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Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education
Reynolds
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Description for Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education
Paperback. This is a revised edition of the definitive concise reference on special education. It includes alphabetised entries that cover the gamut of special education research and practice, featuring dozens of biographies, reviews of assessment instruments and teaching approaches, legal issues, overviews of specific learning disabilities, and more. Editor(s): Reynolds, Cecil R.; Fletcher-Janzen, Elaine. Num Pages: 1062 pages. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 182 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1894.
The Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource for those working in the fields of special education research and practice. Featuring reviews of assessment instruments and teaching approaches, legal issues, overviews of specific learning disabilities, dozens of biographies, and more, this complete desk reference is an indispensable guide for professionals, academics, and students alike.
The Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource for those working in the fields of special education research and practice. Featuring reviews of assessment instruments and teaching approaches, legal issues, overviews of specific learning disabilities, dozens of biographies, and more, this complete desk reference is an indispensable guide for professionals, academics, and students alike.
Named an American Library Association Top 25 Reference of the Year in its First Edition, The Concise Encyclopedia serves as an important reference for the education of handicapped and other exceptional children. Written and edited by highly regarded and respected experts in ... Read more
Additionally, this acclaimed reference work is essential for administrators, psychologists, diagnosticians, and school counselors, as well as parents of the handicapped themselves.
What's new in this edition
- Comprehensive coverage of new legislation such as Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Cultural competence in Special Education, including new material on culturally/linguistically diverse students
- Many new entries including notable biographies, new service delivery systems, special education laws, new assessment instruments, cross-cultural issues, neuropsychology, and use of the Internet in research and service delivery.
Some of the topics covered
- Academic assessment
- Achievement tests
- Addictions
- Bilingual education
- Child and adolescent behavior management
- Counseling with individuals and families with disabilities
- Early childhood education
- Gifted education
- Intelligence tests
- Mathematics disabilities
- Psychoeducational methods
- Rehabilitation
- Socioeconomic status
- Special education parent and student rights
- Traumatic brain injury
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
1062
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1080
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471652519
SKU
V9780471652519
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About Reynolds
Cecil R. Reynolds, Ph.D., Bastrop, TX. Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, Ed.D., Colorado Springs, CO. Dr. Reynolds is Professor of School Psychology at Texas A&M University.
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