Exceptional Children : Integrating Research and Teaching

1 Introduction to Special Education: Historical and Legal Foundations.- Definition of Exceptional Students.- Incidence and Prevalence.- History of Special Education.- Litigation and Legislation: Special Education and the Courts.- Post-PL 94-142 Litigation: The Battle Continues.- A Look to the Future.- Summary Checklist.- 2 The Special Education Process: From Identification to the Delivery of Services.- Referral Process.- Identification and Eligibility.- Development of the Educational Program.- Summary Checklist.- 3 Students with Learning Disabilities.- Definition.- Prevalence.- Causes.- Characteristics.- Identification.- Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- 4 Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities.- Teaching Considerations.- Special Considerations for the Regular Educator.- Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- 5 Students with Mental Retardation.- Definition.- Prevalence.- Biomedical Causes.- Sociological Causes.- Characteristics.- Identification.- Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- 6 Teaching Students with Mental Retardation.- Teaching Considerations for Students with Mild or Moderate Mental Retardation.- Teaching Considerations for Students with Severe or Profound Mental Retardation.- Special Considerations for the Regular Educator.- Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- 7 Students with Behavioral or Emotional Problems.- Definition.- Prevalence.- Causes.- Characteristics of Students with Mild or Moderate Behavioral or Emotional Problems.- Characteristics of Students with Severe or Profound Behavioral or Emotional Problems.- Identification.- Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- 8 Teaching Students with Behavioral or Emotional Problems.- Approaches to Educating Students with Behavioral or Emotional Problems.- Teaching Considerations for Students with Mild or Moderate Behavioral or Emotional Problems.- Teaching Considerations for Students with Severe or Profound Behavioral or Emotional Problems.- Special Considerations for the Regular Educator.- Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- 9 Students Who Are Gifted and Talented.- Definition.- Prevalence.- Causes.- Characteristics.- Identification.- Teaching Considerations.- Special Considerations for the Regular Educator.- Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- 10 Students with Speech or Language Impairments.- Definition.- Prevalence.- Causes of Speech Disorders.- Characteristics of Speech Disorders.- Causes of Language Disorders.- Characteristics of Language Disorders.- Identification.- Teaching Considerations.- Special Considerations for the Regular Educator.- Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- 11 Students with Visual Impairments.- Definition.- Prevalence.- Causes.- Characteristics.- Identification.- Teaching Considerations.- Special Considerations for the Regular Educator Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- 12 Students with Hearing Impairments.- Definition.- Prevalence.- Causes.- Characteristics.- Identification.- Teaching Considerations.- Special Considerations for the Regular Educator.- Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- 13 Students with Physical or Other Health Impairments...- Definitions.- Prevalence.- Causes and Characteristics of Physical Impairments.- Causes and Characteristics of Health Impairments.- Identification.- Teaching Considerations.- Special Considerations for the Regular Educator.- Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- 14 A Generic View of the Special Education Process.- Students with Mild or Moderate Handicaps.- Special Considerations for the Regular Educator.- Current and Future Issues.- Students with Severe or Profound Handicaps.- Special Considerations for the Regular Educator.- Current and Future Issues.- Summary Checklist.- Name Index.