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So You Are a Special Education Teacher
"A must have resource/reference for special education teachers, general education teachers, service providers, and administrators, Dr. Turner clearly communicates the scope and focus of effective IEP meetings and shares practical advice for case management. He emphasizes collaboration to create the most individualized and effective plans for students. He gives great advice on finding 'replacement behaviors' rather than extinguishing behaviors."
-D. Powell, Independent Study Special Education Teacher
356 pages.
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So, You Are a School Psychologist
“Dr. Turner’s book is an excellent first step in the right direction. It is an example of his commitment to doing what is right for students. I found the sections on assessment and the IEP process particularly enlightening. This book would be an informative read for any individual involved in the IEP process..”
- William Shupe, M.A., NPS Principal
434 pages
My Child Learns Differently
Knowledge is power and this 232 page book empowers parents to advocate for the individualized education their student qualifies for and deserves. Breaking through the fog (procedures), barriers (acronyms), and roadblocks (delay tactics) created by some educators, this book clearly explains your rights and the processes and procedures to obtain interventions and services for your student's success. In twenty concise and comprehensive chapters, the parent is guided through the special education process.
It begins with the parent's first hunch their child learns differently, reading a psycho-educational report, understanding an IEP document, working with teachers, requesting additional resources, to high school completion and transition to university or a job.
Additional topics covered are: parental rights, appeal process, autism, dyslexia, emotional disturbance, learning disabilities, processing deficits, executive functioning, ADHD, interventions including accommodations and modifications to instruction, behavior support plans, functional behavioral analysis, independent educational evaluation at no cost, how to write a measurable educational goal, connecting goals to services, understanding least restrictive environment, and why the squeaky wheel gets the grease in special education.
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Special Education Guide
School districts must be committed to instructing and providing educational opportunities for all students. Educational outcomes focused on ambitious standards must be set for all students. Improving educational results for students with learning challenges is especially essential in ensuring equal opportunity, full participation, independence, and economic self-sufficiency.
This 146 page guide assists teachers and administrators with providing meaningful individualized special education services to students. It provides a clear understanding of the Special Education.
This book embraces the Department, whose mission is based on three key tenets:
1. Involvement and progress of each student in the general curriculum, including the addressing of the student’s unique learning challenges.
2. Involvement of parents, students, special educators, general educators, and administrators in meeting the individualized educational needs of students.
3. Critical need to prepare students for independence, employment, and post-school activities.
This Special Education Guide contains current philosophy, policies, and procedures related to special education, identification, assessment, eligibility criteria, and services. Many resources are incorporated in the guide. It is a reference and resource for teachers and administrators to meet the educational needs of all students. I thank the administrators, teachers, special education service providers, and staff who reviewed this guide and provided input for its development. It provides clarity of expectations and assurances students receive a quality education through shared commitment.