George R. Taylor

Parenting Skills and Collaborative Services for Students with Disabilities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Outlines specific strategies for school personnel, parents, and community agencies to use in providing services for disabled children.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Education
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9781578861699
• ISBN-10: 1578861691
• Artikelnr.: 13954141

Autorenporträt

George R. Taylor is professor of special education and chairperson emeritus of the Department of Special Education at Coppin State College and CORE Faculty, The Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Taylor has made significant contributions to the professional literature in the area of Special Education through research and publication. Additionally, he has served as a consultant, on the local level, to parental groups involved with disabled individuals.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 List of Tables
Part 2 Preface
Part 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 1. A Systems Perspective of Human Development
Chapter 5 2. Parenting Skills
Chapter 6 3. Parental Reactions
Chapter 7 4. Counseling Parents
Chapter 8 5. Impact of Federal Legislation on Parental Involvement
Chapter 9 6. Techniques for Improving Parental Involvement
Chapter 10 7. Promoting Cultural Awareness
Chapter 11 8. Sharing Information
Chapter 12 9. Reporting Progress to Parents
Chapter 13 10. Strategies for Improving Collaboration between Parents and
the School
Chapter 14 11. Parents' Perceptions of Placement: Inclusion or Special
Education
Chapter 15 12. School and Community Interactions
Chapter 16 13. Conclusions and Implications
Part 17 Appendices
Chapter 18 A. Information Sources for Siblings
Chapter 19 B. Intervention and Treatment Approaches
Chapter 20 C. Overview of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) Amendments of 1997
Chapter 21 D. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Amendments of 1997
Chapter 22 E. Readings on the IDEA Amendments of 1997
Chapter 23 F. No Child Left Behind Act
Chapter 24 G. Parent Due Process Checklist
Chapter 25 H. The Manifestation Determination Review: Was the Child's
Behavior a Manifestation of His or Her Disability?
Chapter 26 I. Abstracts: A Guide for Spanish Parents Relevant to IDEA
Chapter 27 J. Interest Survey-Parent Workshops
Chapter 28 K. Resources for Parents
Chapter 29 L. A Team Approach to Diagnosing and Evaluating Children with
Disabilities
Part 30 Glossary
Part 31 Bibliography
Part 32 Author Index
Part 33 Subject Index
Part 34 About the Author