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Behind every special needs child who has triumphed over his or her problems stands a proactive advocate parent, teacher, or both. If you want to do everything you can to help ensure your special needs child's happiness and life success, you need to be the supreme advocate for your child. This self-help parents advocacy book shows you how.
The Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book: What You Can Do Now to Advocate for Your Exceptional Child's Education (Prufrock Press, 2008) by advocates Rich Weinfeld and Michelle Davis,  and available at Amazon, walks parents through the educational, legal, and social mazes of obtaining the special education services your child needs and deserves.
From IEPs and 504 Plans, to IDEA and NCLB, navigating today's school system can be difficult for even the most savvy parent. Advocates Rich Weinfeld and Michelle Davis provide parents and professional advocates with concise, easy-to-understand definitions and descriptions of legal terms and school regulations, along with checklists, tips, questionnaires, and other tools. You will also learn about psychoeducational assessments and educational testing and which make sense -- or don't -- for your child.
Parent Advocate Skills You Will Learn:
- Assembling your child's educational history: documents, forms, etc.
- How to navigate school meetings
- Understanding education law and how it applies to your child's situation
- What practices work best for a special needs child in the classrom
- Working effectively with other parents and school systems
- Non-standard education options that might work best for your child
The Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book will empower you as a parent to seek the right special education solutions for your child and find him or her the resources that work. Find it at Amazon now!
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