Educating Children with Exceptionalities Paperback – December 8, 2025

Educating Children with Exceptionalities has been specifically developed for early childhood education programs, providing a balanced focus on children with disabilities or developmental delays; children who are gifted and talented; and twice-exceptional children—those who are gifted and talented and have one or more disabilities. The text starts from the beginning, diving deep into the history of education in the United States and the laws—both past and present—that shape how teachers support and work with exceptional children. It also examines the wide range of factors that can contribute to exceptionalities, beginning with pregnancy and continuing through a child’s development. The text is laden with the theory, history, and application necessary for students to grasp this multi-faceted topic and provides authentic, from-the-field experiences of practitioners, parents, and community members whose lives are intertwined with exceptional young children. The author believes that for future educators to be effective and successful, they must understand all of the medical, legal, societal, historical, cultural, political, familial, and media-related factors that influence the lives of children with exceptionalities, and presents the topics so that educators will be better equipped to work with exceptional children and their families. Read more