This book offers the following features designed to help readers learn effectively:
- Chapter-opening vignettes serve as introductory cases to help readers relate the chapter content to the real world of Canadian schools.
- Learner objectives at the beginning of each chapter point to key content within that chapter.
- TED Talks and other video presentations are included that are related to the main idea of the chapter.
- Key terms throughout the chapters appear in boldface type, and easy-tounderstand definitions often appear in the text and always appear in the Glossary at the back of the book.
- Chapter summaries at the end of each chapter highlight important information in the chapter.
- Margin notations are designed to stimulate critical reflection and to introduce additional resources, including weblinks, that have been researched and tested for quality and relevance.
- Focus boxes offer readers inspiring examples of Canadian schools, programs, and educators that may serve as models.
- Theory and Research Highlights in Educational Psychology boxes provide a theoretical grounding in the psychology that informs the education of exceptional students and their inclusion in Canadian society.
- Challenges for Reviewing . . . features at the end of each chapter present review questions to help students apply what they have learned in the chapter.
- Activities for Reviewing . . . with Your Peers features at the end of each chapter present review questions for students to work on collaboratively with peers to apply their learning.
- Annotated Bibliographies in each chapter provide brief descriptions of current resources on school-based mental health resources relevant to the focus of the chapter.
- Canadian references throughout help students locate practical supports, resources, research, curricula, people, and websites within the exceptional education community in Canada.