Wrightslaw : The Special Education Survival Guide: from Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition

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ISBN: 9781892320094 | 1892320096
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Copyright: 1/30/2006

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Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, second edition will teach you how to plan, prepare, organize and get quality special education services. In this comprehensive, easy-to-read book, you will learn your child's disability and educational needs, how to create a simple method for organizing your child's file and devising a master plan for your child's special education. You will understand parent-school conflict, how to create paper trails and effective letter writing. This book includes dozens of worksheets, forms and sample letters that you can tailor to your needs. Whether you are new to special education or an experienced advocate this book will provide a clear roadmap to effective advocacy for your child. You will use this book again and again.

Introduction

xiii

From Emotions to Advocacy

xiii

Why Advocate?

xiv

What You Will Learn

xiv

Icons

How This Book is Organized

A Note to Parents of Section 504 Children

xvii

A Note to Special Educators

xvii

Section One. Getting Started

(20)

Learning About Advocacy

(6)

Why Advocate?

(1)

Different Types of Advocates

(1)

What Advocates Do

(1)

The Parent's Journey From Emotions to Advocacy

(1)

Supplies

(1)

In Summation

(2)

Creating Your Master Plan

(8)

The Need to Plan

(1)

Elements of a Master Plan

(2)

Planning for the Future

(1)

Laura and Steve: Planning

(1)

Writing Your Master Plan

(3)

In Summation

(1)

The Parent as Project Manager

(4)

Contractors and Project Managers

(1)

The Special Education Project Manager

(2)

Tips: Taking Care of Yourself

(1)

In Summation

(1)

Section Two. Advocacy 101

(38)

Learning the Rules of the Game

(6)

The Rules

(1)

Understanding the School

(1)

Learning About Your School District

(1)

Rules of the Game

(1)

In Summation

(2)

Obstacles to Success

(12)

Obstacles to Advocacy

(1)

School Obstacles

(3)

Parent Obstacles

(1)

Dealing with Difficult People

(6)

Warning: Common Emotional Traps

(1)

Your Relationship with the School

(1)

In Summation

(1)

Resolving Parent-School Conflict

(12)

The Nature of Parent-School Conflict

(2)

Real Issues: Expense and Control

(1)

Common Parent-School Problems

(5)

Tips to Resolve Problems

(2)

In Summation

(2)

Emergency, Crisis, Help!

(6)

Help! Events That Trigger Crises

(1)

Crisis Management, Step-by-Step

(1)

Short-Term Solutions

(1)

Long Term Planning

(2)

In Summation

(2)

Section Three. The Parent as Expert

(72)

Evaluations and Your Child's Disability

(6)

Get a Comprehensive Evaluation

(1)

Finding Evaluators

(1)

Understanding Test Results

(2)

Limitations of School Evaluations

(1)

Learn About the Disability

(1)

Learn About Effective Educational Practices

(1)

In Summation

(2)

The File: Do It Right!

(6)

Document Management System

(1)

Gather Information About Your Child

(1)

Organizing the Master File

(2)

Create Your List of Documents

(2)

In Summation

(1)

Tests and Measurements 101

(16)

Mike

(1)

Measuring Growth: Rulers, Yardsticks, and Other Tools

(1)

Measuring Educational Change: Test Scores

(1)

Learning What Tests Measure

(2)

Learning About Comprensive Evaluations

(1)

Statistics 101

(4)

The Bell Curve: A Powerful Tool

(4)

Learning How Test Scores Are Reported

(2)

In Summation

(1)

Tests and Measurements 102

(26)

Learning About Composite Scores

(1)

Using Pre- and Post-Testing to Measure Progress

(1)

Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Tests

(3)

Learning About Standard Scores

(2)

Learning About Index and Subtest Scores

(2)

Test Categories and Descriptions

(1)

Intellectual or Cognitive Tests

(1)

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition

100

(4)

Other Measures of Intellectual Functioning

104

(1)

Educational Achievement Tests

105

(4)

Personality Tests and Behavior Rating Scales

109

(1)

Speech and Language Tests, Vocabulary Tests

110

(1)

Charting Test Scores

111

(1)

Your Homework Assignment

112

(1)

In Summation

112

(3)

SMART IEPs

115

(16)

Learning About SMART IEPs

115

(2)

Smart IEP Goals and Objectives

117

(1)

Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance

118

(1)

Developing the IEP

119

(2)

Other IEP Issues

121

(1)

Learning to Write SMART Goals and Objectives

122

(1)

The SMART Weight Loss Program

123

(1)

Using Objective Data

124

(1)

Mike Trains for the Fitness Test

125

(1)

Kevin Learns to Type and Megan Learns to Read

126

(1)

Non-Goals: Attitude Statements

127

(1)

Non-Goals: States of Being

128

(1)

Homework Assignment #1: You Learn to Write Goals

129

(1)

Homework Assignment #2: You Learn to Write SMART IEP Goals and Objectives

129

(1)

In Summation

130

(1)

Section Four. Special Education Law

131

(76)

IDEA - Overview and Legislative Intent

133

(2)

Legislative Intent

133

(1)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004

134

(1)

In Summation

134

(1)

IDEA -- Section 1400: Findings and Purposes

135

(4)

20 U.S.C. § 1400 Congressional Findings and Purpose

135

(2)

Wrightslaw Discussion of Findings and Purposes

137

(1)

In Summation

138

(1)

IDEA -- Section 1401: Definitions

139

(6)

20 U.S.C. § 1401 Definitions

139

(3)

Wrightslaw Discussion of Definitions

142

(2)

In Summation

144

(1)

IDEA -- Section 1412: LRE, Child Find, Private Placements, Assessments

145

(10)

20 U.S.C. § 1412 -- State Eligibility

145

(5)

Wrightslaw Discussion of Child Find, Least Restrictive Environment, Private Placements, State and District Assessments

150

(3)

In Summation

153

(2)

IDEA - Section 1414: Evaluations, Eligibility, IEPs and Placement

155

(18)

Evaluations, Parental Consent and Reevaluations

156

(2)

Evaluation Procedures

158

(2)

Additional Requirements for Evaluations and Reevaluations

160

(1)

Individualized Education Programs

161

(5)

Educational Placements

166

(1)

Wrightslaw Discussion of Section 1414

166

(5)

In Summation

171

(2)

IDEA -- Section 1415: Procedural Safeguards, Due Process, Discipline, etc.

173

(22)

20 U.S.C. § 1415 -- Procedural Safeguards

174

(1)

Establishment of and Types of Procedures

174

(1)

Notification Requirements

175

(2)

Procedural Safeguards Notice

177

(1)

Mediation, Due Process Hearings, Appeals to Court

178

(3)

Administative Procedures

181

(3)

Placement in Alternative Educational Setting

184

(4)

Transfer of Parental Rights at Age of Majority

188

(1)

Wrightslaw Discussion of Section 1415

189

(5)

In Summation

194

(1)

Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act

195

(4)

Wrightslaw Discussion of Section 504, ADA and IDEA

196

(1)

Access v. Educational Benefit

197

(1)

In Summation

198

(1)

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

199

(8)

Wrightslaw Discussion of NCLB

200

(1)

Reading, Research Based Reading Programs

201

(3)

Your Child's IEP

204

(1)

In Summation

205

(2)

Section Five. Tactics and Strategies

207

(76)

The Rules of Adverse Assumptions

209

(8)

The Rules of Adverse Assumptions

210

(3)

Proof and Evidence

213

(1)

Simple Themes Win Cases

214

(1)

In Summation

215

(2)

Creating Paper Trails

217

(6)

Why Document?

217

(1)

Logs, Journals and Calendars

218

(3)

How to Use a Problem Report

221

(1)

Handling Telephone Calls

222

(1)

In Summation

222

(1)

How to Write Good Evidence Letters

223

(18)

Why You Write Letters

223

(12)

Strategies: Writing Good Letters

235

Letter Writing Pitfalls

227

(1)

Using Strategies in Letters

228

(6)

In Summation

234

(1)

Six Sample Letters

235

(6)

Writing the ``Letter to the Stranger''

241

(20)

The Blame Approach

241

(1)

Impact of Angry Letters

242

(1)

The Story-Telling Approach

242

(2)

Using Persuasive Strategies in Letters

244

(1)

Writing ``Letters to the Stranger''

245

(2)

In Summation

247

(2)

Ten Sample Letters

249

(12)

Preparing for Meetings: Taking Control

261

(10)

You are a Negotiator

261

(1)

Five Rules for Successful Problem Solving

262

(2)

Preparing for School Meetings

264

(5)

Image and Presentation

269

(1)

In Summation

269

(2)

Meeting Strategies: Maintaining Control

271

(10)

School Meeting Anxiety

271

(1)

Meeting Strategies

272

(2)

Common Meeting Problems

274

(2)

Use the Problem-Resolution Worksheet

276

(2)

Post-meeting Strategies

278

(1)

In Summation

279

(2)

In Summation

281

(2)

Appendices

283

(16)

Appendix A. Glossary of Special Education and Legal Terms

383

(10)

Appendix B. Glossary of Assessment Terms

393

Bibliography

299

(4)

Index

303

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