Explains how the school system works, what services are available, and what rights are protected under federal laws.

One of the best resources available to parents, teachers, and school administrators for understanding the special education system and learning how to make it work.

Key topics include: - Eligibility for services - Understanding the IEP process - How to write effective goals - Tips on participating in IEP meetings - Making sure IEPs are carried out and effective The new fourth edition provides expanded information on: - Transitioning from high school to adult life 1. Employment 2. Independent living 3. Self-advocacy 4. Continuing education - Required statewide assessments for all students - Problem solving disagreements between families and schools - Due process and other legal recourses Invaluable forms and charts help parents plan their IEP strategy, keep records and key contacts, log conversations and correspondence with important players, and track progress. This guide is one of the best tools available for understanding how to navigate the special education maze!

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.

In this full-colour, beautifully illustrated book, Gailand MacQueen uses myth, history, and personal experience to explore the spiritual meanings of mazes and labyrinths. Convinced that labyrinths and mazes have much to teach us, Gailand MacQueen invites readers on a sometimes mystical, sometimes mysterious, journey of spiritual discovery.