基本信息出版社：Jossey-Bass
页码：304 页
出版日期：2008年01月
ISBN：0471748153
条形码：9780471748151
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Knowledge Essentials
外文书名：帮助残疾儿童学业成功指南

内容简介 在线阅读本书

A new book in the Knowledge Essential series, School Success for Children with Special Needs offers parents a guide for understanding and navigating the often-confusing special education system to ensure that your child gets the best education possible. It tells you: How to know if your child has a physical, learning, or emotional disability How the latest changes to the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) effect your child's education How to help formulate your child's Individual Family Services Plan (IFSP) or Individualized Education Program (IEP) Information on the many ways schools and teachers can accommodate for children with disabilities How to assess our child's progress How can you help your child be successful at school and in life by reinforcing basic skills at every age How to plan for transitioning your child to the wider world The kind of paperwork you can expect to encounter
作者简介

AMY JAMES, a former teacher who helped plan IEPs for mainstreamed students, is a nationally respected authority on educational compliance to issues on the No Child Left Behind Act. Her company, Six Things, Inc., provides consulting services for national media, publishers, and school districts on compliance with state and national education standards, as well as professional development for K-12 teachers. She is the author of six other books in the Knowledge Essentials series (www.knowledgeessentials.com) from Jossey-Bass.

专业书评

A Must-Have Resource for Helping Your Child Get the Best Education

"Knowledge Essentials is a remarkable series that will benefit children of all abilities and learning styles. . . . I highly recommend it for all parents who want to make a difference in their children's education." —Michael Gurian, author of Boys and Girls Learn Differently and The Wonder of Boys

"This book is the perfect tool for every parent of a special-needs child. It has fantastic ideas and resources that I wish every parent had access to. I highly recommend this book to anyone who takes their role in their child's education seriously." —Ashley Waldron, director of special education, Coyle Public Schools, Coyle, Oklahoma

This new book in the Knowledge Essentials series, School Success for Children with Special Needs, offers parents a guide for understanding and navigating the often confusing special education system to ensure that your child gets the best education possible. It tells you:

How the latest changes to the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) affect your child's education

What Kind of roadblocks you can expect to encounter and how to overcome them

How to help formulate your child's Individual Family Services Plan (IFSP) or Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Information on the many ways schools and teachers can accommodate children withdisabilities

How to assess your child's progress

How you can help your child be successful at school and in life by reinforcing basic skills at every age

How to plan for transitioning your child to the wider world

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