ReviewsI found your text very impressive, useful, and comprehensive. Furthermore, this semester (with your textbook) was the first time I found the majority of students bringing their textbooks to class. That also impressed me regarding the quality and usefulness of your book., "I found your text very impressive, useful, and comprehensive. Furthermore, this semester (with your textbook) was the first time I found the majority of students bringing their textbooks to class. That also impressed me regarding the quality and usefulness of your book." , This is a well-written, comprehensive, well-organized text. It is obvious that much thought has been put into the supplementary materials and features.
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Dewey Decimal371.90973
Table Of ContentPart I: Foundations of Special EducationChapter 1: Special Education in Context: People, Concepts, and PerspectivesChapter 2: Policies, Practices, and ProgramsChapter 3: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and ExceptionalityChapter 4: Parents, Families, and ExceptionalityChapter 5: Assistive Technology - Emily BouckPart II: A Study of Individuals with Special NeedsChapter 6: Individuals with Intellectual DisabilityChapter 7: Individuals with Learning DisabilitiesChapter 8: Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderChapter 9: Individuals with Emotional or Behavioral DisordersChapter 10: Individuals with Autism Spectrum DisordersChapter 11: Individuals with Speech and Language ImpairmentsChapter 12: Individuals with Hearing Impairments - Betty NelsonChapter 13: Individuals with Visual Impairments - Carol Allison, Mary Jean SanspreeChapter 14: Individuals with Physical Disabilities, Health Disabilities, and Related Low-Incidence DisabilitiesChapter 15: Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented - Julia Roberts
Synopsis2015 Recipient of the Textbook Excellence Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) The Fifth Editionof Richard Gargiulo's well-respected Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionalityoffers a comprehensive, engaging, and easy-to-read introduction to special education. Grounded in research and updated to reflect the most current thinking and standards of the field, the book provides students with the skills and knowledge to become successful teachers. Gargiulo's text encourages a deep awareness and understanding of the human side of special education. The book provides students a rare glimpse into the lives of exceptional students and their families, as well as the teachers that work with exceptional persons throughout their lives. The New Editionof Gargiulo's groundbreaking text maintains the broad context and research focus for which it is known, while expanding on current trends and contemporary issues to better serve both pre-service and in-service teachers of exceptional individuals. The text is organized into two distinct parts to offer students a truly comprehensive and humane understanding of exceptionality. In Part I, readers are provided strong foundational perspective on broad topics that affect all individuals with an exceptionality. In Part II, Gargiulo engages students with thorough examinations of individual exceptionalities, and discusses historical, personal, and educational details of each exceptionality as it affects a person across the lifespan., Grounded in research and expanding on current trends and contemporary issues, the new edition of Gargiulo's text provides an easy-to-read introduction to special education., Grounded in research and expanding on current trends and contemporary issues, the New Edition of Gargiulo's text provides an easy-to-read introduction to special education., The Fifth Edition of Richard Gargiulo's well-respected Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality offers a comprehensive, engaging, and easy-to-read introduction to special education. Grounded in research and updated to reflect the most current thinking and standards of the field, the book provides students with the skills and knowledge to become successful teachers. Gargiulo's text encourages a deep awareness and understanding of the human side of special education. The book provides students a rare glimpse into the lives of exceptional students and their families, as well as the teachers that work with exceptional persons throughout their lives. The New Edition of Gargiulo's groundbreaking text maintains the broad context and research focus for which it is known, while expanding on current trends and contemporary issues to better serve both pre-service and in-service teachers of exceptional individuals. The text is organized into two distinct parts to offer students a truly comprehensive and humane understanding of exceptionality. In Part I, readers are provided strong foundational perspective on broad topics that affect all individuals with an exceptionality. In Part II, Gargiulo engages students with thorough examinations of individual exceptionalities, and discusses historical, personal, and educational details of each exceptionality as it affects a person across the lifespan. "This is a well-written, comprehensive, well-organized text. It is obvious that much thought has been put into the supplementary materials and features."--Jenny Fererro, Palomar College
LC Classification NumberLC3981.G37 2014