbooks on how to manage emotional and social behavior problems.