Praeger Handbook of Special Education Book

Foreword   Spencer J. Salend     xi
Acknowledgments     xiii
Introduction     xv
History of Special Education
A Brief History of Intelligence Testing   Alberto M. Bursztyn     3
Disability and Civil Rights   Amy N. Scott   Maryann Santos de Barona     5
History of Autism   Jennifer Foster     6
Mental Retardation in Recent History   Paula J. McCall   Maryann Santos de Barona     8
Willowbrook State School   Elizabeth Scanlon     10
Special Education and Society
Bilingualism and Disability   Graciela Elizalde-Utnick     15
Digital Divide and Special Education   Julia Nyberg   David Trend     17
Disability Studies   Timothy G. Dowd   Aubrey Sewell   Katherine L. Truesdell     20
Funding Special Education   David C. Bloomfield     21
Gender Issues in Special Education   Michelle W. Greenberg     23
Self-Advocacy   Tracy Amerman   Jan Carr-Jones     24
Social Class and Special Education   Sandra L. Lopez     26
Social Competence and Disabilities   Beth Doll   ErinSiemers     28
Race and Special Education   Namulundah Florence     30
Law and Special Education
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)   David C. Bloomfield     37
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)   David C. Bloomfield     37
Landmark Court Decisions   David C. Bloomfield     39
Legal Foundations for Inclusion   Beth Doll   S. Andrew Garbacz     41
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)   David C. Bloomfield     43
Public Law 94-142: Education for All Handicapped Children Act   David C. Bloomfield     45
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act   David C. Bloomfield     47
Specific Disabilities
Asperger's Syndrome   Matthew R. Reynolds     51
Depression in Special Education Students   Michelle W. Greenberg     53
Emotionally and Behaviorally Disturbed: Diagnostic Concerns   Danielle Marlines     54
Fragile X Syndrome   Andrew S. Davis   Chad A. Noggle     56
Health Impairments   Jennifer A. Chiriboga     58
Pediatric HIV   Andrew S. Davis   J. Joshua Hall     60
Pediatric Seizure Disorders   Andrew S. Davis   James M. Trinkle II     61
Speech and Language Disorders   Gail B. Gurland     63
Tourette's Syndrome   Andrew S. Davis   Tiffany J. Neal     65
Traumatic Brain Injury   Jonathan Titley   Rik Carl D'Amato     66
Teaching Methods and Interventions
Adeli Suit   Christine E. Pawelski   Jennifer Foster     71
ADHD and Psychopharmacology   Kathleen M. Marker   Andrew S. Davis     73
Assessing and Responding to Early Signs of EBD   Dana Freed     76
Assistive Technology   Jennifer Foster     78
Behavior Management   J. Patrick Jones   Andrew S. Davis     81
Collaborative Consultation   Florence Rubinson     83
Conductive Education   Christine E. Pawelski     84
Deaf Instruction   Terry L. Reese   Andrew S. Davis     88
Differentiated Instruction   Patricia English-Sand   Chun Zhang     90
Direct Instruction   Howard B. Wakkinen   Rik Carl D'Amato     92
Emerging Treatments and Interventions   Christine E. Pawelski     94
Facilitated Communication   Lakisha Lewis   Maryann Santos de Barona     97
Facilities Available for Students with EBD   Dana Freed     99
Functional Behavioral Assessment   Dana Freed     101
Peer-Assisted Learning   Beth Doll   M. Kelly Haack     103
Response to Intervention   Chun Zhang     104
Self-Contained Classrooms   Amanda H. Stoeckel   Rik Carl D'Amato     106
Student-Centered Planning   Tracy Amerman     109
Time-Out   Stephanie R. Sinco   Rik Carl D'Amato     110
Treatment of the Emotionally and Behaviorally Disturbed   Dana Freed     112
Policies and Practices
Bilingual Special Education   Sara G. Nahari     119
Child Study Teams   Leesa Huang     120
Gifted Education: Traditional and Emerging Approaches   Frank C. Worrell     122
Giftedness in Diverse Populations   Giselle B. Esquivel   Geraldine Oades-Sese     125
High-Stakes Testing   Lauren Katzman     127
Inclusion   Spencer J. Salend     129
Individualized Education Programs   Joseph Valentin      131
Life Space Interventions   Kathleen McSorley     134
Positive Psychology and Special Education   Brooke Hersh     137
Preschool Assessment   Paul McCabe     139
Psychiatry and Special Education   Justin M. Walker   Rik Carl D'Amato     142
Psychoeducational Assessment of Bilingual Learners   Alberto M. Bursztyn     144
Social Inclusion in Early Childhood Special Education Classrooms   Yoon-Joo Lee     146
Social Skills Training in Inclusion Classrooms   Danielle Martines     148
Teacher Satisfaction and Retention in Special Education   Eugene P. Sheehan   Justin M. Walker     150
Transition Services in Special Education   Arleen Rios   Jennifer Foster     153
Families and Disability
Child Abuse and Children with Disabilities   Christine E. Pawelski     159
Families and Special Education   Alberto M. Bursztyn     161
Family Roles and Rights in Early Intervention   Patricia H. Manz     164
Family Stress and Autism   Jennifer Foster     167
Research in Special Education
Action Research   W. Holmes Finch   Andrew S. Davis     173
Case Study   Maria K. E. Lahman   Rik Carl D'Amato     175
Current Research on the Causes of Autism   Andrew S. Davis   Jaime S. Anderson     177
Ethnography   Maria K. E. Lahman   Rik Carl D'Amato     179
Quantitative Research   W. Holmes Finch   Andrew S. Davis     181
Teacher Research and Special Education   Carol Korn-Bursztyn     184
About the Contributors     187
Index     195