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Tables of Contents for Parents' Guide to Special Needs Schooling
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Figures and Tables
ix
 
Preface
xiii
 
Introduction
1
12
Your Child Is Diagnosed with a Special Need
13
20
The Benefit of Second Opinions
33
10
Coping Strategies for Parents
43
18
The Importance of Accurate Assessment for Placement: Birth-Five Programs
61
26
How Tests Help You to Understand Learning Disabilities
87
18
Parental Choice of Program Placement: Birth-Five Programs
105
16
The Individualized Education Program: A Multifaceted Process
121
26
Working Through the Chain of Command in a Typical School System
147
26
Due Process
173
24
Where Are We Now? Where Do We Want to Be in Five Years?
197
34
Appendixes
A. Selected Genetic Related Disease Support Groups
207
4
B. A Guide to Resources for Families
211
4
C. References for Parents of Preemies
215
2
D. Children's Literature to Help Sisters and Brothers of Children with Special Needs Cope
217
4
E. Literature to Help Parents Cope with a Special Needs Child in the Family
221
2
F. Parent Training and Information Centers
223
8
Glossary
231
8
References
239
4
Index
243