Main description:

Teaching Applications. Chapters 9 through 12 present the strongest coverage available in any introductory text on instructional issues and applications for teaching students with mental retardation.

Correlation to CEC Standards. "Key Points" at the opening of each chapter tie content to CEC's general knowledge standards and the cognitive and intellectual disabilities knowledge and skills statements.

"Events That Made a Difference" and "Research That Made a Difference" features throughout the text provide students with valuable insight into research-based practices that have made an impact on the field of cognitive and intellectual disabilities.

Contents:

Preface

Chapter 1: Historical Concepts and Perspectives

Chapter 2: Definition and Classification of Cognitive/Intellectual Disabilities

Chapter 3: Assessment for Identification

Chapter 4: Genetic and Chromosomal Factors

Chapter 5: Environmental and Psychosocial Causes

Chapter 6: Cognitive and Learning Characteristics

Chapter 7: Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Characteristics

Chapter 8: Societal, Family, and Multicultural Characteristics

Chapter 9: Instructional Assessment

Chapter 10: Instructional Content

Chapter 11: Instructional Procedures

Chapter 12: Instructional Settings

Chapter 13: Future Directions

References