| Description |
xxvi, 593 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
1. Disabilities and special education: making a difference. -- 2. Individualized special education programs. -- 3. Cultural and linguistic diversity. -- 4. Speech or language impairments. -- 5. Learning disabilities. -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. -- 7. Emotional or behavioral disorders. -- 8. Mental retardation. -- 9. Physical or health disabilities. -- 10. Deaf or hard of hearing. -- 11. Low vision and blindness. -- 12. Autism spectrum disorders. -- 13. Very low incidence disabilities: multiple-severe disabilities, deaf-blindness, and traumatic brain injury. -- 14. Giftedness and talent development |
| Summary |
Provides an applied approach to children with disabilities by using specific and well-grounded research and suggestions to focus on how the educational practices impact the lives of children, their families, and their teachers. For anyone interested in special education |
| Notes |
MyLabSchool (MLS) edition |
| Bibliography |
Includes indexes and bibliographic references |
| Notes |
Eerder versch. met als ondertitel Teaching in an age of opportunity |
| Subject |
Special education -- United States.
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Children with mental disabilities -- Education -- United States.
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Learning disabled children -- Education -- United States.
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Autistic children -- Education -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2006040539 |
| ISBN |
0205474691 |
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