BUNDLE: Gargiulo: Special Education in a Contemporary Society 5e + Kurth: The Inclusion Toolbox

We offer these texts bundled together at a discount for your students!


Richard M. Gargiulo, Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality Fifth Edition
The Fifth Edition of Richard Gargiulo’s well-respected Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality offers a comprehensive, engaging, and easy-to-read introduction to special education. Grounded in research and updated to reflect the most current thinking and standards of the field, the book provides students with the skills and knowledge to become successful teachers. Gargiulo’s text encourages a deep awareness and understanding of the human side of special education. The book provides students a rare glimpse into the lives of exceptional students and their families, as well as the teachers that work with exceptional persons throughout their lives.

The New Edition of Gargiulo’s groundbreaking text maintains the broad context and research focus for which it is known, while expanding on current trends and contemporary issues to better serve both pre-service and in-service teachers of exceptional individuals. The text is organized into two distinct parts to offer students a truly comprehensive and humane understanding of exceptionality. In Part I, readers are provided strong foundational perspective on broad topics that affect all individuals with an exceptionality. In Part II, Gargiulo engages students with thorough examinations of individual exceptionalities, and discusses historical, personal, and educational details of each exceptionality as it affects a person across the lifespan.

Jennifer A. Kurth, The Inclusion Toolbox: Strategies and Techniques for All Teachers
Even the most experienced educators struggle with the challenge of designing and delivering meaningful inclusive practices in their school communities and classrooms.  How can you deliver meaningful learning experiences that meet the needs of ALL students? The Inclusion Toolbox is an all-in-one resource that combines research-based strategies and practical tools to help you design and implement a truly inclusive education program. 

The Inclusion Toolbox features materials relevant to all grades, disabilities, and stages of implementation, and is organized in a way that allows you to start at multiple entry points. You’ll discover:

• Step-by-step plans for implementing new programs through teambuilding and leadership
• Guidance on how to maintain, strengthen, and expand existing inclusive programs
• Strategies to empower and involve families, students with disabilities, and their peers
• Techniques to create effective and complementary schedules 
• Tools to  assess student interests, develop adaptation plans, encourage students to participate in extracurricular activities, and more

With user-friendly online resources and practical strategies, this comprehensive guide will help you expand your toolbox, inspire your students, and make inclusion a reality!