The busy educator′s concise guide to the essentials of special education!
In The Fundamentals of Special Education, authors Bob Algozzine and Jim Ysseldyke highlight the major concepts in special education, providing readers with a better understanding of the field, from disability categories and statistics to appropriate learning environments.
Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this practical guide answers the many questions educators have about special education, including:
- What is ‘special education’ exactly, and why do we have it?
- How many students receive special education services and who are they?
- How are students identified for special education services?
- Where are students with disabilities taught?
- What is an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)?
- What roles do general and special education teachers play in addressing the needs of students with disabilities, and how do their responsibilities overlap?
- How does diversity influence special education?
- What about students who are gifted and/or talented?
A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher: The 13-Book Collection
This collection equips educators with practical knowledge and methods that will help them to better engage students in exploring–and meeting–their fullest potential.
Inhoudsopgave
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
Over de auteur
Jim Ysseldyke, Ph.D., is Birkmaier Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, director of the School Psychology Program, and director of the Center for Reading Research at the University of Minnesota. Widely requested as a staff developer and conference speaker, Ysseldyke brings more than 30 years of research and teaching experience to educational professionals around the globe.
As the former director of the federally funded National Center on Educational Outcomes, Ysseldyke conducted research and provided technical support that helped to boost the academic performance of students with disabilities and improve school assessment techniques nationally. Today, he continues to work to improve the education of students with disabilities.
The author of more than 300 publications on special education and school psychology, Ysseldyke is best known for his textbooks on assessment, effective instruction, issues in special education, and other cutting-edge areas of education and school psychology. With A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher, Ysseldyke seeks to equip educators with practical knowledge and methods that will help them to better engage students in exploring—and meeting—all their potentials.
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