A parent's guide to special education

insider advice on how to navigate the system and help your child succeed

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A parent's guide to special education

insider advice on how to navigate the system and help your child succeed

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AMACOM
Language
English
Pages
262

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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
371.9
Library of Congress
LC3981 .W55 2005, LC3981.W55 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 262 p. :
Number of pages
262

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3394889M
Internet Archive
parentsguidetosp00wilm
ISBN 10
0814472834
LCCN
2005006169
OCLC/WorldCat
58423069
Library Thing
2409856
Goodreads
379530

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OL5817534W

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