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The Law and Special Education: Includes the IDEA Improvement Act
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For courses in Special Education Law. In the highly litigated area of Special Education, it is imperative that professionals in the field understand the legal requirements of providing a free appropriate public education to students with disabilities. This text presents the necessary information for educators to understand the history and development of special education laws and the requirements of these laws. It provides the reader with the necessary skills to lo… More >>
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Introduction to Special Education: Making A Difference
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The seventh edition of Introduction to Special Education; Making a Difference, reflects a vision of what all schools should provide to students with special needs: schooling that is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of individuals with special needs and their families. When educators use proven and best practices, the end-result will be an accountable and responsive education system where every student succeeds…. More >>
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A Multidimensional Approach to Achievement Validation: A Special Issue of Educational Assessment
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Two of the most interesting conceptual turns in Richard E. Snow’s thinking called for: a broadening of the concept of aptitude to include not only cognitive processes, but also affective and cognative processes as essential for understanding academic performance and learning; and an exploration of the possibility that individual differences in learning and achievement emerge from dynamic person-situation transactions that unfold over time. The articles in this speci… More >>
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Assessment In Special Education: A Practical Approach
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&>This text presents a uniquely practical approach to the topic of Assessment in Special Education. The authors organize the material into a “real-world story,” by having each part and chapter of the text reflect the linear chronology of the assessment process used in schools. Unlike other books, this text is organized chronologically to present the overall process in a “straight line” — a practical and useful pedagogy in itself for the novice teacher. The text pro… More >>
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Poverty and Schooling: A Special Issue of Educational Studies
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This special issue of “Educational Studies” explores poverty and schooling. Divided into two sections of articles and book reviews, the papers address topics such as: the creation of an urban normal school – what constitutes quality in alternative certification?; children with disabilities; educating students about poverty and health needs; and more. The contributors include K. Burch, N.K. Mutua, L.R. Bloom, J.H. Romeo and M. Haberman…. More >>
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