Parents' Complete Special-Education Guide: Tips, Techniques, and Materials for Helping Your Child Succeed in School and Life [Paperback]

Roger Pierangelo (Author), Robert Jacoby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

This practical guide gives you all the important and pertinent information necessary to survive, and interpret, the myriad rules and regulations surrounding the educational, social, vocational, and environmental needs of your disabled child. Step-by-step, it explains each phase of the child's educational development, from early childhood interventional and procedures for school-aged disabled youngsters, through how to work with the special education process, placement, individual education plans, and practical education law.

Included are many specific suggestions and tools, such as forms, letters and checklists, to familiarize you with paperwork you may encounter or initiate. And five appendices are packed with useful information including a glossary of special education terms, forms used by the Committee on Special Education, organizations for special children, various types of special education tests, book publishers and more. In short, Parents' Complete Special Education Guide gives you a comprehensive hands-on resource filled with practical information, tools, and advice to help you ensure that your child receives the best and most appropriate education in the least restrictive environment.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The authors of this practical guide each have over 25 years of experience in the field of special education, Pierangelo as a classroom teacher, psychologist, and administrator, Jacoby as a special education teacher and school principal. They open with a discussion of child development, screening procedures for suspected disabilities, and early (preschool) intervention. In subsequent chapters, they describe individual education plans, related counseling and therapy services, and 12 major types of disability. To conclude, the authors deal with common medication information, practical parenting suggestions, and the transition of special students to adult life. The five appendixes contain a wealth of information, including a glossary of special education terms, forms used by the Committee on Special Education, organizations and publications for special children, and various types of special education tests. Their guide gives parents all the pertinent information they need to navigate the many rules and regulations involved in the special education process. Highly recommended for public libraries.?Barbara S. Meagher, Central Connecticut State Univ., New Britain
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Dr. Roger Pierangelo has over 25 years of experience as a regular classroom teacher, and has held numerous positions, including administrator of special education programs, member of Committees on Special Education, evaluator for the New York State Education Department, and director of a private clinic. Dr Pierangelo is the author of a number of books on special education including Complete Guide to Special Education Transition Services (1997), Special Educator's Complete Guide to 109 Diagnostic Tests (2000), A Survival Kit for The Special Education Teacher (1994), and The Special Education Teacher's Book of Lists (1995), published by The Center for Applied Research in Education. He lives in Manhasset, NY.

Robert Jacoby, M.S., C.A.S., has over 25 years of experience as a regular, alternative, and resource room, and special education teacher at both the elementary and secondary levels.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: Center for Applied Research in; 1 edition (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876286147
• ISBN-13: 978-0876286142
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,838,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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