Students With Mild Exceptionalities: Characteristics and Applications
Sydney S. Zentall is Professor of Educational Studies at Purdue University. Her academic degrees include a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley, a master's degree in special education in the area of emotional/behavioral disorders, and a doctorate in the area of learning disabilities from the University of Pittsburgh. Her background experiences teaching children include both general and special education, and she has over three decades of experience educating teachers. Dr. Zentall is a national and international educational expert in the area of ADHD, and she has previously published books and numerous scientific articles in the areas of psychology, special education, and education. Dr. Zentall has also been the recipient of grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and from the Office of Special Education, and she is past president of the Division for Research of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).