Including Children with Special Needs - A Handbook for Educators and Parents (Hardcover)

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 serves as the blue print for educating the special needs student. A second section is specifically for teachers, which includes information on instruction for linguistically and culturally diverse students. In addition, there are specific "Tips for Teachers" that provide practical advice. A third section is for parents and includes ways for families to advocate for their child. "Tips for Parents" provides practical information for working with children, teachers, and schools. This handbook gives a school or family the basics and more for successfully integrating a special needs child into all facets of school life. In 1997 the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) was passed, which ensured that all children with special needs have a right to education in the least restrictive environment. Designed to meet the needs of parents and general educators, this work is based on the many questions heard by 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. thereare 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.

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Handbooks for Educators and Parents
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	August 2005
Authors:	Diane Schwartz
Dimensions:	235 x 168 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	356
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-33377-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > General
LSN:	0-313-33377-7
Barcode:	9780313333774

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