Including children with special needs
Subtitle: a handbook for educators and parents
By: edited by Diane Schwartz ; foreword by Susan Semel.
Contributors: Schwartz, Diane.
Series: Handbooks for educators and parents
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
Subjects: Children with disabilities -- Education -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Mainstreaming in education -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Special education -- Parent participation -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: "Designed to meet the needs of parents and general educators, this work is based on the many questions heard from teachers, families, and school administrators who are working with special needs children in regular classrooms. A general section reviews the situation overall including an explanation of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP), which is the blueprint for educating special needs students. A second section is specifically for teachers, which includes information and instruction for linguistically and culturally diverse students. Additionally, there are Tips for Teachers that provide practical advice. A third section for parents includes ways for families to advocate for their child. Tips for Parents includes practical ways to work with children, teachers, and schools. This handbook gives families and schools the basics and more for successfully integrating the special needs child into all facets of school life."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-327) and index.
Table of contents: title: Inclusion -- Diane Schwartz; title: Special education process : services and accommodations -- Waverlyn L.J. Peters; title: Evaluating students for eligibility -- Ralph Zalma, Gloria Lodato Wilson; title: Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) -- Laura G. Dorow, Lois A. Fisch; title: Instructional techniques to facilitate inclusive education -- Darra Pace, Melissa Price; title: Including students who are linguistically and culturally diverse -- Nancy L. Cloud; title: Including students with emotional/behavioral problems -- Melissa Price; title: Related services -- Beverly Rainforth; title: Changing roles of teachers and teaching in inclusive settings -- Nancy Dubetz, Neil Garofano, Joan M. Black; title: Parent participation in inclusive schooling -- Darra Pace, Linda Milch, Lillian Sanabria-Hernández; title: Promoting competency, independence, and self-advocacy -- Gloria Lodato Wilson; title: Technology and assistive technology -- Vance Austin; title: Effective inclusive schools-- Gerald M. Mager, Matt Giugno.