Working with families and community agencies to support students with special needs : a practical guide for every teacher / Jim Ysseldyke, Bob Algozzine ; acquisitions editor Kylee M. Liegl ; copy editor Marilyn Power Scott ; cover designer Michael Dubowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ysseldyke, James E., author.

Algozzine, Robert, author.

Contributor:

Liegl, Kylee M., editor.

Power, Marilyn, editor.

Dubowe, Michael, cover designer.

Series:

Practical approach to special education for every teacher.

Practical Approach To Special Education For Every Teacher

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with disabilities--Education.

Children with disabilities.

Children with disabilities--Services for.

Special education--Parent participation.

Special education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, 2006.

Summary:

Teachers will find practical guidelines for collaborating with families, applying early childhood intervention, using transition services, involving community agencies and businesses, and identifying post-high school options.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""About a Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Self-Assessment 1""; ""Introduction to Working with Families and Community Agencies to Support Students with Special Needs""; ""Early Intervention""; ""Planning for Transition""; ""Family Involvement""; ""Community Collaboration""; ""Chapter 1 - What Should Every Teacher Know about Early Childhood Intervention?""; ""More Children Attend Preschool""; ""More Children Need Programs""; ""More Preschoolers Receive Special Education Services""

""Federal Laws and Incentives""""Direct and Indirect Services""; ""Home-Based Programs""; ""Hospital-Based or Center-Based Programs""; ""Does Early Intervention Help?""; ""Head Start""; ""Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project""; ""Chapter 2 - What are Transition Services and When are They Necessary?""; ""Types of Transitions""; ""Transition into School""; ""Transitions during School""; ""Everyday Transitions""; ""Transition in General Education Classrooms""; ""Dropping out of School""; ""Post-School Transition""; ""Employment and Financial Independence""; ""Competitive Employment""

""Sheltered and Supported Employment""""Continued Education""; ""Chapter 3 - What Living Arrangements are Available to Adults with Special Needs?""; ""Group Homes""; ""Alternative Living Units""; ""Foster Homes""; ""Independent Living""; ""Institutions""; ""Chapter 4 - What Issues Should be Taken into Consideration When Working with Families?""; ""How Exceptionalities Affect Families""; ""Effects on Family Structure""; ""Family Concerns""; ""Transition to School""; ""Adolescence""; ""Post-School Transition""; ""Concerns of Families with Children Who are Gifted""; ""What the Research Says""

""Change over Time""""Types of Family Involvement""; ""Overcoming Barriers to Home�School Collaboration""; ""Chapter 5 - How Should Schools Involve Community Agencies and Businesses?""; ""Business Involvement""; ""Special Programs""; ""Youth Apprenticeships""; ""Tech-Prep Programs""; ""School-Based Enterprises""; ""Chapter 6 - What are the Keys to Success in the Wider Context?""; ""Individualized Planning""; ""Commitment to Normal Life Experiences""; ""Compatible Physical Environment""; ""Commitment to Remedial Programming""; ""Encouraging Appropriate Behavior""; ""Lifelong Learning""

""Chapter 7 - Working with Families and Agencies in Perspective""""Chapter 8 - What Have We Learned?""; ""Key Points""; ""Key Vocabulary""; ""Self-Assessment 2""; ""Answer Key for Self-Assessments""; ""On Your Own""; ""Resources""; ""Books""; ""Journals and Articles""; ""Organizations""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781483364346

1483364348

OCLC:

923707803