Full Description
The Complete Guide to Special Education, Third Edition, explores the special education process from testing and diagnosis to IEP meetings and advocating for special needs children. The stages of identification, assessment, and intervention are explained step by step to help you better understand special needs students' legal rights and how to become an active, effective member of a child's educational team. This third edition has been revised throughout and discusses Response to Intervention (RTI); provides updates on new laws and regulations; expands coverage of autism spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder; and includes a revamped Resources section for teachers and parents.
Contents
SECTION 1: UNDERSTANDING DISABILITIES Chapter 1: Teachers and Parents: Common Interests and Goals Chapter 2: Disabilities Defined and Explained Chapter 3: Specifics about Specific Disabilities Chapter 4: Using Response to Intervention to Identify a Specific Learning Disability SECTION II: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS Chapter 5: Evaluation of Students' Difficulties: The What, Why, and How? Chapter 6: Introduction to Assessment: What's it all about? Chapter 7: The Assessment of Intelligence Chapter 8: Evaluation of Academic and Processing Problems Chapter 9: Assessment of Emotional Difficulties and Behavioral Problems Using Rating Scales and Classroom Observation Chapter 10: Executive Functions Chapter 11: A Sample Psychological Report SECTION III: GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS Chapter 12: Interventions and Supports to Address Problems of Executive Functions Chapter 13: Interventions to Boost Self Esteem, Social Competence, and Social Skills Chapter 14: Behavior Modification in School and at Home Chapter 15: Developing A Child's Personal Skills for Academic Success SECTION IV: PLANNING FOR SUCCESS AND MONITORING CHANGE Chapter 16: The Individualized Education Program (IEP) and the Importance of Teacher-Parent Collaboration Chapter 17: Transitions: Important Information on Moving, Changing Schools, or Transitioning between Levels SECTION V: SPECIAL EDUCATION LAWS AND REGULATIONS Chapter 18: A Review of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) Chapter 19: A 504 Plan vs. Special Education Eligibility and Placement Chapter 20: A Comparison of IDEA 2004 and Section 504, and an Overview of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
