School Success for Children with Special Needs : Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Child Learn

by James, Alison

• ISBN13: 9780471748151
• ISBN10: 0471748153
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-09
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

A new book in the Knowledge Essential series,School Success for Children with Special Needsoffers parents a guide for understanding and navigating the often-confusing special education system to ensure that your child gets the best education possible. It tells you: How to know if your child has a physical, learning, or emotional disability How the latest changes to the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) effect your child's education How to help formulate your child's Individual Family Services Plan (IFSP) or Individualized Education Program (IEP) Information on the many ways schools and teachers can accommodate for children with disabilities How to assess our child's progress How can you help your child be successful at school and in life by reinforcing basic skills at every age How to plan for transitioning your child to the wider world The kind of paperwork you can expect to encounter

Author Biography

AMY JAMES, a former teacher who helped plan IEPs for mainstreamed students, is a nationally respected authority on educational compliance to issues on the No Child Left Behind Act. Her company, Six Things, Inc., provides consulting services for national media, publishers, and school districts on compliance with state and national education standards, as well as professional development for K-12 teachers. She is the author of six other books in the Knowledge Essentials series (www.knowledgeessentials.com) from Jossey-Bass.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Know your rights

Determining Eligibility

Step 1: The Categorical Element

Step 2: The Functional Element

Eligibility

Whata's Next

Individual Family Services Plan

What Are Early Intervention Services?

Preparing to Write the Individual Family Services Plan

Transitioning from the Individual Family Services Plan to the Individual Education Plan

Individualized Education Plan

What Are Special Education Services?

Preparing to Write the Individual Education Plan

The IEP

Whata's Next

Procedural Due Process

What If You and the School District Disagree?

Is It Possible to Win a Due Process Hearing?

The Special-Needs Classroom

The Regular Classroom Versus the Special-Needs Classroom

When Your Child Should Be in a Special-Needs Classroom

When to Include Your Child in the Regular Classroom

Tips for Buying Educational Products or Toys for Your Special-Needs Child

Accommodations and Modifications

Preschool

Elementary School

Middle School and High School

Administration

Meetings

Paperwork

Special-Needs Tips by Grade Level

Preschool to Kindergarten

Building-Block Skills

Reading Readiness

Writing Readiness

Math Readiness

Assessment

Elementary School

Building-Block Skills

Reading Skills

Writing Skills

Math Skills

Assessment

Middle School

Transitioning from Elementary School to Middle School

Building-Block Skills

Reading Skills

Writing Skills

Math Skills

Assessment

High School

Compensation Strategies

Self-Regulation and Compensation Strategies

Time-Management Skills

Life Skills

Exiting Special Services

Transitioning from High School to the Real World

Choosing Colleges for Students with Disabilities

How Can You Help Your Child Be Successful in College?

Preparing for Postsecondary Education

Acronyms

The Forms

IEP Sample Form

Glossary

Disability Checklists by Age

Internet Resources

References

Index

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