Special needs advocacy resource book
Subtitle: what you can do now to advocate for your exceptional child's education
By: by Rich Weinfeld & Michelle Davis.
Contributors: Davis, Michelle.
Publisher: Prufrock Press Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Waco, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781593633097
Subjects: Special education -- Parent participation -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-316).
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: Why is it important that we advocate for students?; title: What do effective advocates do?; title: What does an advocate need to know about; title: Outstanding classrooms or educational programs?; title: What does an advocate; title: Need to know about the law?; title: What does an advocate need; title: To know about the iep process?; title: What does an advocate need to know; title: About evaluating a child's strengths and needs?; title: What does an advocate need to know; title: To work effectively with the parents and family?; title: What does an advocate need to know about; title: The school system, school, and classroom?; title: What does an advocate need; title: To know about educational options; title: Beyond the standard public school offerings?; title: What does an advocate need to know; title: About the dynamics of school meetings?; title: What does an advocate do to ensure; title: Effective implementation and; title: Evaluate efficacy of individual student plans?; title: How can parents organize into groups; title: And effectively advocate for their children?; title: Glossary; title: References; title: About the authors.