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Media Review: Books: Teaching Exceptional Children in All America's Schools: A First Course for Teachers and Principals

The ideals of mainstreaming handicapped children are given realistic treatment in Teaching Exceptional Children in All America's Schools. The focus of the publication is to provide information and encouragement to those interested in increasing the number of exceptional children in their regular classes. Factors influencing change in the education of exceptional learners are highlighted in seven of the traditional classifications (learning and emotional disabilities have been combined). The recognition of facilitators and official mandates as well as present and potential obstacles to full implementation of Public Law 94-142 are clearly presented. Descriptions of demonstrated programs are often in the words of program staff, of parents, and of the children themselves. Of particular interest is the inclusion of critical content on the often neglected gifted and talented, as well as children emerging as handicapped because of drugs, malnutrition, andlor other adult abuses. Beautifully illustrated individualized education programs offer concrete guidance to the educators and parents who, by law, must jointly develop such specific plans for each handicapped child. The suggested student assignments at the end of chapters include broadly based activities for interested advocates. Such participatory activities acquaint teachers and principals with the philosophy and require-