Specific guidelines and strategies to help special educators navigate through their first year!



This revised third edition of the bestseller helps new and experienced special educators move confidently from preplanning to post planning for the school year with a step-by-step management approach complete with planning checklists and other ready-to-use forms. Featuring revisions to the reauthorization of IDEA 2004 and NCLB, this popular reference also provides updates on:





- Recognized disabilities


- Best instructional practices


- Successful parent conferences


- Effective plans for professional learning


- Alternate assessments, emergencies in the school setting, education terminology, and more