Encyclopedia of special education. Volume 1, A-C : a reference for the education of children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities and other exceptional individuals

The only comprehensive reference devoted to special education The highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Special Education addresses issues of importance ranging from theory to practice and is a critical reference for researchers as well as those working in the special education field. This completely updated and comprehensive A-Z reference includes about 200 new entries, with increased attention given to those topics that have grown in importance since the publication of the third edition, such as technology, service delivery policies, international issues, neuropsychology, and RTI. The latest editions of assessment instruments frequently administered in special education settings are discussed. Only encyclopedia or comprehensive reference devoted to special education Edited and written by leading researchers and scholars in the field New edition includes over 200 more entries than previous edition, with increased attention given to those topics that have grown in importance since the publication of the third edition—such as technology, service delivery policies, international issues, neuropsychology, and Response to Intervention, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis Entries will be updated to cover the latest editions of the assessment instruments frequently administered in special education settings Includes an international list of authors and descriptions of special education in 35 countries Includes technology and legal updates to reflect a rapidly changing environment Comprehensive and thoroughly up to date, this is the essential, A-Z compilation of authoritative information on the education of those with special needs. Intro; Table of Contents; Title; Copyright; EDITORIAL STAFF; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION; A; AAAS, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; AAIDD (AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ON INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES) CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS; ABILITY TRAINING, EARLY EFFORTS IN; ABNORMALITIES, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; ABROMS, KIPPY I. (1942a#x80;#x93;1987); ABSENCE SEIZURES; ABSENTEEISM/ATTENDANCE OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; ABSTRACTION, CAPACITY FOR; ABSTRACT THINKING, IMPAIRMENT IN. ABUSED CHILDREN, PSYCHOTHERAPY WITHACADEMIC ASSESSMENT; ACADEMIC LANGUAGE; ACADEMIC SKILLS; ACADEMIC THERAPY; ACADEMIC THERAPY PUBLICATIONS; ACALCULIA; ACCELERATION OF GIFTED CHILDREN; ACCESS BOARD; ACCESSIBILITY; ACCESSIBILITY OF WEBSITES (See Web Accessibility); ACCESSIBILITY RESOURCES IN STANDARD COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ACCOMMODATION; ACCOMMODATIONS VERSUS ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT; ACETYLCHOLINE; ACHENBACH CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; ACHIEVEMENT NEED; ACHIEVEMENT TESTS; ACHONDROPLASIA; ACNE VULGARIS; ACROCALLOSAL SYNDROME; ACRODYSOSTOSIS; ACROMEGALY; ACROMESOMELIC DYSPLASIA (ACROMESOMELIC DWARFISM). ACROMICRIC DYSPLASIAACTING OUT; ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT SYSTEMa#x80;#x94;SECOND EDITION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE (See Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scalesa#x80;#x94;Second Edition); ADAPTIVE DEVICES (See Assistive Devices); ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROGRAMS, WEBSITES RELATED TO; ADDERALL; ADDISONa#x80;#x99;S DISEASE; ADDITIVE-FREE DIETS; ADJUSTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES; ADLER, ALFRED (1870a#x80;#x93;1937); ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION; ADOPTEES; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH) DEFICIENCY; ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY. ADULT ASPERGER ASSESSMENTADULT PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES; ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM; ADVANCE ORGANIZERS; ADVENTITIOUS DISABILITIES; ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; ADVOCACY GROUPS, CITIZEN; ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS; AFFECTIVE DISORDERS; AFFECTIVE EDUCATION; AFIBRINOGENEMIA, CONGENITAL; AFRICA: EAST AND SOUTHERN SPECIAL EDUCATION; AFRICA, SPECIAL EDUCATION; AFRICA, SUB-SAHARAN, SPECIAL EDUCATION IN; AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIAS; AGE-APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM; AGE AT ONSET; AGENESIS OF THE CORPUS CALLOSUM; AGE OF MAJORITY; AGGRESSION; AGORAPHOBIA; AGRAPHIA. AICARDI SYNDROME (CALLOSAL DYSGENESIS)AIDES TO PSYCHOLINGUISTIC TEACHING; AIDS (See Pediatric Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome); AIDS DYSMORPHIC SYNDROME; AKINETON; AL-ANON; ALATEEN; ALBANIA, SPECIAL EDUCATION; ALBERS-SHO¿NBERG DISEASE (OSTEOPETROSIS, MARBLE BONE DISEASE); ALBINISM; ALBRIGHTa#x80;#x99;S HEREDITARY OSTEODYSTROPHY (PSEUDOHYPOPARATHYROIDISM); ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PATTERNS; ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF; ALEXIA; ALGOZZINE, BOB (1946a#x80;#x93;); ALLERGIC DISEASES; ALLEY, GORDON R. (1934a#x80;#x93;1999); ALOPECIA AREATA; ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ALPHABETIC METHOD.