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• Includes integrated video clips with author Richard Gargiulo; from inside inclusive classrooms; and interviews with students, parents, and teachers.

• Engages readers with fully integrated media: Students can link directly from the “page” to video, audio, enrichment readings, and other relevant resources.

• A Spanish glossary, included as an additional resource to support students working in a Spanish-speaking community

• Includes helpful study tools such as highlighting, bookmarking, note-taking, and a full media library.

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availaBle tools that can Be found integrated into the print and interactive eBook:• New original videos showcase inclusive classrooms.

• Links to author podcasts and audio resources cover important topics and are designed to supplement key points within the text.

• Reference links include selections from SAGE encyclopedias, handbooks and journals, including The Journal of Special Education, Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, Gifted Child Quarterly, and the CEC Journals, which include Exceptional Children, and TEACHING Exceptional Children.

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Dear Professor:

Special Education in Contemporary Society is first and foremost a textbook about people—individuals who, in many ways, are very similar to their peers with-out a disability. Second, this book serves as a comprehensive introduction to the dynamic field of special education and the children and young adults who benefit from receiving a special education.

My intention in writing this book is to provide you and your students with a readable, research-based text that also stresses learning in inclusive settings and classroom application. By blending theory with practice, my aim is to provide preservice educators and practicing professionals with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs that are so crucial to constructing learning environments that allow all students to reach their full potential.

I also want to portray the “human” side of special education. The field of special education is about children and their families—their frustrations and fears—but perhaps more importantly, it is about their accomplishments, successes, and triumphs. To me, special education is real. I personally live with it on a daily basis—it is my passion.

As technology allows us new ways to reach students, we’ve incorporated a new chapter on assistive technology written by an expert in the field, Emily Bouck, an associate professor at Michigan State University. Today’s teachers have the opportunity to embrace technology to create new learning opportunities for students, and the new chapter provides readers with the tools they need.

With my best regards,

Richard M. Gargiulo

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The interactive e-book and our new student and instructor website, SAGE edge, includes video interviews with students, parents, and teachers, as well as video from real special education and inclusive classrooms created specifically by SAGE for Special Education in Contemporary Society in each chapter.

Students get more out of first-person case studies and stories than they do out of “facts,” so I appreciate the generous use of case studies throughout the text—they put a “face” on the information.

—Jenny Fererro, Palomar College

A People-First Approach

Chapter-opening vignettes in the categorical chapters, primarily written by children with disabilities and their parents, offer personal stories on the exceptionality studied in a specific chapter. Through these vignettes, students gain a firsthand, vivid account of the parents’ fears and frustrations, their accomplish-ments and triumphs, and the issues they face on a daily basis.

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Author Richard M. Gargiulo uses language that focuses on the abilities and assets of students with exceptionalities throughout the book.

I appreciate the author’s person-centered approach and his statement that it is a book about people.

—Douglas E. Carothers, Florida Gulf Coast University

Students are provided context with sections on the history of special education in the United States. Understanding the historical conditions provides students with a foundation for understanding an ever changing and, hopefully, progressive field.

I like the book, especially the historical background, which is missing in so many special education textbooks (that is one of the two major reasons why I chose this textbook for my class).

—Johan W. van der Jagt, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

The First Person feature adds a human touch to the information students are learning. These stories, written by or about individuals with exceptionalities or their teachers, provide an up-close and personal encounter with children, adults, and families.

The First Person stories are fabulous ways to engage the students in their reading.

—Jenny Fererro, Palomar College

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The Making Inclusion Work feature highlights special and general educators, offering candid perspectives and practical advice about providing services to students with special needs in inclusive settings.

Tools for Today

Suggestions for the Classroom boxes provide instructional strategies, tips, techniques, and other ideas.

Overall, I like this entire text, but some of my favorite features in the book are Insights, Suggestions for the Classroom, First Person, Making Inclusion Work, and Effective Instructional Practices. I teach an Introduction to Special Education course and typically have 60+ students in each class. It can be difficult to create a classroom community and do activities with so many students. However, I find that I often use one of the features I mentioned above as the foundation for small group discussions and activities.

—Penny Cantley, Oklahoma State University

The fifth edition includes video examples from inside inclusive classrooms so students can see inclusive education in action.

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What’s New?

A new chapter on assistive technology by Emily Bouck guides students through using assistive technology with students with exceptionalities.

Each chapter now utilizes the new Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) initial level special educator preparation standards.

This edition includes the latest from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the new paradigm for classifying individuals with autism spectrum disorders as outlined in the DSM-5.

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SAGE provides comprehensive multimedia online resources at edge.sagepub.com/gargiulo5e.

SAGE edge Instructor Teaching Site supports teachers by making it easy to integrate quality content and create a rich learning environment for students within a password-protected platform.

Comprehensive Instructor Resources (Password Protected)

• Test banks that provide a diverse range of prewritten options as well as the opportunity to edit any question and/or insert personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding

• Sample course syllabi for semester and quarter courses that provide suggested models for structuring one’s course

• Editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides that offer complete flexibility for creating a multimedia presentation for the course

• Exclusive! Access to full-text SAGE journal articles, including some from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) journals, that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter to encourage students to think critically

• Multimedia content that includes original SAGE videos that appeal to students with different learning styles; interviews with students, parents, and teachers; plus new footage inside inclusive classrooms

• Lecture notes that summarize key concepts by chapter to ease preparation for lectures and class discussions

• A course cartridge that provides easy learning management system (LMS) integration

I was impressed with the existing materials and how they can be used in a face-to-face format as well as online!

—Doug Eicher, Missouri Western State University

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SAGE edge for Students provides a personalized approach to help students accomplish their coursework goals in an easy-to-use, open-access learning environment.

Personalized Student Study Site (Open Access)

• Mobile-friendly e-flashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts

• Mobile-friendly practice quizzes that allow for independent assessment by students of their mastery of course material

• An online action plan including tips and feedback on progress through the course and materials, which allows students to individualize their learning experience

• Chapter summaries with learning objectives that reinforce the most important material

• Web exercises and meaningful web links that facilitate students’ use of Internet resources, further exploration of topics, and responses to critical thinking questions

• Exclusive! Access to full-text SAGE journal articles, including some from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) journals, that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter

• Multimedia content that includes original SAGE videos that appeal to students with different learning styles; interviews with students, parents, and teachers; and new footage inside inclusive classrooms

• A Spanish glossary, included as an additional resource to support students working in a Spanish-speaking community

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Richard M. Gargiulo Special Education in

Contemporary Society, Fifth Edition

978-1-4522-1677-5 ©2015

Rothstein/Johnson Special Education Law,

Fifth Edition 978-1-4522-4109-8

©2014 

Sydney S. Zentall Students With Mild

Exceptionalities 978-1-4129-7470-7

©2014

Daniels/Patterson/Dunston The Ultimate Student

Teaching Guide, Second Edition

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Rohrer/Samson 10 Critical Components for

Success in the Special Education Classroom 978-1-4833-3916-0

©2015

Osborne/Russo Special Education and

the Law, Third Edition 978-1-4833-0314-7

©2015

Murawski/Spencer Collaborate,

Communicate, and Differentiate!

978-1-4129-8184-2 ©2011

Kaufman/Wandberg Powerful Practices for

High-Performing Special Educators

978-1-4129-6807-2 ©2010

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