Fundamentals of special education : what every teacher needs to know / Margaret G. Werts.

Indian edition published by Pearson India Education Services Pvt. Ltd. Copyright ©2015.

Original edition, was published by Pearson Education Limited, Copyright ©2007 by Pearson Education, Inc.

Introduction to special education -- Students with learning disabilities --Students with mental retardation --Students with emotional and behavioral disorders --Students with communication disorders --Students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Students with physical and health impairments --Students with hearing impairments
Students with visual impairments.
Students with severe or multiple disabilities
Students who are gifted and talented
Appendixes: Addresses of state offices of teacher licensure and certification; National toll free numbers

[This book] address[es] current trends and issues in the field. The authors explain the salient features of each significant category of special education, neither short-changing topics nor providing unnecessary detail; examining all of the fundamental principles of special education, as well as the practices that have evolved from those principles ... Coverage includes addressing the needs of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) students, the concerns that will stimulate the most controversy and teaching challenges, as well as the most recent laws that will affect special education teachers and students.-http://www.amazon.com [In the book, the authors] provide the fundamental information for students, allied professionals, and concerned parents who are studying the field of special education. They have presented the principles and foundations of special education that all teachers need to know as well as the practices that have evolved from those principles.