Introduction

Overview

Chronology

Special education curriculum

Special education programs and the law

Politics and the special education challenge

Popular culture and advocacy

Organizations, associations, and government agencies

Selected print resources

Nonprint resources

Primary documents and quotations

National statistics.

Introduction

Chapter 1: Overview

The Development of Regular Education in the United States

The Development of Special Education

Growing Awareness of Special Needs

Legal Implications and Funding

Assessment and Evaluation

Formal, Informal, Norm-Referenced, and Criterion-Referenced Assessment

Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)

Certain Distinctions Between Assessment Models as well as Goals and Purposes

Assessment Issues when Providing for Dual Exceptionalities for the Gifted

Individualized Educational Plan and Assessment

Types of Assessments for Exceptional Education Students

Procedures for Conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) in Schools

Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Positive Behavioral Support (PBS)

Learning Potential Assessment

Service Coordination

Adaptive Skills and Behavior

Referrals, Eligibility, and Placement

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Full Service Schools

Mainstreaming

Inclusion

Brain Research

Genetics

Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)

Head Start

Why Special Education Teachers?

Parental Involvement and the Need for Parent Education

Sheltered Workshops

Transition

Chapter 2: Chronology

Developments in Special Education 1791-2018 \

Chapter 3: Special Education Curriculum

Curriculum Development Involves a Multidisciplinary Team

Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA) and Evaluation Approach

Including the Affective Domain

Encouraging a More Peaceful Environment

Personalized Learning

Multiple Intelligence and Its Impact on the Curriculum

Curriculum for Both General Education and Special Education

Curriculum and Assessment.

Performance Assessments and Students with Disabilities

Instructional Design (ID)

How RTI and UDL Differ Yet Intersect

Community-Based Instruction (CBI) and Curriculum

Service Learning

Discipline as Part of the Curriculum

Early Childhood Special Education Curriculum

Recognition & Response (R&R)

Curriculum Accommodates Dual Exceptionalities

Hidden/Invisible Disabilities Addressed in the Curriculum

Guidelines for Students with Disabilities

Guidelines for Students with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Guidelines for Students with a Psychiatric Disability

Inclusion in the Curriculum

Comprehensive Curricula

The Role of the Media Specialist in Special Education

Homebound Education

Chapter 4: Special Education Programs and the Law

Support for Special Use of Terms such as Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphic

Special Education as it is Impacted by Goal 1 of Goals 2000

Comparison of IDEA 2004 with IDEA 1997

Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act and IDEA compared

Difference Between Accommodations and Modifications

Comparison between IDEA & ADA

NCLB and IDEA

Difference Between Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers

Funding and Opposition

Results Driven Accountability (RDA)

NCLB 2001 - Implications for Special Education Policy and Practice

Policy based on the Laws

Charter Schools and Children with Special Needs

Technology Programs based on the Law

Assistive Technology - SEC 300.105

Programs for At-Risk Infants and Toddlers

Policy vs. Program Implementation.

Higher Education Act and Implications for Special Education

New Acts

Compliance and Legal Issues

Grants Based on Acts Regarding Transition

Chapter 5: Politics and the Special Education Challenge

The Development of Teacher Unions and their Impact on Special Education

Politics on Special Education Programs for Young Children

Political Changes affecting the Education of Disabled Children

International Data and Recommendations

Special Education and Advocacy

Urban Collaborative

U.S. Presidents and their Impact on Special Education

Chapter 6: Popular Culture and Advocacy

Film

TV Shows

Commercials featuring People with Special Needs

Theater and the Inclusion of People with Disabilities

Disability Bias in Children's Literature

Early Childhood

Elementary Years

Junior High and Up

Chapter 7: Organizations, Associations, and Government Agencies

National Contacts

Advocacy and Legal

Free Medical Services

Federal Assistance

Fraternal Organizations

Wish Organizations

Free Medical Air Transportation

Transportation for Cancer Patients and Donors

Chapter 8: Selected Print Resources

Books and CD ROMS

Guides and Reference Material

Journals and Magazines

Chapter 9: Nonprint Resources

General Resources and Information

National Organizations and Associations

Advocacy and Community Outreach

Teaching Toys and Equipment

Videos

Educational Software Vendors

Adaptive Device Vendors

Enabling Device Vendors

Chapter 10: Primary Documents and Quotations

Introduction

Please Don't Take Away My Recess

Four Purposes of PL 94-142

I'm Not What People Say I Am.

A True Story About A Child with Special Needs

Dyscalculia: My Roller Coaster Ride

Excerpt from: Education Pioneer and Founder of the McGlannan School Helped Changed Lives

Excerpt from: The Work of a Child is Play

A Judge's Story

Excerpt from: NCLB 2008-Proposed Changes as they Impact Title I of NCLB

Allan's Story

National Center for Learning Disabilities Personalized Learning for All: Actions for States to Make Aspirations A Reality

The Ethics of Inclusion: Three Common Delusions

7 Ways to Bring Out the Best in Special-Needs Students

Ready for Cyberspace?

Expecting Longer Lives With Greater Risk, Reward

The Problem with the Neurodiversity Movement

Chapter 11: National Statistics

Characteristics and Outcomes of Undergraduates with Disabilities

2017 Disability Statistics Annual Report

The Condition of Education, 2018

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Glossary

Index

About the Author.