This concise and practical guide thoroughly presents the characteristics of children with specific mild exceptionalities in today’s diverse classroom. Using an active, problem-solving approach that reflects how today’s students learn, Dr. Sydney S. Zentall identifies the characteristics of children with mild exceptionalities that can be gleaned from observations, written descriptions, and personal interactions. Unlike many texts on this topic, which overwhelm students with extraneous information, The text focuses on the characteristics of these students within general education and special class settings. With this knowledge readers will better understand the implications of characteristics for accommodations and be ready to apply this knowledge with empirically based interventions. INDICE: PrefaceAcknowledgementsDedicationSection I. Introduction to Mild Exceptionalities1. Formal and Legal Definitions of Exceptionalities2. Informal Analysis of the Characteristic Behavior of IndividualsSection II. Verbal and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (LD)3. Verbal LD Spoken Language4. Verbal LD Written Language5. Math Disabilities and Nonverbal LDSection III. Cognitive Exceptionalities6. Intellectual Disabilities7. Dual Exceptionalities with Giftedness8. Traumatic Brain InjuriesSection IV. Attentional Disorders9. ADHD Inattentive and Combined Subtypes10. ADHD Hyperactive/Impulsive SubtypeSection V. Social Disorders11. Externalizing Behavioral Disorders12. Internalizing Emotional Disorders13. Autism Spectrum Disorders14. Abuse and AddictionsSection VI. Motor Disorders15. Developmental Coordination Disorder, Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia, and Tourette SyndromeAppendix I: CEC StandardsAppendix II: Case StudyGlossaryIndexAbout the Author
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-7470-7
- Editorial: SAGE Publications, Inc
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 592
- Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2013
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