Building and supporting effective special education programs School leaders and special educators are expected to be experts on all levels and types of special education law and services, types of disability, and aspects of academic and functional programming. With the increasing demands of the job and the ever-changing legal and educational climate, few feel adequately prepared to meet the demands. Trends and Legal Issues in Special Education helps you build and support timely, legally sound, and effective special education services and programs. Readers will find: the most up-to-date information on how to effectively implement special education programs, processes, and procedures examination of a wide variety of issues, from developing and implementing individual education programs (IEPs) that confer a free appropriate public education, Section 504, least restrictive environment (LRE), and successfully collaborating with parents, to issues regarding accountability, staffing, bullying, early childhood special education, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), evidence-based practices, transition, discipline, and the school-to-prison pipeline extensive references and resources
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Special Elements of this text include: A unique in-depth interview with B. Joseph Ballard-one of the foremost influential policy experts in the writing and passage of the original IDEA, signed in 1975.
CHAPTER 7 LABELING OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: NEEDED FOR STUDENTS TO GET THEIR NEEDS MET Gathogo M. Mukuria and Jeffrey P. Bakken DEBATE ON LABELS: ... Labeling remains a controversial issue in special education (Norwich, 1999).
DEC recommended practices in early intervention/early childhood special education (1st ed.). Longmont, CO: Sopris West. Sandall, S. R., & Schwartz, I. S. (2002). Building blocks for teaching preschoolers with special needs.
This revised 2007 edition provides current information on Section 504, Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), and the reauthorization of IDEA 2004.
This book provides a workable framework for school administrators to give their staff the knowledge needed to make legally-correct decisions and avoid costly litigation.” —Allan Osborne, Former Principal, Snug Harbor Community School, ...
Laura Rothstein, Scott F. Johnson ... To Rebecca Wenning and Marilyn Peters,who provided clerical support.To our editor at Sage,Steve Wainwright,and toVirginia Lanigan,Pearson Publications, who assisted with the transfer of the ...
Special Education Law provides a comprehensive and current overview of the major federal laws -- and judicial interpretations of those laws -- that apply to the education of children with...
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Written with undergraduates in mind, this accessible book is an ideal textbook supplement to any university course needing a greater emphasis on special education law"--