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Title: Negotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents & Teachers by Winifred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood, Deidre Hayden ISBN: 0-933149-72-7 Publisher: Woodbine House Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This Book Helps Special Education Students Too
Comment: Although this book was written for parents, it provides a clear explanation of the steps to become eligible for special education services, developing an Individualized Education Plan, and making sure that services are received.
This review appeared in the Annotated Bibliography Section of Learning A Living; A Guide to Planning Your Career and Finding A Job for People with Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder and Dyslexia by Dale S. Brown
Rating: 5
Summary: Don't Go To An IEP Meeting Without It!
Comment: If you are the parent of a child with special needs, and she is a student n public school, be ready to do some big-time advocating to ensure that she gets the special ed. services she needs. As a special education teacher I am amazed at how little parents know about their rights under the IDEA '97 legislation, and how little they advocate for their child at IEP meetings.
This book is a good start to get you, as the parent-advocate, in the frame of mind you need to be in when "negotiating the special education maze." My brief experience in the field has taught me that the most frustrated parents are those that are the least informed about what their rights are. Like trading stocks on the stock market, operating within the criminal justice system, or living in a foreign culture, the domain of special education has a culture, and rules all its own. If the parent does not know how to "play the game," you will be rolled by school districts that pay a lot of lip-service to providing an "education for all," but in practice are only concerned about the "best and the brightest."
I would also highly recommend doing two things if you are a parent of a special needs child, and you are just about to enter "the maze;"
(1) I would look in your local phone directory for a special ed. advocacy group, or some type of parent group, where you can join with other parents and learn about the special ed. field, and what is available in your area. (2) I would also join the Council for Exceptional Children as they are an excellent source of special ed. info. re: legislation, parent rights, advocacy, etc. I hope that this review helps in inspiring you to become better informed about the "system" so that you can obtain the best for your child. I want to stress again how important it is to (a) become as informed as you can regarding your rights as a parent, and your child's rights to a free and appropriate public education as stipulated by federal legislation such as IDEA '97. One of the frustrations I have had as a special ed. teacher is seeing how much lip-service school districts pay to special needs children, but how little is done for them in actual practice. I call special education "the last bastion of discrimination in the public schools." I want to write a book about this some day and call it "Separate and Unequal." ;) And I also want to stress (b) how important it is to become actively involved in a local parent advocacy group. There is strength in numbers, and there are battle-scarred veterans of the special ed. wars who have had to go at it with recalcitrant school districts hammer-and-tong to get even the bare minimum services for their child. I don't mean to be "negative," but I know what I am talking about.
Rating: 3
Summary: A Good Place to Start
Comment: This book is a good place to start for parents or teachers who want general information on the Special Education process. Although it covers a wide range of topics, it gives only basic information, lacking the details that parents and teachers seek. Since I had already done quite a bit of research in this area, I was disappionted. The book was basically a review on information that I had already found. If you are looking for a place to start, this is a good book to get you going. If you have already looked into this area, then you may also find this book lacking.
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Title: The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child by Lawrence M. Siegel ISBN: 0873376072 Publisher: Nolo.com Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy - The Special Education Survival Guide by Peter W. D. Wright, Pamela Darr Wright ISBN: 1892320088 Publisher: Harbor House Law Press Pub. Date: 06 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Wrightslaw: Special Education Law by Peter W. D. Wright, Pamela Darr Wright ISBN: 1892320037 Publisher: Harbor House Law Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Writing Measurable IEP Goals and Objectives by Barbara Bateman, Barbara D. Bateman, Cynthia M. Herr ISBN: 1578611490 Publisher: Attainment Co Inc Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Special Educator's Complete Guide to 109 Diagnostic Tests by Roger Pierangelo, George Giuliani ISBN: 087628893X Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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