What is the school counselor's role in the special education process? How can school counselors assist students with special needs? In this comprehensive and thorough guide, the authors answer these and other questions about best practices for meeting the academic, social, and career requirements of students with disabilities. This hands-on guide clarifies the counselor's role and provides a wealth of practical strategies for navigating special education...

"Written for educators who work with special children and teens, this second edition 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. It takes you step by step through the various stages required to understand the referral process, parent intakes and conferences, evaluation, interpretation, diagnosis, remediation, placement,...

"The purpose of this resource book is to help teachers and child care personnel to recognize children whose physical, social, emotional, speech and language, overall communication skills, and/or cognitive development is different from that of other children of their age; to support those working with young children in knowing what questions to ask and what symptons to look for, if they suspect there are previously unidentified concerns with regard...