Critical Issues in Special Education Access, Diversity, and Accountability

by McCray Sorrells, Audrey; Rieth, Herbert J.; Sindelar, Paul T.

• ISBN13: 9780205340224
• ISBN10: 0205340229
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-21
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This book represents the contributions of prominent researchers, teacher educators, policy makers, teachers, and parents on current and emerging issues facing the field of special education, and their critical thinking on how to ensure that students with disabilities receive free appropriate education in the least restrictive environment.The authors present divergent perspectives on the issues and concerns, including: (a) the emergence of more constructivistic instruction approaches that focus increasingly on higher order thinking; (b) new organization structures for administering schools; (c) standards-based reform and the use of high stakes testing for evaluating students; (d) the changing population and the increasingly diverse demographics of the students served in the public schools; (e) the onset of the information age and the increasingly visible role of technology in the schools and the workplace; (f) concerns about student discipline and violence in schools; (g) the continuing shortage of qualified and certified special education teachers, and (h) trends in higher education focused on the reform of teacher education such as changing standards for knowledge and skills, preparing teachers for changing roles as mentors, and changes in the teacher education process that may have precipitated or influenced issues in the field.For special education providers such as parents and teachers and for anyone interested in the field of special education.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
About the Authors	viii
PART I FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES
The Historical Contexts of Special Education: Framing Our Understanding of Contemporary Issues	1	(15)
J. David Smith
Contemporary Legal Issues in Special Education	16	(22)
Mitchell L. Yell, Erik Drasgow, Renee Bradley, and Troy Justesen
Classification Issues in Special Education for English Language Learners	38	(13)
James R. Yates and Alba A. Ortiz
Trends in Placement Issues	51	(22)
Sherman Dorn and Douglas Fuchs
Multicultural Perspectives in Special Education: A Call for Responsibility in Research, Practice, and Teacher Preparation	73	(19)
Audrey McCray Sorrells, Gwendolyn Webb-Johnson, and Brenda L. Townsend
PART II INTERVENTION ISSUES
Issues, Trends, and Challenges in Early Intervention	92	(14)
Melissa L. Olive and Mary A. McEvoy
Issues in Curriculum-Based Measurement: Monitoring Instruction to Increase Student Learning	106	(19)
Rose M. Allinder, Lynn S. Fuchs, and Douglas Fuchs
Instructional Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities	125	(10)
Sylvia Linan-Thompson
Sustainability of Research-Based Practices: Implications for Students with Disabilities	135	(19)
Sharon Vaughn, Janette K. Klingner, and Marie Tejero Hughes
Trends and Issues in Behavioral Interventions	154	(26)
Lewis Polsgrove and Theresa Ochoa
Transition Issues: Process, Practices, and Perspectives	180	(25)
James R. Patton
Trends and Issues in Instructional and Assistive Technology	205	(21)
Herbert J. Rieth, Linda K Colburn, and Diane Pedrotty Bryant
Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling: Interface with and Implications for Special Education	226	(17)
James Schaller, Nancy K. Yang, and Sophie Chien-Hoey Chang
PART III PERSONNEL PREPARATION ISSUES
Teacher Education: Toward a Qualified Teacher for Every Classroom	243	(15)
Mary T. Brownell, Michael S. Rosenberg, Paul T. Sindelar, and Deborah Deutsch Smith
Leadership Personnel in Special Education: Can Persistent Shortage Be Resolved?	258	(19)
Deborah Deutsch Smith, Georgine M. Pion, and Naomi Chowdhuri Tyler
PART IV SPECIAL EDUCATION FUTURES
Public Policy: From Access to Accountability in Special Education	277	(16)
Michael L. Hardman and Katherine Nagle
Index	293