The Exceptional Teacher's Handbook: The First-Year Special Education Teacher's Guide to Success

Designed to assist the first-year teacher in navigating the ever-changing field of special education and to equip them for the challenges they will face, this revised edition includes updated information on specific learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, and parental choice. It also covers best educational practices, new techniques and technologies, assessment, transition, inclusion and much more.

Updated to address changes in NCLB and IDEA legislation, the second edition provides a step-by-step management approach complete with planning checklists and other ready-to-use forms.

This comprehensive, best-selling guide for special educators is now newly updated to address NCLB and changes to IDEA Your first year as a special educator can be one of the most challenging, from classroom management and instructional planning, to IEP meetings, parent conferences, educational assessments, transitioning, and even the emotional toll the job can take. Shelton and Pollingue have helped thousands of new and experienced special education teachers with The Exceptional Teacher's Handbook. Now the newly revised second edition goes even further in assisting new special education teachers during that all-important first year. Updated to address changes in NCLB and IDEA legislation, this new edition also features additional strategies and best practices relevant to special education and inclusive classrooms. The Exceptional Teacher's Handbook, Second Edition provides a step-by-step management approach complete with planning checklists and other ready-to-use forms. The quick-reference format and core concepts have been revised and supplemented to include: Research-based and practice-tested materials, with specific strategies and suggestions related to student assessments, transitioning, student portfolios, and managing student data Updated information on best practices and current legislation Information on specific learning disabilities and discipline methods New instructional techniques using technology in the classroom Updated resources supplying teachers with even more information ranging from first aid to stress management Reorganized content that enables the reader to find information quickly Thought-provoking quotes to engage and motivate the reader to encourage reflection

Arranged sequentially, the book guides new teachers through the entire school year, from preplanning to post planning