Current Issues and Trends in Special Education.: Identification, Assessment and Instruction

by Festus E. Obiakor, Jeffrey P. Bakken, Anthony F. Rotatori

Overview

This is the first of two themed volumes addressing the current issues and trends in Special Education. Volume 19 covers identification, assessment and instruction whilst volume 20 covers research, technology, and teacher preparation. The field of special education constantly changes as a result of legislation, new instructional formats and current research investigations. It can be difficult for general and special educators, school counselors and psychologists, administrators and practicing clinicians to keep up with these changes and be current in all areas relating to special education. The special education literature knowledge base should reflect these changes; however, there is no current resource that effectively and comprehensively does this. The purpose of "Current Issues and Trends in Special Education" is to fill this void, providing chapters written by active researchers and practitioners in their respective areas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848556683
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication date:	01/25/2010
Series:	Advances in Special Education , #19
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

List of Contributors ix

Preface xiii

Part I Identification of Students

Chapter 1 Early Identification/Intervention: The Earlier the Better for Students with Disabilities Yi-Juin Liu 3

Chapter 2 Early Identification/Intervention: Can Misidentification/Misintervention Impact Students, Teachers, and Families? Barbara Metzger Cynthia G. Simpson Jeffrey P. Bakken 17

Part II Under-Identification and Over-Identification in Special Education

Chapter 3 Can Underidentification Affect Exceptional Learners? Rhonda S. Black 37

Chapter 4 Disproportionate Representation in Special Education: Overrepresentation of Selected Subgroups Tina Taylor Dyches Mary Anne Prater 53

Part I Assessment and Accountability in Education

Chapter 5 Standardized Testing/Accountability: Is NCLB Fair for Students with Disabilities? Tes Mehring 75

Chapter 6 Curriculum-Based Assessment: The Most Effective way to Assess Students with Disabilities Sunday Obi 87

Part IV Labeling and Categorization

Chapter 7 Labeling of Students with Disabilities: Needed for Students to get their Needs Met Gathogo M. Mukuria Jeffrey P. Bakken 101

Chapter 8 Labeling of Students with Disabilities: Unwanted and not Needed Craig Blum Jeffrey P. Bakken 115

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 129

Chapter 10 Beyond Traditional Placement: Making Inclusion Work in the General Education Classroom Festus E. Obiakor Mateba K. Harris Anthony F. Rotatori Bob Algozzine 141

Part VI Instructional Methods for Students with Disabilities

Chapter 11 Behaviorism Works in Special Education Darlene H. Anderson Michelle Marchant Nancy Y. Somarriba 157

Chapter 12 Other Innovative Techniques: Positive behavior Supports and Response to Intervention John J. Wheeler Michael R. Mayton 175

Part VII Intervention Methods

Chapter 13 Scientifically Supported Interventions Martha L. Thurlow Courtney Foster Christopher M. Rogers 199

Chapter 14 Scientifically Unsupported Treatments for Students with Special Needs Julie A. Deisinger 213