Current issues and trends in special education:identification, assessment, and instruction

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Group Author: Bakken Jeffrey P.; Rotatori Anthony F.; Obiakor Festus E.
Published: Emerald,
Publisher Address: Bingley, UK
Publication Dates: 2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Advances in special education ; v. 19
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Carrier Form: xiv, 236 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9781848556683 (hbk.)
1848556683 (hbk.)
Index Number: G76
CLC: G76
Call Number: G76/C976
Contents: Includes bibliographical references.
Part I. Identification of students. Chapter 1. Early identification/intervention: the earlier the better for students with disabilities / Yi-Juin Liu -- Chapter 2. Early identification/intervention: can misidentification/misintervention impact students, teachers, and families? / Barbara Metzger, Cynthia G. Simpson, and Jeffrey P. Bakken. Part II. Under-identification and over-identification in special education. Chapter 3. Can underidentification affect exceptional learners? / Rhonda S. Black -- Chapter 4. Disproportionate representation in special education: overrepresentation of selected subgroups / Tina Taylor Dyches and Mary Anne Prater. Part III. Assessment and accountability in education. Chapter 5. Standardized testing/accountability: is NCLB fair for students with disabilities? / Tes Mehring -- Chapter 6. Curriculum-based assessment: the most effective way to assess students with disabilities / Sunday Obi. Part IV. Labeling and Categorization. Chapter 7. Labeling of students with disabilities: needed for students to get their needs met / Gathogo M. Mukuria and Jeffrey P. Bakken -- Chapter 8. Labeling of students with disabilities: unwanted and not needed / Craig Blum and Jeffrey P. Bakken. Part V. Placement and inclusion of students. Chapter 9. The general education classroom: this is not where students with disabilities should be placed / Jeffrey P. Bakken -- Chapter 10. Beyond traditional placement: making inclusion work in the general education classroom / Festus E. Obiakor, Mateba K. Harris, Anthony F. Rotatori, and Bob Algozzine. Part VI. Instructional methods for students with disabilities . Chapter 11. Behaviorism works in special education / Darlene H. Anderson, Michelle Marchant and Nancy Y. Somarriba -- Chapter 12. Other innovative techniques: positive behavior supports and response to intervention / John J. Wheeler and Michael R. Mayton. Part VII. Intervention methods. Chapter 13. Scientifically supported interventions / Martha L. Thurlow, Courtney Foster and Christopher M. Rogers -- Chapter 14. Scientifically unsupported treatments for students with special needs / Julie A. Deisinger.