Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education

by William L. Heward

For over two decades, professors at more than 350 colleges and universities have relied on this comprehensive, engaging book for professional research, current practice, and trends in special education. Grounded in scholarship, yet written with the human experience in mind, this best-selling book effectively conveys the stories of teachers and children in special education. This latest edition adds a focus on master teachers and integrates professional standards from CEC and PRAXIS™ to make this the best book to help you train effective special educators and to introduce pre- and inservice general education teachers to exceptional children. This book provides some of the most comprehensive coverage of the characteristics of learners with special needs, as well as some of the latest assistive technologies like hand-held PDAs, the AAMR's new 2002 definition and classification system for mental retardation. For teaching professionals in the field of Special Education.

Genres: Education, Textbooks, Psychology, Nonfiction, Teaching, School, College

562 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Big Books Enjoyer! · Rating 1 out of 5]

Why are kids with literal deformities and level 6 retardation called "special" and "gifted" while I get shot and thrown in jail for having dark skin? I just don't get it. How is being black more offensive than a screeching goblin in a wheelchair who looks like a literal alien??

[Zara · Rating 2 out of 5]

textbook.

[Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This text book was full of information that was user friendly and easy to read.

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

For an Intro to SPED class. I thought this was pretty thorough.

[Jordan :) · Rating 2 out of 5]

School book

[Debbie90 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book read for Master in Special Education.

[The Badger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Also, everything you wanted to know about IDEA. This is perfect for school counselors who want to advocate for their students. In fact, during my second year in the public school system, what I learned in this book led me to apply (and be hired) for the position of Student Assistant Team Chair. I was responsible for making sure that gen-Ed students who needed academic/behavioral assistance were flagged and began receiving the proper interventions necessary to either catch them up to their peers, or move the process towards the appropriate diagnostic testing to see if they were eligible for SPED services.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I dont normally enjoy these educational textbooks but this one was actually very interesting. I have been taking two classes this summer and both books really helped me through the classwork. This one was better than the other one because of the detail it described about each aspect of special education. I found this book especially interesting. I would recommend this to anyone who has questions about special education and especially the people going into the field of education.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Boring, but describes special education in detail as well as provides many ideas of accommodations. Provides some historical background of special needs (in my opinion, the high point of the book). Vaguely outlines requirements for IEPS, 504s, and other intervention plans.

Read as part of a class (Introduction to Special Education), and, in all honestly, case studies and IEP plans provided by the teacher were more useful than this book.

[Ed · Rating 5 out of 5]

For me, this is a must have book for special education teachers, superviors and administrators. It is informative on all of the disabilities that make a student eligible for special education services under IDEA. It contains helpful information for teaching students with various disabilities. I would also recommend this book to parents of students with disabilities.

[S · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a textbook for my special education course. It wasn't as bad as some of the others, but wasn't particularly inspiring, either. It got the point across, and could've benefited from a decent editor, but otherwise it was fine.

[Xavier University Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book from front to cover for a class. While it is very straight forward for anyone going into teaching I highly recommend it as it was extremely helpful and insightful in understanding how to help children with all different learning styles.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

The tips for beginning teachers at the end of the chapters and the Teaching & Learning sections throughout each chapter are great resources for successful integration of students with disabilities into the general education classroom.

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned a lot from this book...parental involvement ideas, inclusion ideas....
Love it. Every teacher should read it.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for my graduate program.

[Christie]

i want to read books about exceptional childrren now nah1!!!1

[Julie Carosella]

Well... it is a text book.

[John Glass · Rating 3 out of 5]

Comprehensive overview.

[Elyka Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love to learn things about this . and i know its interesting :)

[Niama Perrotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of good information for those who are giving and receiving accommodations!