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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797595103321
• Autore: Ysseldyke James E.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2006; ©2006
• ISBN: 1-4833-6434-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (121 p.)
• Collana: Practical Approach To Special Education For Every Teacher
• Disciplina: 371.904
• Soggetti: Children with disabilities - Education; Children with disabilities - Services for; Special education - Parent participation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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 Homeâ€?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""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.