Text Readings

We reviewed a lot of books so that we can provide the very best choice for you. We found three that are especially fine - though there are many additional books that are good. We want you to find a book you will enjoy reading and that you will want to keep for reference in the future.

Please spend a little time looking over the choices if you have access to the book store - or choose the text you can locate.... and that includes older editions. You will need to figure out the pages that correspond to the subjects by using the table of contents or index, but nearly all the introductory or survey books cover the same information.

If you like a hardcover book with a lot of density but that is user friendly, you will enjoy the Smith text.

Choose the Turnbull book if you like a person centered approach, love great pictures, vignettes, case studies and a cozy feel. It has lots of depth, but it also has a lot of emotional appeal.

The Heward book is down to business, very linear and a fact based approach to learning the material.

If you are not going to read a book, no matter what - and you keep trying and trying but it doesn't work for you, I would suggest setting aside time to surf the net and meet children in the schools. If you want to get a book the Turnbull book and its student guide - browsing the book for answers and stories is great - and then get the workbook form Turnbull, since it will give you the depth and details without protracted reading time.

I know professors are not supposed to know that most students do not love to learn by the time they get to the University. I want you to take charge and turn that around in this course. The material is interesting. The ideas are vital to good teaching.

There is a moral imperative involved in learning about the strengths and weaknesses of youth in our classes.

There is an element of social justice involved in providing a free and appropriate education.

Take this opportunity to decide you want to read the material - and then in the next six week, keep the book around like a novel. Read while you are waiting for a phone call - while you are in line, when nothing is on TV. Hook up your favorite music for background. Read some of the material to others. Do what ever - but find a way to enjoy this material - to learn with pleasure.

Required Textbooks: Choose one text, preferably based on your learning style inventory. To order this book on the web, you can click on amazon.com , Barnes and Noble or varsitybooks.com . All necessary reading material is available on the web or in the text. There is a list of books and movies that add dimension to understanding the human condition. They should be available through libraries, the NAU Interlibrary loan or in video rental stores.

	Linear Lou	Heward, W. L. (2000). Exceptional Children: An introduction to Special Education. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill. ISBN 0-13-012938-0
	Pensive Pat	Smith, D. D. (2001). Introduction to Special Education: Teaching in an age of opportunity. (4th Ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN 0-205-29222-4
	Caring Kit	Turnbull, A., Turnbull, R, Shank, M, Smith, S. & Leal D. (2002). Exceptional lives: Special Education in today's schools. (3rd Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill. ISBN 0-13-030853-6
	Busy BJ	Smith, D. D., & Tyler, N. C. (1998). Student Resource Manual for Introduction to Special Education: Teaching in an age of challenge. (3rd Ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN 0-2-5-26798-X or The Turnbull workbook and materials

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