Ebook: The Complete Guide to Special Education: Proven Advice on Evaluations, IEPs, and Helping Kids Succeed, Second Edition

This book explores the special education process-from testing and diagnosis to IEP meetings and advocating for special needs children. Step by step the authors reveal the stages of identification, assessment, and intervention, and help readers to better understand special needs children's legal rights and how to become an active, effective member of a child's educational team. Grounded in more than twenty-five years of working with parents and educators, the authors provide significant insight into what they have learned about the special education. This book fills the gap in the literature for the millions of children receiving special education services and the parents who are clamoring for information on this topic.

• Includes valuable tools, checklists, sample forms, and advice for working with special education students
• Demystifies the special education process, from testing and diagnosis to IEP meetings and advocating for children

New editions covers Response-to-Intervention (RTI), a new approach to diagnosing learning disabilities in the classroom; expanded coverage of autism spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder; and a revamped Resources section.Content:
Chapter 1 Different Disabilities, Common Goals (pages 5–14):
Chapter 2 What Are the Different Disabilities, and How Are They Classified? (pages 15–26):
Chapter 3 Specifics About Specific Disabilities (pages 27–49):
Chapter 4 Specific Learning Disabilities and a Response to Intervention Approach (pages 51–59):
Chapter 5 Evaluating Children's Difficulties: What, Why, and How? (pages 61–72):
Chapter 6 Introduction to Assessment: What's It All About? (pages 73–88):
Chapter 7 The Assessment of Intelligence (pages 89–109):
Chapter 8 Evaluation of Academic and Processing Problems (pages 111–121):
Chapter 9 Assessment of Emotional Difficulties and Behavioral Problems (pages 123–132):
Chapter 10 Executive Functions: What They Are, Why They're Important, and How They're Assessed (pages 133–142):
Chapter 11 A Sample Assessment and Psychological Report (pages 143–150):
Chapter 12 Interventions and Supports to Address Executive Function Problems (pages 151–166):
Chapter 13 Interventions to Boost Self?Esteem, Social Competence, and Social Skills (pages 167–175):
Chapter 14 Interventions to Improve Behavior and Discipline (pages 177–191):
Chapter 15 Guidelines for Boosting Homework, Studying, and Organizational Skills (pages 193–202):
Chapter 16 The IEP and Beyond: Tips for Successful Parent?Teacher Collaboration (pages 203–217):
Chapter 17 Transitions: Moving, Changing Schools, or Transitioning from Elementary to Secondary School (pages 219–226):
Chapter 18 An Overview of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (pages 227–243):
Chapter 19 504 Plans: An Alternative to Special Education Placement (pages 245–257):
Chapter 20 A Comparison of IDEA 2004 and Section 504, and a Brief Look at No Child Left Behind (pages 259–266):