Updated for IDEA & NCLB alternate assessment regulations!

This practical reference provides a unique combination of special-education-law fundamentals and easy-to-apply strategies – so school-level personnel effectively integrate and educate students with disabilities in general education classrooms.

Your staff gets guidelines on their principal responsibilities under IDEA, Section 504, FERPA and NCLB – along with appropriate inclusionary practices – to ensure they understand the nuts and bolts of special education and how to comply with federal law.

Chapters include:

• Using Assessment Information When Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Generating Data to Learn More about the Child
• The Role of the Classroom Teacher in the IEP Process
• An Overview of Disabilities, Common Characteristics and Helpful Hints
• Determining When to Modify the General Curriculum
• The Role of the Teacher in Preparing Students with Disabilities for Life after High School
• Including Students with Disabilities in High-Stakes Assessment
• Working Successfully with Parents of Students with Disabilities
• And 5 more!

Plus, each chapter ends with a reader activity and a "What I Can Do Tomorrow" action item – to reinforce key learning points found throughout the book.