A parent's guide to special education
Subtitle: insider advice on how to navigate the system and help your child succeed
By: Linda Wilmshurst, & Alan W. Brue.
Contributors: Brue, Alan W.
Publisher: AMACOM
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Special education -- United States.; Special education -- United States -- Law and legislation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to special education : a new territory; title: Walking through the process; title: Step one : federal law and your child's education; title: The individuals with disabilities education improvement act of 2004 : what a great idea!; title: Not all roads lead to special education placement : the 411 on 504 plans; title: Federal laws : a comparison of IDEA 2004 and section 504, and a brief look at No Child Left Behind; title: Step two : understanding the psychological assessment and your child's disability; title: The psychological assessment : what to expect; title: The assessment of intelligence; title: The other psychological assessments : achievement testing, process testing, and; title: Emotional/behavioral assessments; title: Understanding your child's disability; title: Step three : understanding the special education process; title: Labels : the good, the bad, and the ugly; title: You and me and the IEP; title: Beyond eligibility for special education : what's next?; title: Helpful hints for positive parenting; title: A parent's guide to parent-teacher communication and school meetings; title: A parent's guide to stress and coping; title: A parent's guide to children and medication; title: A parent's guide to building your child's self-esteem and increasing social; title: Competence; title: A parent's guide to behavior and discipline; title: Appendix A : selected changes in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004); title: Appendix B : sample 504 plans; title: Appendix C : sample behavior charts; title: Appendix D : procedural safeguards; title: Appendix E : sample IEP forms; title: Appendix F : food for thought: helpful resources; title: Glossary : acronyms 101 : educational abbreviations and what they mean.