Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education

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Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education has always been known for its innovation, strong research base and accessibility. The tenth edition has all of those strengths, but has a greater focus on highly effective, research-based practices that are described in a very step-by-step, applied manner. Heward presents an informative and responsible introduction to the professional practices, trends, and research that define contemporary special education while also conveying the diversity and excitement of this changing field. The book is for those teachers who will be professionals in the area of special education or those who are working with students that have exceptionalities.

List of contents

Chapter 1:   The Purpose and Promise of Special Education
 
Chapter 2:   Planning and Providing Special Education Services
 
Chapter 3:   Collaborating with Parents and Families in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Society
 
Chapter 4:   Intellectual Disabilities
 
Chapter 5:   Learning Disabilities
 
Chapter 6:   Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
 
Chapter 7:   Autism Spectrum Disorders
 
Chapter 8:   Communication Disorders
 
Chapter 9:    Blindness and Low Vision
 
Chapter 10:   Deafness and Hearing Loss
 
Chapter 11:    Physical Disabilties, Health Impairments, and ADHD
 
Chapter 12:   Low-Incidence Disabilities:  Severe/Multiple Disabilities, Deaf-Blindness, and Traumatic Brain Injury
 
Chapter 13:   Giftedness and Talent
 
Chapter 14:    Early Childhood Special Education
 
Chapter 15:   Transitioning to Adulthood
 
·   Categorical chapters 4-13 roughly follow the same general format:
·   Definition (and Classification)
·   Identification and Assessment
·   Characteristics
·   Prevalence
·   Causes
·   Educational Approaches
·   Educational Placement

About the author

William Lee Heward is Emeritus Professor of Education at The Ohio State University. He majored in psychology and sociology as an undergraduate at Western Michigan University, earned his doctorate in special education at the University of Massachusetts, and joined the special education faculty at Ohio State in 1975. Bill has served as a Senior Fulbright Lecturer in Special Education in Portugal and Visiting Professor of Psychology at Keio University in Tokyo. Among the many honors he has received are Ohio State University’s highest recognition of teaching excellence, the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award, and the American Psychological Association’s Division 25 Fred S. Keller Behavioral Education Award for lifetime achievements in education.
Dr. Heward’s current research interests include “low-tech” methods for increasing the effectiveness of group instruction and adaptations of curriculum and instruction that promote the generalization and maintenance of newly learned knowledge and skills. Bill’s publications include seven other textbooks and more than 100 journal articles and book chapters. His research has appeared in the field’s leading peer-reviewed journals, including Behavioral Disorders, Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, Exceptional Children, Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, Research in Developmental Disabilities, Teacher Education and Special Education, Teaching Exceptional Children, and The Journal of Special Education.
Bill has also written for the popular market. His book Some Are Called Clowns (Crowell, 1974) chronicled his five summers as a pitcher for the Indianapolis Clowns, the last of the barnstorming baseball teams.

Summary

Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education has always been known for its innovation, strong research base and accessibility. The tenth edition has all of those strengths, but has a greater focus on highly effective, research-based practices that are described in a very step-by-step, applied manner. Heward presents an informative and responsible introduction to the professional practices, trends, and research that define contemporary special education while also conveying the diversity and excitement of this changing field. The book is for those teachers who will be professionals in the area of special education or those who are working with students that have exceptionalities.

Product details

• Authors: William Heward, William L. Heward
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.06.2024
• EAN: 9781292022024
• ISBN: 978-1-292-02202-4
• No. of pages: 668
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 1320 g
• Series: Pearson; Pearson
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education