About this book
Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education 11th Edition PDF by William L. Heward, Sheila R. Alber-Morgan & Moira Konrad is offered here as a PDF eBook. The eleventh edition introduces the field of special education through the experiences of exceptional children, their families and the professionals who support them. It reviews the foundations and services of special education, evidence-based instructional practices, family collaboration, inclusive education and the educational characteristics associated with major disability categories. The text also addresses early intervention, transition to adulthood and the use of research-based teaching strategies to improve academic and functional outcomes. Classroom examples and practitioner perspectives help future educators connect policy and terminology with the realities of instruction and collaboration. It is especially useful for special-education teacher candidates and general educators preparing to work in inclusive schools.
Designed for special education students, teacher candidates, and educators, this edition provides a structured resource for understanding how special education connects learner characteristics with services and instructional practice.
This listing is for the 11th edition of Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education. Check the title, edition, authors/editors, and other product information before ordering if you need the book for a particular course, syllabus, examination, or professional reference.
About Exceptional Children, Eleventh Edition
Exceptional Children organizes special education into three connected areas: foundational services, the educational needs of different learners, and support across the life span. The eleventh edition considers intellectual and learning disabilities, emotional or behavioral disorders, autism, communication differences, sensory impairments, and physical or health-related disabilities. It also includes gifted and talented learners. Family collaboration, early childhood education, and transition to adulthood place classroom instruction within a broader educational journey. First-person perspectives from experienced teachers and discussion of research-based practices connect the field’s concepts with the responsibilities educators encounter when supporting individual students.
Learners, Services, and Educational Transitions
The 11th edition covers the following areas:
- Special education foundations: Examine the field’s purpose and the planning of services.
- Family partnerships: Consider collaboration between educators and families.
- Intellectual and learning disabilities: Explore distinct educational needs within these learner groups.
- Behavioral needs and autism: Review emotional or behavioral disorders and autism spectrum disorder.
- Communication and sensory differences: Examine communication disorders, hearing loss, and low vision.
- Physical and low-incidence disabilities: Consider health impairments, multiple disabilities, and traumatic brain injury.
- Gifted learners and life transitions: Explore gifted education, early childhood services, and transition to adulthood.
Connecting Learner Needs with Special Education Practice
This textbook is useful for teacher preparation because it places the description of learner groups alongside the educational services intended to support them. Readers can compare needs across disability categories while considering the shared work of planning instruction and collaborating with families. The attention to both early childhood and adulthood helps prospective teachers see beyond a single classroom or school year. Experienced teachers’ perspectives provide a practical context for the field’s research-based approaches. For an introductory special education course, the book offers a coherent route from foundational purposes through learner differences to the longer-term aims of educational support.
Who uses this book
- Special Education Teacher Candidates
- General Education Teachers Studying Inclusion
- Students Taking Introductory Special Education
- Elementary and Secondary Education Students
- Teachers Preparing to Work With Students With Disabilities
- Early Intervention and Special Education Trainees
- Educators Supporting School-to-Adult Transitions
- Special Education Instructors
- School Professionals Learning Evidence-Based Special Education Practices
Also suitable for other education professionals who need a broad foundation in disability categories, family collaboration, inclusive instruction and research-based special education practice.
Key Topics Covered
- Special education service planning
- Family collaboration in education
- Intellectual disabilities
- Learning disabilities
- Emotional and behavioral disorders
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Communication disorders
- Deafness and hearing loss
- Blindness and low vision
- ADHD and health impairments
- Physical disabilities
- Multiple disabilities and deaf-blindness
- Gifted and talented education
- Early childhood special education
- Transition to adulthood
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