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The law and special education / Mitchell L. Yell.
LIBRA KF4210 .Y45 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yell, Mitchell L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children with disabilities--Education--Law and legislation--United States.
- Children with disabilities.
- Children with disabilities--Education--Law and legislation.
- United States.
- Special education--Law and legislation--United States.
- Special education.
- Special education--Law and legislation.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 483 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, [2006]
- Summary:
- In order to understand the field of special education, it is important that teachers, administrators, families, and education professionals have knowledge of the requirements, history, and evolution of laws impacting the field. The Law and Special Education by Mitchell L. Yell provides the latest information about these important and critical changes. The second edition of this best-selling book: Discusses the latest information on the Individuals with Disabilities Education (IDEA) Improvement Act of 2004, Includes the effects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act on special education services, Introduces readers to current legal requirements in providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to students with disabilities, Acquaints readers with the legal development of special education, Assists readers in understanding the procedures to obtain legal information in law libraries and on the Internet and how to conduct legal research using a variety of sources.
- Contents:
- Experiences and education : putting Dewey's theory into practice
- Active children-active environments
- Building connections to home and community through active experiences
- Experiences and social studies content
- Different kinds of families to be submitted
- The past is present : history for young children
- Earth : the place we live
- Mapping for young children
- Making and keeping friends
- Wants and needs : beginning economic concepts
- Living in a democracy : from choices to voting
- Valuing diversity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0131106708
- OCLC:
- 60420931
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