| The Fundamentals of Special Education: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher Contributor(s): Algozzine, Bob (Author), Ysseldyke, James E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412939410 ISBN-13: 9781412939416 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2006 Annotation: The busy educator??'s concise guide to the essentials of special education! In The Fundamentals of Special Education, authors Bob Algozzine and Jim Ysseldyke highlight the major concepts in special education, providing readers with a better understanding of the field, from disability categories and statistics to appropriate learning environments. Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this practical guide answers the many questions educators have about special education, including:
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Special Education - General - Education | Classroom Management |
| Dewey: 371.9 |
| LCCN: 2005037817 |
| Series: Practical Guide for Every Teacher |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.1" W x 9.26" (0.70 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This guide highlights major concepts in special education--from disability categories, identification issues, and IEPs to appropriate learning environments and the roles general and special educators play. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ysseldyke, James E.: - Jim Ysseldyke, Ph.D., is Birkmaier Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, director of the School Psychology Program, and director of the Center for Reading Research at the University of Minnesota. Widely requested as a staff developer and conference speaker, Ysseldyke brings more than 30 years of research and teaching experience to educational professionals around the globe. As the former director of the federally funded National Center on Educational Outcomes, Ysseldyke conducted research and provided technical support that helped to boost the academic performance of students with disabilities and improve school assessment techniques nationally. Today, he continues to work to improve the education of students with disabilities. The author of more than 300 publications on special education and school psychology, Ysseldyke is best known for his textbooks on assessment, effective instruction, issues in special education, and other cutting-edge areas of education and school psychology. With A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher, Ysseldyke seeks to equip educators with practical knowledge and methods that will help them to better engage students in exploring--and meeting--all their potentials. Algozzine, Bob: - Bob Algozzine is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina and project codirector of the U.S. Department of Education-supported Behavior and Reading Improvement Center. With 25 years of research experience and extensive firsthand knowledge of teaching students classified as seriously emotionally disturbed, Algozzine is a uniquely qualified staff developer, conference speaker, and teacher of behavior management and effective teaching courses. He is active in special education practice as a partner and collaborator with professionals in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in North Carolina and as an editor of several journals focused on special education. Algozzine has written more than 250 manuscripts on special education topics, including many books and textbooks on how to manage emotional and social behavior problems. |