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Direct linkObiakor, Festus E.; Obi, Sunday O.; Utley, Cheryl A.; Graves, Jessica; Banks, Tachelle – Advances in Special Education, 2019
Children with disabilities are made to be invisible, excluded from school, hidden by their families, and abandoned by their governments, especially in developing countries. These children are less likely to start school; and if they do, they are unlikely to transition to secondary school. Access to quality programs or schools for children with…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Children, Inclusion
Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2021
In order to properly understand and compare traditional and innovative assessment techniques for students with disabilities, we must be able to access examples of how they work in a logical and thoughtful sequence. This finely curated collection of thirteen chapters presents ideas and research on different disability topics from key leaders in the…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Students with Disabilities, Children, Special Education
Borders, Christy M.; Daczewitz, Marcus; Probst, Kristi M. – Advances in Special Education, 2019
Transition is an important and ongoing aspect of life that everyone experiences. For students who are deaf/hard of hearing (d/DHH) and their families, transitions related to education can be daunting and, at times, confusing. This chapter will focus on three important educational transitions: early intervention, school age, and adulthood. For each…
Descriptors: Special Education, Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, Deafness
Canto, Angela I.; Eftaxas, Danielle M. – Advances in Special Education, 2018
Hospital emergency rooms document approximately 500,000 traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in children and adolescents aged 0-14 annually; these prevalence rates do not include those learners evaluated in primary care facilities nor those never evaluated by medical professionals. In this chapter, information on TBI and its effect on learners is…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Head Injuries, Intervention, Students with Disabilities
Hannibal, Ruth Renee – Advances in Special Education, 2015
Eating and swallowing are natural processes for sustaining life. Every occasion that we celebrate involves food. Swallowing is a complex and intricate process that involves the coordination of neural control, muscles, nerves, and respiration working together for normal swallowing to occur. When a traumatic event occurs that compromises those…
Descriptors: Specialists, Eating Disorders, Physiology, Trauma
Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2016
This volume addresses general and special education inclusion and how the education field has changed over time. The topic of inclusion has transformed over the years from when it was first introduced and as a result of legislation, new trends, and current research investigations. In addition, this topic can be somewhat controversial depending on…
Descriptors: Regular and Special Education Relationship, General Education, Inclusion, Teacher Role
