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Visit sagepub.com to explore our complete catalog and for table of contents information. 3 TEXTBOOKS SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS: A Guide for Inclusive Practice Edited by Lindsay Peer, Educational Psychologist • Gavin Reid, Educational Psychologist With a Foreword from Baroness Warnock, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of special educational needs (SEN). It contains chapters written by a range of experts on different aspects of SEN, and is full of practical suggestions for how to achieve effective, inclusive practice. Various research perspectives are considered, the value of labels is examined and the need to recognize the overlapping characteristics between different syndromes is highlighted. Chapters focus on translating theory into classroom practice, and include case studies covering the Birth to 19 age range. CONTENTS PART I: POLICY, PRACTICE AND PROVISION / Special and Additional Support Needs in England and Scotland: Current Dilemmas and Solutions / SEN: The State of the Research - Compromise, Consensus or Disarray? / Inclusion and SEN: A Dialogic Exploration of Controversial Issues / SEN: The Potential Impact and Influence of the Social Model of Disability / PART II: PERSPECTIVES FROM PRACTICE / Speech and Language / Auditory Processing Disorder / Dyspraxia from an Occupational Therapy Perspective / Vision and Learning / Good Practice in Training Specialist Teachers and Assessors of People with Dyslexia / Literacy / The Morphological Approach / Managing Learning Difficulties and Dyscalculia / PART III: SYNDROMES AND BARRIERS / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or Hyperkinetic Disorder) / Visual Impairment and Mainstream Education: Beyond Mere Awareness-Raising / Students with Hearing Loss / Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Challenges, Issues and Responses / Understanding Tourette's Syndrome / PART IV: WORKING TOGETHER / The Role and Perspectives of Practitioner Educational Psychologists / SEN and Legal Issues: Advocacy and Accountability / Parents' Perspectives PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-0-8570-2163-2 • ©2012 • 328 PAGES • SAGE SUCCEEDING IN THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM: K–12 Lesson Plans Using Universal Design for Learning Edited by Debbie Metcalf, East Carolina University Ideal for Introduction to Special Education/Introduction to Exceptionalities courses, this supplementary text provides strategies pre-service and in-service teachers can use to apply the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to their lesson planning. UDL lesson planning considers "up front" potential barriers that could limit access to instruction for some learners and helps teachers brainstorm possible solutions before lessons begin. The lessons included in this text are meant as a starting point for general education teachers who have students with special needs in their classrooms and can be adapted for K-12 learners with a wide range of challenges. CONTENTS 1. Sample Lesson Plans for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities / 2. Sample Lesson Plans for Individuals with Learning Disabilities / 3. Sample Lesson Plans for Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder / 4. Sample Lesson Plans for Individuals with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders / 5. Sample Lesson Plans for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders / 6. Sample Lesson Plans for Individuals with Speech and Language Disorders / 7. Sample Lesson Plans for Individuals with Hearing Impairments / 8. Sample Lesson Plans for Individuals with Visual Impairments / 9. Sample Lesson Plans for Individuals with Physical Disabilities, Health Disabilities, and Related Low-Incidence Disabilities / 10. Sample Lesson Plans for Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4129-8971-8 • ©2011 • 72 PAGES • • SAGE Mild Disabilities STUDENTS WITH MILD EXCEPTIONALITIES: Characteristics and Applications Sydney Zentall, Purdue University This concise and practical guide thoroughly presents the characteristics of children with specific mild exceptionalities in today's diverse classroom. Using an active, problem-solving approach that reflects how today's students learn, Dr. Sydney S. Zentall identifies the characteristics of children with mild exceptionalities that can be gleaned from observations, written descriptions, and personal interactions. Unlike many texts on this topic, which overwhelm students with extraneous information, this text focuses on the characteristics of these students within general education and special class settings. With this knowledge readers will better understand the implications of characteristics for accommodations and be ready to apply this knowledge with empirically based interventions. CONTENTS SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO MILD EXCEPTIONALITIES / 1. Formal and Legal Definitions of Exceptionalities / 2. Informal Analysis of the Characteristic Behavior of Individuals / SECTION II: VERBAL AND NONVERBAL LEARNING DISABILITIES (LD) / 3. Verbal LD Spoken Language / 4. Verbal LD Written Language / 5. Math Disabilities and Nonverbal LD / SECTION III: COGNITIVE EXCEPTIONALITIES / 6. Intellectual Disabilities / 7. Dual Exceptionalities with Giftedness / 8. Traumatic Brain Injuries / SECTION IV: ATTENTIONAL DISORDERS / 9. ADHD Inattentive and Combined Subtypes / 10. ADHD Hyperactive/Impulsive Subtype / SECTION V: SOCIAL DISORDERS / 11. Externalizing Behavioral Disorders / 12. Internalizing Emotional Disorders / 13. Autism Spectrum Disorders / 14. Abuse and Addictions / SECTION VI: MOTOR DISORDERS PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4129-7470-7 • ©2014 • 592 PAGES • • SAGE