Handbook of Special Education

Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this 13-part, 57-chapter handbook is to help profile and bring greater clarity to this sprawling and growing field. To ensure consistency across the volume, chapter authors review and integrate existing research, identify strengths and weaknesses, note gaps in the literature, and discuss implications for practice and future research. Key features include: Comprehensive Coverage--Fifty-seven chapters cover all aspects of special education in the United States including cultural and international comparisons. Issues & Trends--In addition to synthesizing empirical findings and providing a critical analysis of the status and direction of current research, chapter authors discuss issues related to practice and reflect on trends in thinking. Categorical Chapters--In order to provide a comprehensive and comparative treatment of the twelve categorical chapters in section IV, chapter authors were asked to follow a consistent outline: Definition, Causal Factors, Identification, Behavioral Characteristics, Assessment, Educational Programming, and Trends and Issues. Expertise--Edited by two of the most accomplished scholars in special education, chapter authors include a carefully chosen mixture of established and rising young stars in the field. This book is an appropriate reference volume for anyone (researchers, scholars, graduate students, practitioners, policy makers, and parents) interested in the state of special education today: its research base, current issues and practices, and future trends. It is also appropriate as a textbook for graduate level courses in special education.

Table of Contents:
Preface I. Historical and Contemporary Issues in Educating Exceptional Learners, Section Editor, James M. Kauffman, University of Virginia Introduction 1. A History of Special Education, Michael M. Gerber 2. Contemporary Issues, James M. Kauffman, C. Michael Nelson, Richard L. Simpson, & Devery R. Mock 3. Statistics, Data, and Special Educational Decisions: Basic Links to Realities, James M. Kauffman & John Wills Lloyd 4. Designing Rigorous Group Studies in Special Education: Common Understandings of Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Evidence Standards, Lana Santoro, Russell Gersten, & Rebecca A. Newman-Gonchar 5. Special Education and Teacher Preparation, Margo Mastropieri, Tom Scruggs, & Sara Mills II. Legal Aspects of Special Education, Section Editor, Mitchell L. Yell, University of South Carolina Introduction 6. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: The Evolution of Special Education Law, Mitchell L. Yell, Antonis Katysiannis, & M. Renee Bradley 7. Free Appropriate Public Education, Mitchell L. Yell & Jean B. Crockett 8. Individualized Education Programs for Children with Disabilities, Barbara D. Bateman 9. Least Restrictive Environment, Michael Rozalski, Jason Miller, & Angie Stewart III. The General Education Context of Special Education, Section Editor, Naomi P. Zigmond, University of Pittsburgh Introduction 10. Responsiveness to Intervention Models for Reducing Reading Difficulties and Identifying Learning Disability, Rollanda E. O’Connor & Victoria Sanchez 11. Standards-Based Reforms and Students with Disabilities, Martha L. Thurlow & Rachel F. Quenemoen 12. Co-Teaching for Students with Disabilities: A Critical Analysis of the Empirical Literature, Bryan G. Cook, Kimberly A. McDuffie, Linda Oshita, & Sara Cothren Cook 13. General and Special Education Are (and Should Be) Different, Naomi Zigmond & Amanda Kloo IV. Categorical Issues in Special Education, Section Editors, Daniel P. Hallahan & Paige C. Pullen, University of Virginia Introduction 14. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Edward A. Polloway, James R. Patton, & Marvalin A. Nelson 15. Learning Disabilities, Paige C. Pullen, Holly B. Lane, Kristen E. Ashworth, & Shelly P. Lovelace 16. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Karen J. Rooney 17. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Timothy J. Landrum 18. Communication Disorders, Filip Loncke 19. Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, Jean F. Andrews, Pamela C. Shaw, & Gabriel Lomas 20. Blind and Low Vision, George J. Zimmerman & Kim Zebehazy 21. Traumatic Brain Injury, Renee Lajiness-O'Neill & Laszlo A. Erdodi 22. Current Issues and Trends in the Education of Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Maureen A. Conroy, Janine P. Stichter, & Nicholas Gage 23. Multiple and Severe Disabilities, Susan Bruce 24. Special Gifts and Talents, Carolyn M. Callahan V. Assessment of Students with Disabilities, Section Editor, Jennifer H. Lindstrom, University of Georgia Introduction 25. High-Stakes Testing and Accommodations, Jennifer H. Lindstrom 26. Academic Progress Monitoring, Sheri Berkeley & Paul J. Riccomini VI. Policy and Administration of Special Education, Section Editor, Jean B. Crockett, University of Florida Introduction 27. Conceptual Models for Leading and Administrating Special Education, Jean B. Crockett 28. Fiscal Policy and Funding for Special Education, Tom Parrish & Jenifer Harr-Robins 29. Using Professional Standards to Inform Leadership in Special Education, Mary Lynn Boscardin 30. Factors Influencing Special Education Teacher Quality and Effectiveness, Bonnie S. Billingsley VII. Instructional Issues for Students with High Incidence Cognitive Disabilities, Section Editor, John W. Lloyd, University of Virginia Introduction 31. Reading, Paige C. Pullen & Deanna B. Cash 32. Writing and Students with Disabilities, Steve Graham & Karen R. Harris 33. The Development of Arithmetic and Word-Problem Skill Among Students with Mathematics Disability, Lynn S. Fuchs, Sarah R. Powell, Pamela M. Seethaler, Paul T. Cirino, Jack M. Fletcher, Douglas Fuchs, & Carol L. Hamlett 34. Science and Social Studies, Tom Scruggs, Margo Mastropieri, & Lisa Marshak 35. Physical Education, Luke E. Kelly & Martin C. Block 36. Career and Technical Education, Maureen A. Schloss & Philip L. Gunter 37. Technology and Academic Instruction Considerations for Students with High-Incidence Cognitive Disabilities, Cheryl A. Wissick & J. Emmet Gardner VIII. Instructional Issues for Students with Low Incidence Cognitive Disabilities, Section Editor, Adelle Renzaglia, University of Illinois Introduction 38. Educating Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Historical Overview and Future Projections, Fred Spooner & Fredda Brown 39. Systematic Instruction of Students with Severe Disabilities, Erik Drasgow, Mark Wolery, James Halle, & Zahra Hajiaghamohseni 40. Instructional Contexts, John McDonnell 41. Access to General Education Curriculum for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Mike L. Wehmeyer 42. Preparing Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities for Life Skills, Stacy K. Dymond IX. Transition of Adults with High Incidence Disabilities, Section Editor, David J. Scanlon, Boston College Introduction 43. Transition to Post Secondary Education, Joseph W. Madaus & Manju Banerjee 44. Choice Patterns and Behaviors of Work-Bound Youth with High Incidence Disabilities, Jay W. Rojewski & Noel Gregg 45. Transition to Independent Living, David Scanlon, Jim Patton, & Marshall Raskind X. Transition of Adults with Low Incidence Disabilities, Section Editor, M. Sherril Moon, University of Maryland Introduction 46. Preparing Students with Low Incidence Disabilities to Work in the Community, Katherine J. Inge & M. Sherril Moon 47. Preparing Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities for Community Living Opportunities, Jane M. Everson & Meghan H. Trowbridge XI. Parent and Family Issues in Special Education, Section Editor, George H. S. Singer, University of California at Santa Barbara Introduction 48. Parent Organizations, H. Rutherford Turnbull, III, Karrie Shogren, & Ann P. Turnbull 49. Resilience in Families of Children with Disabilities: Risk and Protective Factors, George Singer, Christine Maul, Mian Wang, & Brandy Ethridge 50. Promoting Family Outcomes in Early Intervention, Don B. Bailey, Jr., Melissa Raspa, Betsy P. Humphreys, & Ann M. Sam XII. Early Identification and Intervention in Exceptionality, Section Editor, Maureen A. Conroy, Virginia Commonwealth University Introduction 51. Advances in Theory, Assessment and Intervention with Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, Carl J. Dunst 52. Early Intervention and Prevention of Disability: Preschoolers, Kathleen Marshall, William H. Brown, Maureen A. Conroy, & Herman Knopf 53. Frameworks for Guiding Program Focus and Practices in Early Intervention, Patricia A. Snyder, Tara W. McLaughlin, & Maria K. Denney 54. Early Identification and Intervention in Gifted Education: Developing Talent in Diverse Learners, Catherine M. Brighton & Jane M. Jarvis XIII. Cultural and International Issues in Special Education, Section Editor, Dimitris Anastasiou, University of Western Macedonia Introduction 55. Ethnicity and Exceptionality, Dimitris Anastasiou, Ralph Gardner, III, & Domna Michail 56. Gender and Exceptionality, Martha J. Coutinho & Donald P. Oswald 57. International Differences in Provision for Exceptional Learners, Dimitris Anastasiou & Clayton Keller

About the Author :
James M. Kauffman (Ed.D., University of Kansas) is Professor Emeritus of Education at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. He was the William Clay Parrish Professor of Education from 1992–1994, the Charles S. Robb Professor of Education 1999–2003, and received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the Curry School of Education in 1997. He received the Research Award, Council for Exceptional Children in 1994 and the Outstanding Leadership Award, Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders in 2002. He is the author or co-author of many books, chapters, and articles in special education. Daniel P. Hallahan (Ph.D., University of Michigan) has been the Charles S. Robb Professor of Education at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education since 1971. He was the inaugural editor of Exceptionality and serves on the editorial boards of Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, Learning Disability Quarterly, The Journal of Special Education, and Exceptionality. He is a past president of the Division of Learning Disabilities of CEC and in 2000 received the CEC Career Research Award. He is the author or co-author of many books, chapters, and articles in special education.

Review :
"With 57 chapters in 13 sections, written by established and emerging researchers and practitioners, this hefty handbook synthesizes current research, reviews recent literature, and discusses trends in special education. While focuses is primarily on current issues in the US, there are also cultural and international comparisons."--Reference and Research Book News