Wrightslaw : The Special Education Survival Guide: from Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition,9781892320094

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

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781892320094
ISBN10: 1892320096
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-01-30
Publisher(s): Harbor House Law Pr
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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii
From Emotions to Advocacy xiii
Why Advocate? xiv
What You Will Learn xiv
Icons xv
How This Book is Organized xv
A Note to Parents of Section 504 Children xvii
A Note to Special Educators xvii
Section One. Getting Started
1(20)
Learning About Advocacy
3(6)
Why Advocate?
4(1)
Different Types of Advocates
4(1)
What Advocates Do
5(1)
The Parent's Journey From Emotions to Advocacy
6(1)
Supplies
7(1)
In Summation
7(2)
Creating Your Master Plan
9(8)
The Need to Plan
9(1)
Elements of a Master Plan
10(2)
Planning for the Future
12(1)
Laura and Steve: Planning
12(1)
Writing Your Master Plan
13(3)
In Summation
16(1)
The Parent as Project Manager
17(4)
Contractors and Project Managers
17(1)
The Special Education Project Manager
17(2)
Tips: Taking Care of Yourself
19(1)
In Summation
20(1)
Section Two. Advocacy 101
21(38)
Learning the Rules of the Game
23(6)
The Rules
23(1)
Understanding the School
24(1)
Learning About Your School District
25(1)
Rules of the Game
26(1)
In Summation
27(2)
Obstacles to Success
29(12)
Obstacles to Advocacy
29(1)
School Obstacles
30(3)
Parent Obstacles
33(1)
Dealing with Difficult People
34(6)
Warning: Common Emotional Traps
40(1)
Your Relationship with the School
40(1)
In Summation
40(1)
Resolving Parent-School Conflict
41(12)
The Nature of Parent-School Conflict
41(2)
Real Issues: Expense and Control
43(1)
Common Parent-School Problems
44(5)
Tips to Resolve Problems
49(2)
In Summation
51(2)
Emergency, Crisis, Help!
53(6)
Help! Events That Trigger Crises
53(1)
Crisis Management, Step-by-Step
54(1)
Short-Term Solutions
54(1)
Long Term Planning
55(2)
In Summation
57(2)
Section Three. The Parent as Expert
59(72)
Evaluations and Your Child's Disability
61(6)
Get a Comprehensive Evaluation
61(1)
Finding Evaluators
62(1)
Understanding Test Results
62(2)
Limitations of School Evaluations
64(1)
Learn About the Disability
64(1)
Learn About Effective Educational Practices
65(1)
In Summation
65(2)
The File: Do It Right!
67(6)
Document Management System
67(1)
Gather Information About Your Child
67(1)
Organizing the Master File
68(2)
Create Your List of Documents
70(2)
In Summation
72(1)
Tests and Measurements 101
73(16)
Mike
73(1)
Measuring Growth: Rulers, Yardsticks, and Other Tools
74(1)
Measuring Educational Change: Test Scores
75(1)
Learning What Tests Measure
76(2)
Learning About Comprensive Evaluations
78(1)
Statistics 101
78(4)
The Bell Curve: A Powerful Tool
82(4)
Learning How Test Scores Are Reported
86(2)
In Summation
88(1)
Tests and Measurements 102
89(26)
Learning About Composite Scores
90(1)
Using Pre- and Post-Testing to Measure Progress
91(1)
Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Tests
92(3)
Learning About Standard Scores
95(2)
Learning About Index and Subtest Scores
97(2)
Test Categories and Descriptions
99(1)
Intellectual or Cognitive Tests
99(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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