(Ebook) A parent's guide to special education: insider advice on how to navigate the system and help your child succeed by Linda Wilmshurst, Alan W. Brue ISBN 9780814428849, 9780814472835, 0814428843, 0814472834

(Ebook) A parent's guide to special education: insider advice on how to navigate the system and help your child succeed by Linda Wilmshurst, Alan W. Brue ISBN 9780814428849, 9780814472835, 0814428843, 0814472834

The term 'special education' encompasses dozens of learning challenges: developmental delay, learning and physical disabilities, emotional disturbance, retardation, language impairment, autism, and others. By nature of this diversity, navigating even well-run, well-funded special education programs can be daunting. A Parent's Guide to Special Education offers guidance to parents and their children - as well as to teachers, counselors, and administrators - on issues including: * diagnosis and awareness * special education laws * eligibility issues and requirements * programs * parenting issues * communication between parents and schools * and much more A Parent's Guide to Special Education offers invaluable information and a positive vision of special education that will help them through a potentially overwhelming process. Filled with practical recommendations, sample forms, and enlightening examples, this is a priceless resource for helping every child learn.