Table of contents for The Praeger handbook of special education / edited by Alberto Marcos Bursztyn.

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Handbook of Special Education
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: History of Special Education
A Brief History of Psychological Testing 
Disability and Civil Rights 
History of Autism 
Mental Retardation in Recent History 
Willowbrook State School 
Chapter 2: Special Education and Society
Bilingualism and Disability 
Funding Special Education 
Digital Divide and Special Education
Disability Studies 
Gender Issues in Special Education 
Self Advocacy 
Social class and special education 
Social competence and disabilities 
Race and Special Education
Chapter 3: Law and Special Education
Americans with Disabilities Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Legal Foundations for Inclusion
Landmark Court Decisions 
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 
PL 94-142: Education for All Handicapped Children Act 
Chapter 4: Specific Disabilities
Asperger's Syndrome 
Depression in Special Education Students 
Emotionally and Behaviorally Disturbed: Diagnostic Concerns 
Health Impairments 
Speech and Language Disorders 
Traumatic Brain Injury 
Fragile X Syndrome 
Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 
Pediatric Seizure Disorders 
Tourette's Syndrome 
Chapter 5: Teaching Methods and Interventions
Adeli Suit 
ADHD and Psychopharmacology 
Assessing and Responding to Early Signs of EBD 
Assistive Technology 
Behavior Management 
Conductive Education 
Collaborative Consultation 
Deaf Instruction 
Differentiated Instruction 
Direct Instruction Emerging Treatments and Interventions (*)
Facilitated Communication (*)
Self Contained Classrooms 
Time-Out
Facilities available for Students with EBD (*)
Functional Behavioral Assessment
Peer Assisted Learning 
Person-Centered Planning 
Response to Intervention 
Treatment of Emotionally and Behaviorally Disturbed
Chapter 6: Policies and Practices
Teacher satisfaction and retention in special education 
Bilingual Special Education 
Child Study Teams 
Gifted Approaches to Education 
Psychiatry and Special Education 
The individualized education program/plan 
Giftedness in Diverse Populations 
High Stakes Testing 
Social Inclusion in Early Childhood Special Education Classrooms 
Life-Space Interventions 
Positive Psychology and Special Education 
Preschool Assessment 
Psycho-educational assessment of bilingual learners 
Social Skills Training in inclusion classrooms 
Inclusion 
Transition Services in Special Education (*)
Chapter 7: Famililes and Disability
Families and Special Education 
Family Stress and Autism 
Family Roles and Rights in Early Intervention
Child Abuse and Children with Disabilities (*)
Chapter 8: Research in Special Education
Action Research 
Current Research on the Causes of Autism 
Case Study 
Ethnography 
Quantitative Research 
Teacher research and special education 

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

Special education -- United States -- Encyclopedias.
Children with disabilities -- Education -- United States -- Encyclopedias.