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A Principal's Guide to Special Education (4th Edition)
The fourth edition of "A Principal ’ s Guide to Special Education," is an indispensable resource for educators navigating the complexities of special education in the 21st century, it is crucial to...
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Transition to Adulthood: Work, Community, and Educational Success - PRISM 11
The transition from high school to adulthood is challenging for many young people, and often particularly difficult for those with disabilities. Transition To Adulthood: Work, Community, and...
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What Really Works With Exceptional Learners
Teachers in today’s classrooms work with a diverse group of students, including many who have special education needs, and are often pressed to know a little something about everything. In What Really...
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Building Alliances: A How-to Manual to Support Transitioning Youth
Building Alliances presents the core principles and practices of collaboration that best support transition-aged youth with disabilities—and their families. Val Mazzotti and Dawn Rowe discuss the key...
Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports: TEC Collection
This collection of articles from TEACHING Exceptional Children (TEC) provides current descriptions and examples of practices and systems that form a continuum of positive behavior supports for all...
When Behavior Makes Learning Hard: Positive Steps for Changing Student Behavior
Ultimately, the goal of any thoughtful behavior plan is to assist students in making changes in their behavioral development so they can access educational opportunities and become independent...
Getting Around Town: Teaching Community Mobility Skills to Students With Disabilities
Transition experts agree that learning to get around the community is one of the essential components of all school programs for students with disabilities regardless of the type or degree of...
U-STARS~PLUS Family Science Packets
The Family Science Packets are organized around key science concepts that are aligned with the National Science Education Standards and are composed of two major sections: Teacher Notes and Family...
Prevent-Teach-Reinforce: The School-Based Model of Individualized Positive Behavior Support
Solve serious behavior challenges in K–8 classrooms with this easy-to-use book, the first practical guide to the research-proven Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) model. Developed by some of the most...
School-Based Observation: A Practical Guide to Assessing Student Behavior
Widely used to assess social–emotional and behavioral referral concerns in grades PreK–12, systematic direct observation is an essential skill for school psychologists and other educators. This...
DEC Recommended Practices Vols. 1–3
These three books from CEC’s Division for Early Childhood provide guidance on how to enhance services for young children—with additional focus on improving environment and connecting with families...
Seven Essentials for Family–Professional Partnerships in Early Intervention
Family–professional partnerships are essential to early intervention practice (birth–age 3). However, building and sustaining these partnerships is complex work. This book is about digging deeper and...