By Joseph L. Pfrommer, Esq.

Give this training guide to every new teacher and you'll be confident they're up to speed on special education concepts from day one -- and they'll feel relieved to have instant guidance on unfamiliar challenges.

Written in conversational language, explanations of teachers' compliance obligations are supplemented with dos and don'ts, sample forms, hypothetical situations and their resolution, IEP meeting checklists, plus plenty of practical guidance to walk teachers through new experiences:

• Participating in IEP and 504 meetings
• Drafting IEP goals
• Writing the IEP's PLAAFPs section
• Collecting behavioral data
• Communicating with challenging parents
• Avoiding privacy law violations when posting to social media about students
• And more!