Handbook of Special Education

James M. Kauffman (Ed.D., University of Kansas) is Professor Emeritus of Education at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. He was the William Clay Parrish Professor of Education from 1992–1994, the Charles S. Robb Professor of Education 1999–2003, and received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the Curry School of Education in 1997. He received the Research Award, Council for Exceptional Children in 1994 and the Outstanding Leadership Award, Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders in 2002. He is the author or co-author of many books, chapters, and articles in special education. Daniel P. Hallahan (Ph.D., University of Michigan) has been the Charles S. Robb Professor of Education at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education since 1971. He was the inaugural editor of Exceptionality and serves on the editorial boards of Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, Learning Disability Quarterly, The Journal of Special Education, and Exceptionality. He is a past president of the Division of Learning Disabilities of CEC and in 2000 received the CEC Career Research Award. He is the author or co-author of many books, chapters, and articles in special education.

Preface


I. Historical and Contemporary Issues in Educating Exceptional Learners, Section Editor, James M. Kauffman, University of Virginia


Introduction


1. A History of Special Education, Michael M. Gerber


2. Contemporary Issues, James M. Kauffman, C. Michael Nelson, Richard L. Simpson, & Devery R. Mock


3. Statistics, Data, and Special Educational Decisions: Basic Links to Realities, James M. Kauffman & John Wills Lloyd


4. Designing Rigorous Group Studies in Special Education: Common Understandings of Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Evidence Standards, Lana Santoro, Russell Gersten, & Rebecca A. Newman-Gonchar


5. Special Education and Teacher Preparation, Margo Mastropieri, Tom Scruggs, & Sara Mills


II. Legal Aspects of Special Education, Section Editor, Mitchell L. Yell, University of South Carolina


Introduction


6. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: The Evolution of Special Education Law, Mitchell L. Yell, Antonis Katysiannis, & M. Renee Bradley


7. Free Appropriate Public Education, Mitchell L. Yell & Jean B. Crockett


8. Individualized Education Programs for Children with Disabilities, Barbara D. Bateman


9. Least Restrictive Environment, Michael Rozalski, Jason Miller, & Angie Stewart


III. The General Education Context of Special Education, Section Editor, Naomi P. Zigmond, University of Pittsburgh


Introduction


10. Responsiveness to Intervention Models for Reducing Reading Difficulties and Identifying Learning Disability, Rollanda E. O’Connor & Victoria Sanchez


11. Standards-Based Reforms and Students with Disabilities, Martha L. Thurlow & Rachel F. Quenemoen


12. Co-Teaching for Students with Disabilities: A Critical Analysis of the Empirical Literature, Bryan G. Cook, Kimberly A. McDuffie, Linda Oshita, & Sara Cothren Cook


13. General and Special Education Are (and Should Be) Different, Naomi Zigmond & Amanda Kloo


IV. Categorical Issues in Special Education, Section Editors, Daniel P. Hallahan & Paige C. Pullen, University of Virginia


Introduction


14. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Edward A. Polloway, James R. Patton, & Marvalin A. Nelson


15. Learning Disabilities, Paige C. Pullen, Holly B. Lane, Kristen E. Ashworth, & Shelly P. Lovelace


16. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Karen J. Rooney


17. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Timothy J. Landrum


18. Communication Disorders, Filip Loncke


19. Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, Jean F. Andrews, Pamela C. Shaw, & Gabriel Lomas


20. Blind and Low Vision, George J. Zimmerman & Kim Zebehazy


21. Traumatic Brain Injury, Renee Lajiness-O'Neill & Laszlo A. Erdodi


22. Current Issues and Trends in the Education of Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Maureen A. Conroy, Janine P. Stichter, & Nicholas Gage


23. Multiple and Severe Disabilities, Susan Bruce


24. Special Gifts and Talents, Carolyn M. Callahan


V. Assessment of Students with Disabilities, Section Editor, Jennifer H. Lindstrom, University of Georgia


Introduction


25. High-Stakes Testing and Accommodations, Jennifer H. Lindstrom


26. Academic Progress Monitoring, Sheri Berkeley & Paul J. Riccomini


VI. Policy and Administration of Special Education, Section Editor, Jean B. Crockett, University of Florida


Introduction


27. Conceptual Models for Leading and Administrating Special Education, Jean B. Crockett


28. Fiscal Policy and Funding for Special Education, Tom Parrish & Jenifer Harr-Robins


29. Using Professional Standards to Inform Leadership in Special Education, Mary Lynn Boscardin


30. Factors Influencing Special Education Teacher Quality and Effectiveness, Bonnie S. Billingsley


VII. Instructional Issues for Students with High Incidence Cognitive Disabilities, Section Editor, John W. Lloyd, University of Virginia


Introduction


31. Reading, Paige C. Pullen & Deanna B. Cash


32. Writing and Students with Disabilities, Steve Graham & Karen R. Harris


33. The Development of Arithmetic and Word-Problem Skill Among Students with Mathematics Disability, Lynn S. Fuchs, Sarah R. Powell, Pamela M. Seethaler, Paul T. Cirino, Jack M. Fletcher, Douglas Fuchs, & Carol L. Hamlett


34. Science and Social Studies, Tom Scruggs, Margo Mastropieri, & Lisa Marshak


35. Physical Education, Luke E. Kelly & Martin C. Block


36. Career and Technical Education, Maureen A. Schloss & Philip L. Gunter


37. Technology and Academic Instruction Considerations for Students with High-Incidence Cognitive Disabilities, Cheryl A. Wissick & J. Emmet Gardner


VIII. Instructional Issues for Students with Low Incidence Cognitive Disabilities, Section Editor, Adelle Renzaglia, University of Illinois


Introduction


38. Educating Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Historical Overview and Future Projections, Fred Spooner & Fredda Brown


39. Systematic Instruction of Students with Severe Disabilities, Erik Drasgow, Mark Wolery, James Halle, & Zahra Hajiaghamohseni


40. Instructional Contexts, John McDonnell


41. Access to General Education Curriculum for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Mike L. Wehmeyer


42. Preparing Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities for Life Skills, Stacy K. Dymond


IX. Transition of Adults with High Incidence Disabilities, Section Editor, David J. Scanlon, Boston College


Introduction


43. Transition to Post Secondary Education, Joseph W. Madaus & Manju Banerjee


44. Choice Patterns and Behaviors of Work-Bound Youth with High Incidence Disabilities, Jay W. Rojewski & Noel Gregg


45. Transition to Independent Living, David Scanlon, Jim Patton, & Marshall Raskind


X. Transition of Adults with Low Incidence Disabilities, Section Editor, M. Sherril Moon, University of Maryland


Introduction


46. Preparing Students with Low Incidence Disabilities to Work in the Community, Katherine J. Inge & M. Sherril Moon


47. Preparing Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities for Community Living Opportunities, Jane M. Everson & Meghan H. Trowbridge


XI. Parent and Family Issues in Special Education, Section Editor, George H. S. Singer, University of California at Santa Barbara


Introduction


48. Parent Organizations, H. Rutherford Turnbull, III, Karrie Shogren, & Ann P. Turnbull


49. Resilience in Families of Children with Disabilities: Risk and Protective Factors, George Singer, Christine Maul, Mian Wang, & Brandy Ethridge


50. Promoting Family Outcomes in Early Intervention, Don B. Bailey, Jr., Melissa Raspa, Betsy P. Humphreys, & Ann M. Sam


XII. Early Identification and Intervention in Exceptionality, Section Editor, Maureen A. Conroy, Virginia Commonwealth University


Introduction


51. Advances in Theory, Assessment and Intervention with Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, Carl J. Dunst


52. Early Intervention and Prevention of Disability: Preschoolers, Kathleen Marshall, William H. Brown, Maureen A. Conroy, & Herman Knopf


53. Frameworks for Guiding Program Focus and Practices in Early Intervention, Patricia A. Snyder, Tara W. McLaughlin, & Maria K. Denney


54. Early Identification and Intervention in Gifted Education: Developing Talent in Diverse Learners, Catherine M. Brighton & Jane M. Jarvis


XIII. Cultural and International Issues in Special Education, Section Editor, Dimitris Anastasiou, University of Western Macedonia


Introduction


55. Ethnicity and Exceptionality, Dimitris Anastasiou, Ralph Gardner, III, & Domna Michail


56. Gender and Exceptionality, Martha J. Coutinho & Donald P. Oswald


57. International Differences in Provision for Exceptional Learners, Dimitris Anastasiou & Clayton Keller