Annual editions. Educating children with exceptionalities 08/09/ Karen L. Freiberg. editor

Includes bibliographical references.

Inclusive education: Learn about your new students / MaryAnn Barnes; Using technology to teach about individual differences related to disabilities / Spencer J. Salend; Large-scale assessments / Elizabeth A. Edgemon, Brian R. Jablonski, and John W. Lloyd; Use authentic assessment techniques to fulfill the promise of no child left behind / Carol A. Layton and Robin H. Lock --
Early childhood: Making the case for early identification and intervention for young children at risk for learning disabilities / Marcee M. Steele; Collaborative steps / Amanda Fenlon; Building relationships with challenging children / Philip S. Hall and Nancy D. Hall --
Learning disabilities: Build organizational skills in students with learning disabilities / Rita F. Finstein, Fei Yao Yang, and Rachele Jones; No more Friday spelling tests? / Kelly A. Loeffler; Addressing the social and emotional needs of twice-exceptional students / Emily Willimams King --
Speech and language impairments: Assessment and intervention for bilingual children with phonological disorders / Brian Goldstein and Leah Fabiano; Speech-language approach to early reading success / Adele Gerber and Evelyn R. Klein --
Developmental disabilities/autistic spectrum disorders: Filling the potholes in the road to inclusion / Anne B. Bucalos and Amy S. Lingo; Service-learning opportunities that include students with moderate and severe disabilities / H. Kleinert, et al; Fitting in / E. Amanda Boutot --
Emotional and behavioral disorders: Psychiatric disorders and treatments, a primer for teachers / Steven R. Forness, Hill M. Walker and Kenneth A. Kavale; I want to go back to jail / L. Olcott; Classroom behavior management / Patricia M. Barbetta, Kathleen Leong Norona, and David F. Bicard; Students with emotional and behavioral disorders can manager their own behavior / Beverly Patton; Kristine Jolivette, and Michelle Ramsey --
Vision and hearing impairments: Debate over deaf education / Burton Bollag; Using tactile strategies with students who are blind and have severe disabilities / June E. Downing and Deborah Chen --
Multiple disabilities: Making inclusion a reality for students with severe disabilities / Pamela S. Wolfe and Tracey E. Hall; Classroom interventions for students with traumatic brain injuries / Julie M. Bowen; Empowering students with severe disabilities to actualize communication skills / Paul W. Cascella and Kevin M. McNamara --
Orthopedic and health impairments: Savior parents / Elizabeth Weill; Accommodations for students with disabilities / MaryAnn Byrnes; ADHD among students receiving special education services / Connie Schnoes et al; Finding what works / Peg Tyre --
Giftedness: Understanding the young gifted child / Jennifer V. Rotigel; Read all about it / Bruce Bower; Academic strategies that work for gifted students with learning disabilities / Mary Ruth Coleman --
Transition: Transition from middle school to hight school / Theresa M. Latrello and Dorothy D. Miles; Postsecondary academies / Mary McGrath Kato et al; What happens when they grow up / Barbara Kantrowitz and Julie Scelfo --
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[This book] includes multiple articles that deal with the legal rights of students with special needs, organized into categories of exceptionality. Many reports included in this compendium also discuss specific aspects of each category of exceptionality. Selections have been made with an eye to conveying information, giving personal experiences, offering suggestions for implementation, and stimulating meaningful discussions among future parents and teachers. -Pref.