The Special Educator's Survival Guide

Written for educators who work with special children and teens, this second edition of a best-selling classic offers a practical guide to every facet of the special education teacher's job, from teaching in a self-contained classroom or resource room to serving on a multidisciplinary team. This easy-to-follow format, takes you step by step through the various stages required to understand the referral process, parent intakes and conferences, evaluation, interpretation, diagnosis, remediation, placement, individual education plans, classroom management, medication, educational law, and more.

Roger Pierangelo, Ph.D., has over thirty years of experience as a classroom teacher, school psychologist, full time Associate Professor of graduate special education, clinical psychologist, forensic psychologist, and director of a private clinic. He is the author of fourteen books on special education including The Special Educator’s Book of Lists, Second Edition, and Special Educator’s Complete Guide to 109 Diagnostic Tests (coauthored with George Giuliani), both from Jossey-Bass.

About the Author	p. iv
Acknowledgments	p. v
Purpose of the Book	p. vi
Introduction: Roles and Responsibilities
What Do Special Education Teachers Do?	p. 3
Disability Classifications	p. 5
The Special Educator's Responsibilities	p. 9
Roles in Special Education	p. 13
The Special Education Process
Overview of the Special Education Process	p. 23
Identification of a Suspected Disability	p. 25
Assessment, Diagnosis, Classification, and Placement of a Child with a Suspected Disability	p. 45
Sources of Referral	p. 45
The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)	p. 45
The Written Referral	p. 47
Obtaining Consent for Evaluation	p. 50
The Assessment	p. 51
Academic Evaluation
Language Evaluation
Psychological Evaluation
Perceptual Evaluation
Occupational Therapy Evaluation
Nonstandardized Forms of Assessment
Other Areas of Assessment
Understanding a Child's Behavior During Assessment	p. 60
The Educational Report	p. 63
Second Child Study Team Meeting: Development of the Eligibility Presentation Packet	p. 67
What You Need to Know If Asked to Be the Case Manager for a Presentation at the Eligibility Committee	p. 67
The Special Educator's Role in the Special Education Process
Reporting Formal Assessment Results to Parents	p. 81
Participating in the Eligibility Committee	p. 83
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)	p. 87
Alternate Testing Modifications	p. 91
The Special Educator's Role in the Annual Review Process	p. 95
The Special Educator's Role in the Triennial Evaluation	p. 97
The Special Educator's Role in Transition Services	p. 101
What Are Transition Services?	p. 101
The Individualized Transitional Education Plan (ITEP)	p. 102
Transition Checklist	p. 102
Vocational Assessments	p. 104
Training and Work Options	p. 105
Travel Training	p. 106
Medical and Financial Options	p. 107
Medicaid
Medicare
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Food Stamps
Assistive Technology and the Special Educator	p. 109
Working as a Special Education Teacher
Getting Ready for School	p. 119
Curriculum Considerations for Special Educators	p. 129
Classroom Management Techniques for Children with Disabilities	p. 139
What Special Educators Need to Know and Do About ...
Common Disorders Seen by Special Educators	p. 155
Developmental Disorders	p. 155
Mental Retardation
Autism
Developmental Arithmetic Disorder
Developmental Expressive Writing Disorder
Developmental Reading Disorder
Developmental Expressive Language Disorder
Behavior Disorders	p. 167
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
Conduct Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence	p. 175
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Selective Mutism
Tourette's Syndrome
Functional Encopresis
Functional Enuresis
Anxiety and Mood Disorders	p. 183
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Avoidant Disorder of Childhood and Adolescence
Overanxious Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Dysthymia
Childhood Depression
What Special Educators Need to Know About Medication	p. 195
Dealing with Parents of Children with Disabilities
Helping Parents Help Their Children with Homework	p. 205
Helping Parents Use Effective Discipline at Home	p. 209
Helping Parents Communicate Better with Their Children	p. 213
Helping Parents Improve Their Children's Self-Esteem	p. 217
What Parents Need to Know About Retention	p. 221
Helping Parents Improve Their Children's Study Skills	p. 225
A Law Primer for Special Educators
Basic Educational Law	p. 231
Understanding Eligibility Committees	p. 233
The Concept of Procedural Due Process	p. 235
The Concept of Least Restrictive Environment	p. 237
Parents' Rights in the Special Education Process	p. 241
Mandated Reporting of Abuse and Neglect	p. 243
Appendixes
Sample Psychoeducational Reports	p. 253
Acronyms Used in Special Education	p. 261
Basic Legal Terminology	p. 263
Educational Terminology Associated with Special Education	p. 265
Psychological Terminology Associated with Special Education	p. 271
Medical Terminology Associated with Special Education	p. 273
Occupational Therapy Terminology	p. 279
Organizations Associated with Special Education	p. 283
Organizations on Transition and Vocational Skills	p. 291
Special Education Web Sites	p. 297
Sample IEP	p. 299
References and Suggested Reading	p. 307
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