The exceptional teacher's handbook : the first-year special education teacher's guide to success /

Shelton, Carla F.

The exceptional teacher's handbook : the first-year special education teacher's guide to success / Carla F. Shelton and Alice B. Pollingue. - 2nd ed. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2005. - xix, 217 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preparing for a successful school year -- Understanding students with disabilities -- Placing students in the least restrictive environment -- Managing the classroom -- Teaching all students -- Preparing for a successful parent-teacher conference -- Understanding educational assessments -- Writing a legal and effective IEP -- Preparing students for transition -- Professional development and the special education teacher -- Appendix A. Medical emergencies in the school setting -- Appendix B. Stress management for the first-year teacher -- Appendix C. Support organizations for students -- Appendix D. Guide to locating instructional materials -- Appendix E. Pharmacology reference list -- Appendix F. Teenage suicide and substance abuse : awareness, prevention, and intervention.

0761931953 (cloth : alk. paper) 0761931961 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2004018088

GBA484181 bnb

013046235 Uk


Special education--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Special education teachers--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
First year teachers--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

LC 3969 / .S36 2005