A parent's guide to special education

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AMACOM
Language
English
Pages
262

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New York

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.

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

The Physical Object

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viii, 262 p. :
Number of pages
262

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

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