Offers a summary of knowledge in the field of special education. This volume covers a wide range of topics from a discussion of early education for disabled children and those at risk, to educational resilience. It also covers such topics as visual, hearing, and language impairments.

Contents: Learners at the Margins. Introduction. Individualized planning (R.L. Allington, A. McGill-Franzen). Early education for disabled and at-risk children (R.R. Fewell). Elementary-school programs (R.E. O'Connor). Secondary educational programs and transition perspectives (P.D. Kohler, F.R. Rusch). Gifted and talented students (S.M. Reis, J.S. Renzulli). Educational Resilience (M.C. Wang, G.D. Haertel). Distinct Disabilities. Introduction. Learners with visual impairment and blindness (J. Dote-Kwan, D. Chen). Learners who are deaf or hard of hearing (J.E. Fischgrund). Learners with emotional or behavioral difficulties (R.L. Peterson). Learners with severe intellectual disabilities (D.M. Browder, K. Cooper, L. Lim). Learners with language impairments (K. Butler). Support Systems. Introduction. Funding (M.C. Reynolds). Parents and advocacy systems (E. Pell). Teacher education (P.T. Sindelar, K.L. Kilgore). School community linkages (A.G. Zetlin, W.L. Boyd).