- ISBN13: 9781890627461
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For more than 25 years, this classic guide has taken parents, guardians, educational advocates, and special educators step-by-step through the special education process. Now revised and updated, reflecting the latest changes to the special education laws, NEGOTIATING THE SPECIAL EDUCATION MAZE continues to provide thorough, time-tested advice based on the authors’ years of experience helping parents advocate for their child. The book covers all the crucial co… More >>
Negotiating The Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
#1 by Dale Susan Brown on February 9, 2010 - 12:25 am
Although this book was written for parents, it provides a clear explanation of the steps to become eligible for special education services, developing an Individualized Education Plan, and making sure that services are received.
This review appeared in the Annotated Bibliography Section of Learning A Living; A Guide to Planning Your Career and Finding A Job for People with Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder and Dyslexia by Dale S. Brown
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Elaine Butler on February 9, 2010 - 2:29 am
I work for a nonprofit agency whose mission is to provide information and referral services to families and professionals raising children with disabilities. I read a lot of books about special education and the laws, regulations and procedures that parents and teachers must follow to make sure the child receives the best education possible. This book is extremely easy to use. It starts the Table of Contents with “Beginning the Journey and ends with a review of the process. The format of the pages is easy to read well-spaced type font. It uses many understandible sample letters, charts, bullet points and topical questions to focus the reader. I also find the Glossary of terms, the Resource list and the alphabetical Index very helpful when I need to renter the Maze to clarify a step in the Maze. I encourage parents of children with special needs; who are accessing the school district for the first time, to purchase a copy of the new 4th Edition. It is excellent for a return trip down the Maze too.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by H. Masengale on February 9, 2010 - 2:59 am
As a parent of two special needs children I can honestly say that this book is a must have for any parent who has special needs children in school. I found this book to be a lifesaver when it came to dealing with the school system. It is written in an understandable, practical way that makes it easy to use the information. Whether you are a family member, parent, or just a friend of a person with special needs this book is a must read. If your child has an IEP or doesn’t have an IEP but does have special needs this book covers it all.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Midwest Book Review on February 9, 2010 - 3:40 am
Special Education can be a difficult thing to manage for parents – and it isn’t because there’s no one to help them. “Negotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents & Teachers” is a guide to the strange problem of simply having too many options available to them. Covering each of the services available and specifying which kind of kinds are available to each of the types of ailments that would require special education, as well as looks as other alternative outlooks towards special needs children,. “Negotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents & Teachers” is a complete and comprehensive guide for parents and teachers of special needs children and for community library education collections.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Bill Keevers on February 9, 2010 - 4:54 am
This book gives a neutral overview of the IEP process and supplies you with a minimum of information necessary to participate in meetings. But it may not supply sufficient information to equip a student’s advocates with the leverage to get mandated services. The IEP process can be quite adversarial, depending on the jurisdiction, with very substantial funds at stake in providing services. Teachers & other school district personnel may be under instructions NOT to give out information that will unlock services to parents; it can take knowing how to request services using the proper jargon, citing statutory provisions such as “AB3632″ and “26.5″ for mental health services in California, for instance. School District personnel may evince fear when hearing these requests posed with the proper jargon, in the IEP. Consult with student advocates, such as those searchable in California under the term “Developmental Disabilities Area Board”. Professional advocates may accompany you to IEP meetings.
Rating: 3 / 5