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Parents of kids with special needs no longer are content to sit on the sidelines while administrators and bureaucrats determine the future of their child's education. Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book: What You Can Do Now to Advocate for Your Exceptional Child's Education is a unique handbook that teaches parents how to work with schools to achieve successful learning situations and accommodations for their child's needs. Navigating today's school system can be difficult for even the most up-to-date, education-savvy parents. Washington, DC, area special needs advocates Rich Weinfeld and Michelle Davis provide parents with concise, easy-to-understand definitions and descriptions of legal terms and school regulations,
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Overview

Parents of kids with special needs no longer are content to sit on the sidelines while administrators and bureaucrats determine the future of their child's education. Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book: What You Can Do Now to Advocate for Your Exceptional Child's Education is a unique handbook that teaches parents how to work with schools to achieve successful learning situations and accommodations for their child's needs. Navigating today's school system can be difficult for even the most up-to-date, education-savvy parents. Washington, DC, area special needs advocates Rich Weinfeld and Michelle Davis provide parents with concise, easy-to-understand definitions and descriptions of legal terms and school regulations, along with checklists, tips, questionnaires, and other tools. Parents will not only feel informed by Weinfeld and Davis' vast knowledge of the inner workings of the school system-they'll be empowered to help their kids succeed in school.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781593633097
  • Publisher: Prufrock Press
  • Publication date: 5/1/2008
  • Pages: 250
  • Sales rank: 353,927
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Meet the Author

Rich Weinfeld was instrumental in coordinating the Montgomery County, MD, gifted and learning-disabled program and is currently an educational advocate in the Washington, DC area, serving families with both gifted and special needs children. He is the author of three previous books, including School Success for Kids With Asperger's Syndrome.

Michelle Davis is a special educator with more than a decade of experience advocating for students with learning, attention, and behavior disorders. A skilled advocate who seeks to secure school services that prepare children for success in life, she is the director of ABCs for Life Success, LLC, a Washington, DC, area educational consulting firm specializing in serving students with special needs.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     1
Why Is It Important That We Advocate for Students?     5
What Do Effective Advocates Do?     11
What Does an Advocate Need to Know About Outstanding Classrooms or Educational Programs?     27
What Does an Advocate Need to Know About the Law?     41
What Does an Advocate Need to Know About the IEP Process?     83
What Does an Advocate Need to Know About Evaluating a Child's Strengths and Needs?     149
What Does an Advocate Need to Know to Work Effectively With the Parents and Family?     197
What Does an Advocate Need to Know About the School System, School, and Classroom?     209
What Does an Advocate Need to Know About Educational Options Beyond the Standard Public School Offerings?     221
What Does an Advocate Need to Know About the Dynamics of School Meetings?     237
What Does an Advocate Do to Ensure Effective Implementation and Evaluate Efficacy of Individual Student Plans?     259
How Can Parents Organize Into Groups and Effectively Advocate for Their Children?     287
Conclusion     303
Glossary     305
References     311
About the Authors     320

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  • Posted December 9, 2008

    A concise, easy read for beginning advocates

    This book was very helpful to me as I began to look at advocating for other families who were experiencing issues with the special education process. It isn't as detailed as some books in terms of the law/research discussions, but is more of a practical guide to daily advocacy. I particularly like the side-bar parent/practice tips. Worth the bucks!

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