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04204aam a2200433 a 4500 001 3B03DC40207511E0B4E88B876AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20110115010055 008 100427s2010 caua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010018018 020 $a 047061515X (pbk.) 020 $a 9780470615157 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)555629670 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d C#P $d UKM $d BWX $d IOE $d CDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a LC3981 $b .W55 2010 082 00 $a 371.9073 $2 22 100 1 $a Wilmshurst, Linda. 245 1 $a The complete guide to special education : $b proven advice on evaluations, IEPs, and helping kids succeed / $c Linda Wilmshurst, Alan W. Brue. 246 14 $a Complete guide to special education : $b expert advice on evaluations, IEPs, and helping kids succeed. 250 $a 2nd ed. 260 $a San Francisco : $b Jossey-Bass, $c c2010. 300 $a xi, 372 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Jossey-Bass teacher. 505 0 $a Different disabilities, common goals -- What are the different disabilities, and how are they classified? -- Specifics about specific disabilities -- Specific learning disabilities and a response to intervention approach -- Evaluating children's difficulties: what, why, and how? -- Introduction to assessment: what's it all about? -- The assessment of intelligence -- Evaluation of academic and processing problems -- Assessment of emotional difficulties and behavioral problems -- Executive functions: what they are, why they're important, and how they're assessed -- A sample assessment and psychological report -- Interventions and supports to address executive function problems -- Interventions to boost self-esteem, social competence, and social skills -- Interventions to improve behavior and discipline -- Guidelines for boosting homework, studying, and organizational skills -- The IEP and beyond: tips for successful parent-teacher collaboration -- Transitions: moving, changing schools, or transitioning from elementary to secondary school -- An overview of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 -- 504 plans: an alternative to special education placement -- A comparison of IDEA 2004 and Section 504, and a brief look at No Child Left Behind. 500 $a Rev. ed. of: A parent's guide to special education. c2005. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Provides an insider's view of the special education process for parents and teachers 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."-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Special education $z United States. 650 0 $a Special education $z United States $x Law and legislation. 700 1 $a Brue, Alan W. 700 1 $a Wilmshurst, Linda. $t Parent's guide to special education. 830 0 $a Jossey-Bass teacher. 941 $a 3 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314035951.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20120905010526.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20110115010705.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3B03DC40207511E0B4E88B876AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search