Description
Book description:
- Author's name: A.. Dr. Gamal Al-Khatib - Ms. Dr. Mona El-Hadidy
- Number of pages: 306 pages
- The subject of the book: Introduction to Special Education
The contents of the book:
- Introduction
- Chapter one: Special education: what it is, concepts, and basic principles
- Bootstrap
- Special Education What it is
- Individuals with Special Needs Who are they?
- Terms used to refer to disability
- Incidence of disability
- History of Special Education
- Alternatives to Special Education Services
- Characterization
- Teaching Strategies in Special Education
- Individual educational program
- Special Education Legislation
- Support services
- Interdisciplinary teamwork
- Modern trends in special education
- Chapter two: mental retardation
- Bootstrap
- What is mental retardation?
- Prevalence of mental retardation
- Classification of mental retardation
- A little history
- Causes of mental retardation
- Psychoeducational assessment of individuals with mental retardation
- Characteristics of Mentally Retarded Individuals
- Pedagogical considerations
- Chapter Three: Learning difficulties
- Bootstrap
- Definition of Learning Disabilities
- The historical development of the field of learning disabilities
- Incidence of learning disabilities
- Causes of Learning Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder
- Psychoeducational assessment of children with learning disabilities
- Pedagogical considerations
- Chapter four: Physical and health disabilities
- Bootstrap
- Prevalence of physical and health disabilities
- Causes of physical and health disabilities
- A little history
- Types of physical and health disabilities
- Psycho-pedagogical assessment of physically and medically disabled children
- Psycho-pedagogical characteristics of physically and medically disabled children
- Pedagogical considerations
- Chapter V: Hearing disability
- Bootstrap
- Auditory apparatus
- Hearing mechanism
- Definition and categorization of hearing impairment
- Incidence of hearing impairment
- A little history
- Causes of Hearing Impairment
- Psychological and behavioral characteristics of hearing impaired children
- Audiometry
- Psycho-educational assessment of hearing impaired children
- Pedagogical considerations
- Chapter Six: Visual impairment
- Bootstrap
- Definition of visual impairment
- Prevalence of visual impairment
- A little history
- Visual apparatus
- Causes of visual impairment
- Psycho-educational assessment of visually impaired children
- Psycho-educational characteristics of visually impaired children
- Pedagogical considerations
- Chapter Seven: Behavioral disorders
- Bootstrap
- Definition of Conduct Disorder
- Classification of Conduct Disorder
- Prevalence of behavioral disorders
- Causes of Behavioral Disorders
- General characteristics of behaviorally disturbed children
- Autism
- Educational and therapeutic considerations
- Chapter VIII: Communication disorders
- Bootstrap
- Speech, language, and communication
- Normal language development
- Communication Disorders Definition and Classification
- Prevalence of communication disorders
- Causes of communication disorders
- The history of raising children with communication disorders
- Measuring and diagnosing communication disorders
- General characteristics of children with communication disorders
- Pedagogical considerations
- Chapter IX: Talent and excellence
- Bootstrap
- The need for special education for the gifted and talented
- Defining and categorizing giftedness and excellence
- Number of gifted and talented people
- Historical development
- Causal factors associated with excellence and talent
- Educational-Psychological Assessment
- Psycho-behavioral characteristics of gifted and talented children
- Pedagogical considerations
- Appendix No. (1) Code of Ethics for the Special Education Profession
- Glossary of terms
- References
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