Educating Exceptional Children

Authored by luminaries in the special education field, EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN introduces readers to each of the thirteen disability categories, and discusses the needs of children who are gifted and talented. The fourteenth edition continues to focus on the strengths of previous editions, while also providing new material about such important hot topics as genetics, neurology, inclusion, assistive technology, and information processing. The book provides key, research-based teaching methods and strategies for children with various exceptionalities, and also offers analysis of ecological factors that influence the exceptional child in and out of the classroom. This edition also features a new chapter on children with ADD/ADHD, new diagnosis information from the DSM-5, coverage of CEC and Common Core State Standards, the most current teaching techniques for each category, and current coverage of the Response to Intervention Model.

Samuel Kirk, who wrote the first several editions of EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, was a pioneer and “forefather” within the fields of special education and learning disabilities.

James J. Gallagher is internationally respected for his research in the areas of giftedness, mental retardation and policy development, among other topics in special education. He was the first director of what was initially called the "Office for the Handicapped" within the Department of Education in Washington DC. Dr. Gallagher is the author of numerous scholarly articles and his work has provided a strong foundation for future advancements in special education. He earned his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University.

Mary Ruth Coleman joined the author team of EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN on the 11th Edition. She is the author of numerous scholarly and practitioner-focused articles as well as curriculum and assessment materials. Dr. Coleman served as president of the Council for Exceptional Children in 2007. She earned her Ph.D. in special education and literacy studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.