Now available in an affordable paperback edition, this is a revised edition of the highly acclaimed and definitive concise reference on special education. It includes alphabetized entries that cover the gamut of special education research and practice, featuring dozens of biographies, reviews of assessment instruments and teaching approaches, legal issues, overviews of specific learning disabilities, and more.

Cecil R. Reynolds, Ph.D., Bastrop, TX.

Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, Ed.D., Colorado Springs, CO.

Dr. Reynolds is Professor of School Psychology at Texas A&M University.

Contributors v

Preface xvii

A 1

B 103

C 159

D 280

E 344

F 379

G 417

H 451

I 492

J 538

K 449

L 559

M 602

N 657

O 680

P 699

Q 790

R 792

S 841

T 925

U 976

V 980

W 995

X 1016

Y 1019

Z 1021

Author Index 1027

Subject Index 1059