Exceptional students : educating all teachers for 21st century / Ronald L. Taylor, Florida Atlantic University, Lydia R. Smiley, Florida Atlantic University, Stephen B. Richards, University of Dayton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface PART ONE Special Education: Fundamentals and Processes Chapter 1 An Overview of Special Education Chapter 2 The Special Education Process: From Initial Chapter 3 School, Family, and Community CollaborationWhat Is Collaboration? PART TWO IDEA High-Prevalence Exceptionalities: Foundations and Instruction Chapter 4 Students with Learning Disabilities Chapter 5 Students with Intellecutal Disabilities Chapter 6 Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders Chapter 7 Students with Communicatin Disorders PART THREE IDEA Low-Insidence Exceptionalities:Foundations and Instruction Chapter 8 Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Chapter 9 Students with Blindness or Low Vision Chapter 10 Students with Physical or Health Disabilities Chapter 11 Students with Autsim Spectrum Disorders Chapter 12 Students with Severe Disabilities PART FOUR Other Exceptionalities:Foundations and Instruction Chapter 13 Students Who Are at Risk:Early Identification and Intervention Chapter 14 Students with Attention Deficit/Hyberactivity Disorder Chapter 15 Students Who Are Gifted and Talented APPENDIXES TEXT APPENDIX: Sample Individualized Education Plan ONLINE APPENDIX: Lesson Plans, Classroom Suggestions, and Instructional Resources GLOSSARY REFERENCES PHOTO CREDITS NAME INDEX SUBJECT INDEX

Provides balanced coverage of the foundations of exceptionalities future teachers need to know to understand their students and responsibilities. This book reflects the role of the special educator, while continuing to address the role of the general educator in serving special populations.