Festus E. Obiakor

Anthony F. Rotatori

Tachelle Banks

This text addresses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 education, especially for students with special education needs. It emphasizes the need for a proactive, collaborative approach to support these students, acknowledging both the challenges and the opportunities for improving educational experiences during unpredictable times.

Considerations for Change in Practice

Special Education During the Pandemic

This book provides readers with a comprehensive description of procedures and practices that can enhance special education collaboration, consultation and cooperation in classroom learning environments and ancillary educational services. Experts in the field of special education provide detailed information on critical topics such as fostering the collaboration between regular education and special education teachers. Detailed discussions also focus on the role of mental health providers in special education, and the innovative use of technology in enhancing partnerships in general and special education. Unique chapters include the psychologist in the special education process, the role of the government as a partner to enhance special education services, and the vital role that principals play as school leaders to insure that special education students garner the necessary services to maximize their learning potential. Lastly, the critical roles that speech and language and physical education specialists play are discussed with regard to optimizing the overall development of students with special needs.

Innovative Collaboration, Consultation, and Cooperation

Enhancing Partnerships in Special Education

Jeffrey P. Bakken

This volume addresses the most current perspectives and issues related to giftedness and is written by leaders in the field. An excellent resource for special educators, administrators, mental health clinicians, school counselors, and psychologists, this volume addresses the different educational issues that impact this population.

Current Perspectives and Issues

Gifted Education

Examines the history of special education by categorical areas (for example, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, and Autistic Spectrum Disorders). This title includes chapters on the changing philosophy related to educating students with exceptionalities as well as a history of legal and legislation content concerned with special education.

History of Special Education

Julie A. Deisinger

This proposed volume will provide in-depth coverage about a construct known as the broad autism phenotype (BAP).

The Broad Autism Phenotype

Addresses the perspectives and issues related to behavior disorders and involves leaders in the behaviour disorders field. This book addresses such topics as: legal issues, assessment, placement prevention, culturally and linguistically diverse students, English Language learners, and more.

Anthony F. Rotatori

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