Author: Con Stough
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: exceptionality, human, series, springer, neurobiology
Number of Pages: 219
Published: 2004-12-10
List price: $105.00
ISBN-10: 0306484765
ISBN-13: 9780306484766

Nurture or nature? Biology or environment? Why are some people intelligent, or personable, or creative and others obtuse, or shy, or unimaginative? Although each human being is a unique mixture of positive and negative traits and behaviors, the question remains: What is the neurobiological basis for each individual?s makeup? For example, why does one person suffer from a disorder (e.g., ADHD, autism, mental retardation) and another lives free of maladies? These are just some of the issues addressed in detail in Neurobiology of Exceptionality. The introductory chapter provides a broad-based ov

Author: Laurie U. deBettencourt
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: special, exceptionality, education, issues, journal, issue, teachers, critical, training
Number of Pages: 56
Published: 2005-01-21
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 0805895094
ISBN-13: 9780805895094

Authors:Sharon R. Vaughn, Joanna P. Williams,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: exceptionality, issue, special, reading
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2004-12-07
List price: $33.95
ISBN-10: 0805895329
ISBN-13: 9780805895322

Research from the special education community provides an excellent resource of scientifically based reading research that can influence instruction for students with disabilities, as well as other students at risk for reading difficulties. This special issue features the work of four researchers and their teams who have contributed to the excellent research base on reading practices for students with disabilities and those at risk for reading difficulties. In addition, the articles also: Discuss the importance of including expository text in reading comprehension and instruction and outline t

Author: Joseph S. Renzulli
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: issue, exceptionality, special, education, talented, behavior, gifted
Number of Pages: 88
Published: 2002-05-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0805896597
ISBN-13: 9780805896596

Providing a glimpse into the diversity of giftedness, this special issue questions how gifted students are viewed, how their attributes are characterized, and how educators can create a system to better meet their individual needs. The articles present the characteristics of giftedness, underachievement and its causes, and suggestions for recognizing underachievement in gifted populations. In addition they address the issues of cultural diversity, how to create a model of identification that allows diverse populations to be included in gifted programs, as well as identification and programming

Authors:Michael L. Hardman, Clifford J. Drew, M. Winston E
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Keywords: family, community, school, exceptionality, human
Number of Pages: 520
Published: 2010-01-01
List price: $142.95
ISBN-10: 0495810584
ISBN-13: 9780495810582

Maintaining its widely respected and unique focus on the critical role of a variety of professionals--in education, psychology, counseling, health care, and human services--HUMAN EXCEPTIONALITY: SCHOOL, COMMUNITY AND FAMILY, Tenth Edition, is a testament to how cross-professional collaboration can and does enhance the lives of exceptional individuals and their families as it strengthens and supports the work of the professionals themselves. After a comprehensive six-chapter introduction to the foundation and challenges across the lifespan for people with exceptionalities, the successive nine c

Authors:Vicki L. Schwean, Donald H. Saklofske,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: series, human, exceptionality, springer, children, psychosocial, characteristics, exceptional, handbook
Number of Pages: 631
Published: 1999-05-31
List price: $165.00
ISBN-10: 0306460637
ISBN-13: 9780306460630

Research has documented the reciprocal effects of exceptionality and secondary psychosocial and behavioral characteristics. This in-depth handbook examines the categories of exceptionality most often described in educational, behavioral, and health practices. Leading authorities from psychology, education, and medicine evaluate the key characteristics of particular exceptionalities from the vantage point of theory, research, assessment, and intervention.

Authors:Alessandro Antonietti, Olga Liverta-Sempio, Anto
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: series, human, exceptionality, springer, contexts, mind, language, developmental, theory
Number of Pages: 198
Published: 2006-02-23
List price: $115.00
ISBN-10: 038724994X
ISBN-13: 9780387249940

How we think and speak is a reflection of our shared cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Theory of Mind and Language in Different Developmental Contexts blazes new trails in the study of the relationship between the theory of mind—that is, the ability to attribute mental states as the basis of behavior and social interaction—and language. This volume examines the linguistic variables within developmental contexts, including: - Different levels of analysis. - Intercultural differences (e.g., Western, non-Western). - Intracultural differences (e.g., socioeconomic status). - Conditions of