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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877058703321

Autore

Wilmshurst Linda

Titolo

The complete guide to special education [[electronic resource] ] : proven advice on evaluations, IEPs, and helping kids succeed / / Linda Wilmshurst, Alan W. Brue

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2010

ISBN

0-470-64688-8

1-118-09700-9

1-282-72875-X

9786612728754

0-470-64667-5

1-118-26953-5

0-470-64687-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (387 p.)

Collana

Jossey-Bass teacher The complete guide to special education

Altri autori (Persone)

BrueAlan W

WilmshurstLinda

Disciplina

371.9

371.9073

Soggetti

Special education - United States

Special education - Law and legislation - United States

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

The Complete Guide to Special Education, Second Edition; CONTENTS; ABOUT THIS BOOK; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Part One: Understanding Disabilities; Part Two: Psychological Assessments; Part Three: Guidelines for Successful Interventions; Part Four: Planning for Success and Monitoring Change; Part Five: Laws and Regulations Related to Special Education; REFERENCES; Appendix A: EDUCATIONAL ACRONYMS AND WHAT THEY MEAN; Appendix B: CHECKLISTS FOR CHILD PROBLEMS; Appendix C: SAMPLE 504 PLAN; Appendix D: HOUSE RULES, CLASSROOM RULES, AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR CHART

Appendix E: PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDSAppendix F: SAMPLE RESPONSE TO-INTERVENTION (RTI) MATERIALS; Appendix G: STATE DEPARTMENTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION; Appendix H: HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR PARENTS



AND TEACHERS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an insider's view of the special education process for parents and teachers This book explores the special education process-from testing and diagnosis to IEP meetings and advocating for special needs children. Step by step the authors reveal the stages of identification, assessment, and intervention, and help readers to better understand special needs children's legal rights and how to become an active, effective member of a child's educational team. Grounded in more than twenty-five years of working with parents and educators, the authors provide significant insight into wh