Research Catalog

Title

Parents' guide to special needs schooling : early intervention years / Ruth F. Cantor and Jeffrey A. Cantor.

Author

Cantor, Ruth F.

Publication

Westport, Conn. : Auburn House, [1995], ©1995.

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Additional Authors

Cantor, Jeffrey A.

Description

xi, 244 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

• As important as parental involvement in a child's education is for a "healthy" child, it is even more essential for the special needs child. The authors have found that the school system is not always a friendly organization when it comes to parental involvement. Yet a parent's involvement in diagnostic and placement procedures, and in overseeing and measuring progress, is a right. This book will guide parents in exercising these rights to total involvement in the process.
• This book is written to help parents of special needs children understand and navigate the educational system. The book describes the various ways parents can be involved in planning and delivering a special education program for their child. Communication between school, medical practitioner, and parents is the key ingredient to success in these endeavors. This is the central theme of the book.

Alternative Title

Special needs schooling

Subject

• Child
• Children with disabilities > Education (Early childhood) > United States
• Children with disabilities > Services for > United States
• Disabled Persons
• Early childhood education > Parent participation > United States
• Education, Special
• Education
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Your Child Is Diagnosed with a Special Need -- 3. The Benefit of Second Opinions -- 4. Coping Strategies for Parents -- 5. The Importance of Accurate Assessment for Placement: Birth-Five Programs -- 6. How Tests Help You to Understand Learning Disabilities -- 7. Parental Choice of Program Placement: Birth-Five Programs -- 8. The Individualized Education Program: A Multifaceted Process -- 9. Working Through the Chain of Command in a Typical School System -- 10. Due Process -- 11. Where Are We Now? Where Do We Want to Be in Five Years? -- App. A. Selected Genetic Related Disease Support Groups -- App. B. A Guide to Resources for Families -- App. C. References for Parents of Preemies -- App. D. Children's Literature to Help Sisters and Brothers of Children with Special Needs Cope -- App. E. Literature to Help Parents Cope with a Special Needs Child in the Family -- App. F. Parent Training and Information Centers.

ISBN

0865692432 (alk. paper)

LCCN

95024262

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries