Exceptional Learners: An Introduction to Special Education – 14th Edition (Ebook PDF)

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Exceptional Learners: An Introduction to Special Education – 14th Edition (Ebook PDF)

Authors: by Hallahan Daniel P. (Author), Kauffman James M. (Author), Pullen Paige C. (Author)

An up-to-date introduction to the characteristics of exceptional learners and their education
Exceptional Learners: An Introduction to Special Education focuses on exceptional learners and classroom practices, as well as the psychological, sociological, and medical aspects of disabilities and giftedness.

Based on the authors’ premise that professionals working with exceptional learners need to develop not only a solid base of knowledge, but also a healthy attitude toward their work and the people whom they serve, this book is designed to reach the heart as well as the mind. It asks both general and special educators to challenge themselves to acquire a solid understanding of current theory, research, and practice in special education, and to develop an ever more sensitive understanding of exceptional learners and their families.

The 14th Edition includes the new definitions of Specific Learning Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) from the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-5, along with expanded coverage of topics like Universal Design for Learning, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).

PREFACE
Exceptional Learners: An Introduction to Special Education, Fourteenth Edition, is a general introduction to the characteristics of exceptional learners and their education. (Exceptional is the term that traditionally has been used to refer to people with disabilities as well as to those who are gifted.) This book emphasizes classroom practices as well as the psychological, sociological, and medical aspects of disabilities and giftedness.
We’ve written this text with two primary audiences in mind: those who are preparing to be special educators and those who are preparing to be general educators. Given the federal legislative mandates, as well as ethical concerns, for including students with disabilities in general education classrooms whenever possible, general educators must be prepared to understand exceptional learners. And they must be ready to work with special educators to provide appropriate educational programming for students with disabilities. This book is also appropriate for professionals in other fields who work with exceptional learners (e.g., speech-language pathologists, audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, adapted physical educators, counselors, and school psychologists).
We believe we’ve written a text that reaches both the heart and the mind. Feedback we’ve received from students and instructors on previous editions strengthens our confidence that we’ve done so. Our conviction is that professionals working with exceptional learners need to develop not only a solid base of knowledge, but also a healthy attitude toward their work and the people whom they serve. Professionals must constantly challenge themselves to acquire a solid understanding of current theory, research, and practice in special education and to develop an ever more sensitive understanding of
exceptional learners and their families.
WHAT’S NEW IN THIS EDITION?
As with all of our previous revisions, we’ve approached this one with an eye toward providing the reader with the latest, cutting-edge information on research and best practices in special education. The most obvious innovation is that this edition is available as FULLY DIGITAL, with over 200 interactive elements (primarily videos) hot-linked throughout the text. After careful consideration, we as well as the publisher, Pearson, are convinced that the electronic format offers multiple benefits for students, instructors, and us, the authors. For students it offers a much more affordable learning resource than the traditional text. For instructors it offers a way of engaging students and opening up myriad possibilities for class discussions and lectures. For us, the authors, it offers a way to bring to life teaching practices, to portray the human side of disabilities, to go into more depth on critical topics. Excuse the cliché, but “a picture is worth a thousand words” comes to mind.
New or Thoroughly Updated Content within Chapters
• Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9: Inclusion of new definitions of Specific Learning Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), from the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5, 2013)
• Chapter 1—Exceptionality and Special Education: More emphasis on abilities, rather than disabilities, of students in special education
Chapter 2—Current Practices for Meeting the Needs of Exceptional Learners: Updated and expanded coverage of special education in the context of the Common Core State Standards Initiative
• Chapter 3—Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education: Updated percentages of students of various ethnic groups receiving special education
• Chapter 4—Parents and Families: Greater emphasis on the importance of family resiliency in the face of having a child with a disability
• Chapter 5—Learners with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: More succinct and clear-cut explanation of the critical role of systematic instruction for students with intellectual disabilities
• Chapter 6—Learners with Learning Disabilities: Expanded and more in-depth discussion of literacy instruction and learning disabilities; expanded discussion on identification of students with learning disabilities, including strengths and weaknesses in cognitive processing
• Chapter 7—Learners with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: More emphasis on importance of executive functioning and behavioral inhibition
• Chapter 8—Learners with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: A new Figure 8.1 depicting the process of early identification of emotional and behavioral disorders
• Chapter 9—Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Importance of neuronal underconnectivity between the front and back of the brain in people with autism spectrum disorders
• Chapter 10—Learners with Communication Disorders: More streamlined coverage for definitions of speech and language disabilities
• Chapter 11—Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Updated information on how sign language evolves naturally among people who are deaf, further demonstrating that sign language is a bona fide language
• Chapter 12—Learners with Blindness or Low Vision: The role humor can play in dispelling stereotypes about people who are blind
• Chapter 13—Learners with Low-Incidence, Multiple, and Severe Disabilities: Expanded coverage of traumatic brain injury, especially in the context of sports injuries
• Chapter 14—Learners with Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments:Research linking spina bifida and learning disabilities.
• Chapter 15—Learners with Special Gifts and Talents: Difficulties of defining giftedness in a multicultural society