About this Book | |
About the Authors | |
Introduction: Collaboration vs. Confrontation: Speaking the Same Language | |
Understanding Disabilities | |
Different Disabilities, Common Goals | |
What are the different disabilities and how are they defined? | |
Specifics about specific disabilities | |
Specific Learning Disabilities and Response-to-Intervention (RTI) | |
Psychological Assessments | |
Assessments of Intelligence, Achievement, Learning, Emotion, Behavior and Executive Functions | |
Evaluating children's difficulties: What, Why and How? | |
Introduction to Assessment: What's it all about? | |
What is Intelligence, and how is it assessed? | |
Assessment of Learning (Processing Problems) and Achievement | |
Assessment of Emotional Difficulties and Behavioral Problems | |
Executive Functions | |
Summary: The Psychological Report | |
A Sample Assessment and Psychological Report | |
Guidelines For Successful Interventions | |
Interventions and Supports to Address Executive Function Problems | |
Interventions to Boost Self Esteem, Social Competence & Social Skills | |
Interventions to Improve Student Behavior and Discipline | |
Guidelines for Boosting Homework, Studying, and Organizational Skills | |
Planning For Success And Monitoring Change | |
The IEP and Beyond: Tips for Successful Parent-Teacher Collaboration | |
Transitions: Moving, Changing Schools, or Transitioning from Elementary to Secondary School | |
Special Education-Related Laws And Regulations | |
An Overview of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) | |
504 Plans: An Alternative to Special Education Placement | |
A Comparison of IDEA 2004 and Section 504, and a Brief Look at No Child Left Behind | |
Appendices | |
Educational Acronyms and What They Mean | |
Checklists for Child Problems | |
Sample 504 Plan | |
House Rules, Classroom Rules, and Positive Behavior Chart | |
Procedural Safeguards | |
Sample RTI forms | |
State Departments of Special Education | |
Helpful Websites for Parents and Teachers | |
Index | |
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