Brief Reference of Student Disabilities
...With Strategies for the Classroom

Second Edition

Lee Brattland Nielsen

Other Titles in:
Special & Inclusive Education | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles

September 2008 | 272 pages | Corwin

This updated comprehensive 'ready reference' begins with an overview of legal issues that teachers need to know, and how these issues can affect the disciplining of students with disabilities. The book then offers insights into creating a positive and inclusive learning environment, with special emphasis on understanding various types of student disabilities.

In addition to suggestions for classroom instruction, other features include:

- Definitions and characteristics of disabilities

- Compilation of common disability-related acronyms

- List of children's books dealing with disabilities

- Directory of programs and resources for students with disabilities

A Cautionary Note

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

1. What Educators Need to Know About the Law

What the Law Provides

Discipline and Students With Disabilities

The Collaborative Team

2. How Teachers Can Create a Positive Learning Environment

Creating an Inclusive Environment

Teaching Students About Disabilities

Including Parents

3. Understanding the Parents of Exceptional Children

4. Disabilities and Health Disorders: Strategies for Educators

Aphasia

Asperger Syndrome

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Auditory Processing Disorder

Autism

Bipolar Disorder

Cerebral Palsy

Down Syndrome

Dyslexia

Emotional Disturbance

Epilepsy

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Gifted Students With Learning Disabilties

Head Injury

Hearing Impairment

Learning Disabilities

Mental Retardation

Muscular Dystrophy

Speech Disorders

Spina Bifida

Spinal Cord Injury

Tourette Syndrome

Visual Impairment

Visual Processing Disorder

5. Other Health Conditions

Asthma

Diabetes

Heart Conditions

Hemophilia

A Note About Medications

Behavior Interventions

Resource A: Acronyms

Resource B: Public Agencies Offering Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities and Their Families

State Education Departments

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies

Office of the State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities

State Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilties Agencies

State Developmental Disabilities Councils

State Mental Health Agencies

Protection and Advocacy Agencies and Client Assistance Programs

Programs for Children With Special Health Care Needs

University Affiliated Programs

Directory of National Information Sources on Disabilities (NIS)

Resource C: Children's Books About Disabilities

Resource D: Associations to Contact

Resource E: Similarities and Differences: ADHD and Early Onset Bipolar Disorder

Bibliography

References

Index

This book is also very usefull for our students, but we only have recommended literature in our course. Students should pick out titles according to their own needs and interest. We recomment a list of books to them. This book is one of the books they can choose. We recomment reading this title.

Dr Jan Marten Praamsma

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sci, Utrecht University

February 15, 2012

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Ease of use. Concise, clear and acurate information. The students love this book. These are adult learners who can use the information in the text without getting bogged down. The threads of knowledge that connect through the book are picked up by the students in their writing.

Ms Kathleen Ahern

Psychology, Community College of Vermont - Upper Valley

November 8, 2010

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