A parent's guide to special education : insider advice on how to navigate the system and help your child succeed

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilmshurst, Linda, Author.

Contributor:

Brue, Alan W., Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special education--Law and legislation--United States.

Special education.

Special education--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] AMACOM 2005

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A Parent's Guide to Special Education" offers invaluable information and a positive vision of special education that will help parents through the potentially overwhelming processes of catch-all programs that encompasses dozens of learning challenges such as: developmental delay learning and physical disabilities, emotional disturbance, retardation, autism, and others. Filled with practical recommendations, sample forms, and enlightening examples, this is a priceless resource for helping every child learn.

Contents:

Introduction to special education : a new territory

Walking through the process

Step one : federal law and your child's education

The individuals with disabilities education improvement act of 2004 : what a great idea!

Not all roads lead to special education placement : the 411 on 504 plans

Federal laws : a comparison of IDEA 2004 and section 504, and a brief look at No Child Left Behind

Step two : understanding the psychological assessment and your child's disability

The psychological assessment : what to expect

The assessment of intelligence

The other psychological assessments : achievement testing, process testing, and

Emotional/behavioral assessments

Understanding your child's disability

Step three : understanding the special education process

Labels : the good, the bad, and the ugly

You and me and the IEP

Beyond eligibility for special education : what's next?

Helpful hints for positive parenting

A parent's guide to parent-teacher communication and school meetings

A parent's guide to stress and coping

A parent's guide to children and medication

A parent's guide to building your child's self-esteem and increasing social

Competence

A parent's guide to behavior and discipline

Appendix A : selected changes in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004)

Appendix B : sample 504 plans

Appendix C : sample behavior charts

Appendix D : procedural safeguards

Appendix E : sample IEP forms

Appendix F : food for thought: helpful resources

Glossary : acronyms 101 : educational abbreviations and what they mean.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

9786611126995

1-281-12699-3

OCLC:

1024258423