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Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals, Fourth Edition, provides a multi-dimensional view of the field of special education. The most current information and research available provides structure and predictability for novices to the field of special education in today’s educational world. Because special education is made up of real children and real professionals, the author helps to put a “face” on the field to enliven and authenticate the information. Each chapter features stories of individuals with disabilities from the parents of children with disabilities and from professionals who work in the field. Readers of this truly exceptional text will come away with the best understanding of the expectations for educators and students, and learn how critical concepts translate into educational practices.

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Marilyn Friend, Ph.D., has spent her career as a general education teacher, special education teacher, researcher, professor, administrator, teacher educator, and staff developer. She is Professor Emerita of Education in the Department of Specialized Education Services at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and she is Past President of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of children and youth with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Understanding Special Education 1

2 The Personnel and Procedures of Special Education 31

3 Multicultural Perspectives 64

4 Collaboration in Special Education 93

5 Students with Specific Learning Disabilities 124

6 Students with Attention Deficit–Hyperactivity Disorder 160

7 Students with Emotional and Behavior Disorders 193

8 Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 229

9 Students with Speech and Language Disorders 260

10 Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder 287

11 Students with Deafness and Hearing Loss 321

12 Students with Visual Impairments 354

13 Students with Orthopedic Impairments, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Other Health Impairments 384

14 Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities 419

15 Students Who Are Gifted and Talented 451

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