"The authors have presented an easy-to-read resource with self-assessments that can be used to help guide staff development on understanding basic tenets of special education and how parental invovlvement can be increased."

Discover the many valuable resources available to support students with special needs! Working With Families and Community Agencies to Support Students With Special Needs addresses two of the most exciting facets of working with students with disabilities: "life-stage" issues (early intervention and effective transition) and collaboration (working with families and professionals). Ysseldyke and Algozzine explore the larger context of students??? lives outside school, and how life-stage issues and collaboration interact with and influence instruction. Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this informative resource offers valuable answers to the following questions: - What types of transition services exist and when are they necessary? What should educators know about early-childhood intervention? What issues should be considered when working with families? How can schools involve community agencies and businesses? What options are available to students with special needs after high school? What key program elements are critical to a student??'s success in the classroom and beyond?A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher: the 13-Book Collection??This collection equips educators with practical knowledge and methods that will help them to better engage students in exploring-and meeting-their fullest potential.Also see: The Fundamentals of Special Education The Legal Foundations of Special Education Effective Assessment for Students With Special NeedsEffective Instruction for Students With Special Needs Public Policy, School Reform, and Special EducationTeaching Students With Sensory DisabilitiesTeaching Students With Medical, Physical, andMultiple DisabilitiesTeaching Students With Learning DisabilitiesTeaching Students With Communication DisordersTeaching Students With Emotional DisturbanceTeaching Students With Mental Retardation Teaching Students With Gifts and Talents

About A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every TeacherAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorsSelf-Assessment IIntroduction to Working With Families and Community Agencies to Support Students With Special Needs

1.What Should Every Teacher Know About Early Childhood Intervention?Federal Laws and IncentivesDirect and Indirect ServicesHome-Based ProgramsHospital- or Center-Based ProgramsDoes Early Intervention Help?

2.What Are Transition Services and When Are They Necessary?Transition into SchoolTransition During SchoolEveryday TransitionsTransition in General Education ClassroomsDropping Out of SchoolPost-School Transition

3.What Living Arrangements Are Available to Adults With Special Needs?Group HomesAlternative Living UnitsFoster HomesIndependent LivingInstitutions

4.What Issues Should Be Taken Into Consideration When Working With Families?How Exceptionalities Affect FamiliesEffects on Family StructureFamily ConcernsTransition to SchoolAdolescencePost-School TransitionConcerns of Families With Children Who Are GiftedWhat the Research SaysChange Over TimeTypes of Family InvolvementOvercoming Barriers to Home-School Collaboration

5.How Should Schools Involve Community Agencies and Businesses?Business InvolvementSpecial Programs

6.What Are the Keys to Success in the Wider Context?Individualized PlanningCommitment to Normal Life ExperiencesCompatible Physical EnvironmentCommitment to Remedial ProgrammingEncouraging Appropriate BehaviorLifelong Learning

7.Working With Families and Agencies in Perspective

8. What Have We Learned?Key PointsKey VocabularySelf-Assessment IIAnswer Key for Self-AssessmentsOn Your OwnResourcesBooksJournals & ArticlesOrganizationsReferencesIndex