Customer Reviews

Exceptional Learners: Introduction to Special Education

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I really like the way this book is presented. It provides a really concise yet complete overview of the disabilities most commonly encountered. I also like the pages in the back of each chapter that give teaching strategies in respect to the disability discussed. This is a great book for general educators looking for some information on disabilities and for those beginning to learn about special education. This book gives a great foundation for all the other special education courses that follow it. Great book!

Though this book is a great introduction to special education, I was surprised by the number of technical errors and typos it contained. I'd say I found at least 2-3 in each chapter! Certainly this doesn't affect the quality of the information, but when I read a textbook (particularly when I pay as much as I did for this one), I expect a thoroughly professional presentation. I was quite unimpressed with whoever did the text editing for this book. I also hate books that have lots of margin notes (the kind that are meant to act as a 'quick find' tool), extra text boxes, etc. - it makes it much more difficult to read sequentially.

Very educational book that gives a great introduction to the extremely important topic of Special Education. A must-have book for future and present educators.

The edition should speak for itself. As a special educator and in training to become a teacher educator, I have been using this book as a resource/reference for 8 years now and it keeps getting better: )

Yes, this was a text required for my class, but I find myself reading it just for the knowledge it contains, assigned or not. Well written, and quite comprehensive. A very complex topic addressed intelligently.

I was amazed at the price of this book, which was considerably cheaper than the UNLV bookstore. However, there is a reason. It does not come with the accompanying paperback that the UNLV bookstore version did. Luckily my class did not require reading in the paperback (it had vignettes) but if I had needed it I would have been in trouble.

Bought 10th edn from Amazon. Realized pages 482 - 514 were missing just two days before the test. Called Pearson (publisher). They were absolutely unaccommodating. Then called Amazon, who replaced the book by next day delivery.

Everything you need to know about exceptional learners, their families, the administration and regulations of special education and way more. I just hope you have a good teacher to help you get the most important info.

I bought this book for my class because it was required. It's a great read and the price was unbeatable. This book will remain in my library for future reference.

I was disappointed after I bought this book, because I ended up having to buy another copy (for $170) at my university bookstore. The version that I bought at the university bookstore came in a shrink-wrapped package containing the book, a cd-rom, and a supplemental text. I needed all three of these components for my class, and the book that I bought from amazon.com did not have the cd-rom or the supplemental texts. So, if you need these components, be sure to find out from the buyer if they are included in your purchase.