Educating Exceptional Children, Twelfth Edition

Cover Page
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Title Page
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Copyright
......Page 5
Preface......Page 18
Introduction to RTI: Response to Intervention......Page 26
Brief Contents......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
PART ONE: Introduction, History, and Social Forces in Special Education......Page 32
1 Children with Exceptionalities......Page 33
The Story of Max: A Historical Case Study......Page 35
The Child with Exceptionalities: An Overview......Page 36
VIDEO CASE......Page 39
PROFILES OF THREE STUDENTS......Page 41
Causation of Exceptionalities......Page 42
Prevalence: How Many Children with Exceptionalities Are There?......Page 43
The Importance of Family......Page 45
EXCEPTIONAL LIVES, EXCEPTIONAL STORIES......Page 48
EXCEPTIONAL LIVES, EXCEPTIONAL STORIES......Page 55
The Social Context of Children with Exceptionalities and Their Families......Page 56
The Influence of Culture and Community......Page 57
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 62
2 Exceptional Children and Social Institutions: Government, Schools, and the Courts......Page 66
The Role of Government......Page 68
VIDEO CASE......Page 73
The Exceptional Child and the School......Page 74
VIDEO CASE......Page 75
EXCEPTIONAL LIVES, EXCEPTIONAL STORIES......Page 77
PROFILE OF A STUDENT......Page 81
Educational Responses to Planning for Children with Special Needs......Page 84
The Role of the Courts......Page 96
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 98
PART TWO: High-Incidence Exceptionalities......Page 102
3 Early Intervention Supports and Services......Page 103
History of Early Intervention......Page 104
Why Is Early Intervention So Important?......Page 106
PROFILES OF TWO STUDENTS......Page 108
Defining Early Intervention......Page 110
Prenatal and Neonatal Identification of Special Needs......Page 112
Child Find for Children Who Need Early Intervention......Page 115
Children with Developmental Delays......Page 116
EXCEPTIONAL LIVES, EXCEPTIONAL STORIES......Page 122
Educational Responses for Children Needing Early Intervention......Page 123
Navigating Transitions in Early Childhood......Page 132
The Family-Centered Approach and Cultural Diversity......Page 133
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 134
4 Children with Learning Disabilities......Page 138
A Brief Historical Overview of Learning Disabilities......Page 139
PROFILES OF TWO STUDENTS......Page 140
Defining Learning Disabilities......Page 142
Learning Disabilities: The Paradigm Shift to RTI......Page 144
Prevalence of Learning Disabilities......Page 148
Information-Processing Model......Page 150
Emotional Context of Information Processing......Page 155
VIDEO CASE......Page 154
EXCEPTIONAL LIVES, EXCEPTIONAL STORIES......Page 157
Educational Responses to Students with Learning Disabilities......Page 160
Family and Lifespan Issues......Page 169
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 171
5 Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities......Page 175
A Brief History of the Field......Page 176
Defining Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities......Page 177
Causes of IDD......Page 182
Characteristics of Children with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities......Page 186
Identification of Children with IDD......Page 189
PROFILES OF TWO STUDENTS......Page 191
VIDEO CASE......Page 197
VIDEO CASE......Page 201
Transition......Page 205
EXCEPTIONAL LIVES, EXCEPTIONAL STORIES......Page 209
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 210
6 Children with Emotional and Behavior Disorders......Page 214
History......Page 215
Definition......Page 216
VIDEO CASE......Page 218
EXCEPTIONAL LIVES, EXCEPTIONAL STORIES......Page 220
Risk Factors for Behavior Problems......Page 222
PROFILES OF TWO STUDENTS......Page 228
Educational Responses to Students with Emotional and Behavior Disorders......Page 232
VIDEO CASE......Page 235
Transition......Page 243
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 245
7 Children with Communication, Language, and Speech Disorders......Page 249
History of Communication, Language, and Speech Disorders......Page 250
PROFILES OF TWO STUDENTS......Page 251
Definitions of Communication, Language, and Speech......Page 253
Typical Language Development......Page 257
Disorders in Communication, Language, and Speech......Page 260
Disability Areas and Problems with Communication, Language, and Speech......Page 265
EXCEPTIONAL LIVES, EXCEPTIONAL STORIES......Page 267
Assessment and Identification of Problems with Communication, Language, and Speech......Page 268
VIDEO CASE......Page 270
Educational Responses to Students with Communication, Language, and Speech Disorders......Page 271
VIDEO CASE......Page 275
Family and Lifespan Issues......Page 276
Transitions for Students with Communication Disorders......Page 277
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 278
8 Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders......Page 281
What Are Autism Spectrum Disorders?......Page 282
History......Page 285
Possible Causes and Characteristics......Page 288
PROFILES OF TWO STUDENTS......Page 292
Educational Responses to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders......Page 294
VIDEO CASE......Page 299
Transition......Page 305
Family and Lifespan......Page 306
Should There Be New Policies?......Page 310
The Courts and Autism Spectrum Disorders......Page 311
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 312
9 Children Who Have Gifts and Talents......Page 316
Definitions......Page 317
VIDEO CASE......Page 319
PROFILES OF TWO STUDENTS......Page 321
Creativity......Page 323
Characteristics of Children with Gifts and Talents......Page 325
VIDEO CASE......Page 326
PROFILES OF THREE STUDENTS......Page 328
Identification......Page 331
VIDEO CASE......Page 333
VIDEO CASE......Page 335
Educational Responses to Students with Gifts and Talents......Page 336
VIDEO CASE......Page 343
Transition......Page 347
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 348
PART THREE: Low-Incidence Exceptionalities......Page 352
10 Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing......Page 353
History of Education for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing......Page 354
VIDEO CASE......Page 356
Characteristics of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing......Page 357
PROFILES OF THREE STUDENTS......Page 358
Definitions of Deafness, Hard of Hearing, and Central Auditory Processing Disorders......Page 360
Prevalence of Hearing Loss......Page 364
Causes of Hearing Loss in Children......Page 365
Assessing Hearing Loss in Children......Page 367
Impact of a Hearing Loss on Language, Speech, and Communication......Page 369
EXCEPTIONAL LIVES, EXCEPTIONAL STORIES......Page 371
Cognitive Development of Children with Hearing Loss......Page 372
Social and Personal Adjustment of Children with Hearing Loss......Page 375
The Deaf Culture or Community......Page 376
Educational Responses to Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing......Page 377
VIDEO CASE......Page 379
Family and Lifespan Issues......Page 384
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 388
11 Children with Visual Impairments......Page 393
The Human Eye......Page 394
Characteristics of Children with Visual Impairments......Page 396
PROFILES OF TWO STUDENTS......Page 402
Early Intervention......Page 405
Identification and Assessment......Page 407
A National Agenda......Page 409
Educational Response to Students with Visual Impairments......Page 410
Transition......Page 428
A Final Word......Page 429
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 430
12 Children with Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, and Multiple Disabilities......Page 434
History of Special Education for Children with Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, and Multiple Disabilities......Page 435
Characteristics of Children with Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, or Multiple Disabilities......Page 436
PROFILES OF TWO STUDENTS......Page 437
Definitions of Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, and Multiple Disabilities......Page 439
Prevalence of Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, and Multiple Disabilities in Children......Page 452
EXCEPTIONAL LIVES, EXCEPTIONAL STORIES......Page 453
Assessment of Children with Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, and Multiple Disabilities......Page 455
Educational Responses to Students with Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, and Multiple Disabilities......Page 457
VIDEO CASE......Page 459
VIDEO CASE......Page 466
Family and Lifespan Issues......Page 469
Transition......Page 472
MORAL DILEMMA......Page 475
GLOSSARY......Page 480
REFERENCES......Page 490
AUTHOR/SOURCE INDEX......Page 510
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 518