Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality

"Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality is an invaluable resource for preservice and inservice teachers who will concentrate in special education as well as those who teach students with exceptionalities in the general classroom. This text provides a rare glimpse into the lives of persons with exceptionalities, as well as their families and teachers. Focusing on a person-first orientation to human exceptionalities across the life span, the text employs a traditional organization beginning with four foundations chapters that introduce teachers to special education, followed by ten "categorical" chapters each on a different "disability." Each categorical chapter features sections on transition, cultural diversity, technology, instructional strategies, and family considerations. The eighth edition of this text has been fully updated with new information on diversity, equity, and inclusion, pandemic-related learning issues, and the latest research in special education"--