The Special Education Almanac - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0471677973 ISBN 13: 9780471677970

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2005

Riassunto

The Special Education Almanac has everything a professional needs to know to practice more efficiently and effectively. Filled with information about special education law, ethics, assessment, and educational strategies, this one-of-a-kind resource also includes referrals, sources for test publishers, special education organizations, and government agencies; descriptions of medications and syndromes and more. A must for people who work in this dynamic field.

• Includes proven practice tools and critical data helpful to anyone working in special education.
• Authors are recognized experts in the field of special education.
• A resource that connects readers to other resources on everything from testing and report writing to educational and internship opportunities.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, EdD, NCSP, teaches at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and consults to area school districts. She also serves as a trainer for American Guidance Service, a publisher of clinical assessment instruments for school psychologists. She has written or edited more than a dozen books on special education, school psychology, and child neuropsychology.

Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, ABPN, is Professor of Educational Psychology and Professor of Neuroscience at Texas A&M University. He has written or edited more than thirty-four books, and is the author of several widely used psychological assessment instruments.
Both authors have collaborated on several previous projects, including the Encyclopedia of Special Education, Second Edition,The Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education, Second Edition, and The Childhood Disorders Diagnostic Desk Reference, all from Wiley.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

An essential resource for anyone working in the field of special education

The Special Education Almanac serves as a practical, comprehensive reference that supports the everyday needs of professionals working in the field. Written by recognized experts from various areas of special education, this handy resource puts up-to-date information covering a wide range of special education topics and applications into a single, highly accessible toolbox filled with summaries, tips, examples, best practices, and references to the latest research.

Topics covered include:

• Special education teaching strategies
• Educational and psychological measurement and testing, including test descriptions and reviews
• Crisis intervention and students with special needs
• Special education case law
• Childhood disorders
• Special education associations, publishers, Web sites, acronyms, journals, and other resources
• Special education biographies
• Positive behavioral support
• Self-determination for the special education student
• Creativity and the special education student
• Individualized education programs
• Psychoactive medications
• Instruction and assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse students

An essential guide for anyone working in special education or planning a career in this challenging field, The Special Education Almanac is an important resource for today's proven practices and critical information.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0471677973
• ISBN 13: 9780471677970
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 562
• Redattore: Fletcher-Janzen Elaine, Reynolds Cecil R.