Preface
Chapter 1 -- Telling Stories as a Way to Share Perspectives
Part 1: A Mother’s Perspective
Part 2: A Teacher’s Perspective
Part 3: The Academic Perspective
Historical Overview of Special Education
Changes in Disability Classification Over the Years
Parent Roles in Development of Services
Disability, Civil Rights and Social Justice
Evolution of Partnerships and Collaboration
Professional Humility
What About Inclusion?
What Follows in This Book
References
Guiding Questions and Activities
Chapter 2 -- Wondering and Noticing
Part 1: A Mother’s Perspective
Part 2: A Teacher’s Perspective
Part 3: The Academic Perspective
The Purposes of Observation
Variations in Development
Racial Disparities in Classroom
Preschool Suspension/Expulsion and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
The Unintended Outcomes of Wondering and Noticing
References
Guiding Questions and Activities
Chapter 3 -- Putting the Pieces Together: Assessment, Evaluation and Diagnosis
Part 1: A Mother’s Perspective
Part 2: A Teacher’s Perspective
Part 3: The Academic Perspective
Developmental and Universal Screening
An Overview of Assessment
Types of Traditional Assessment
Biases and Issues with Traditional Tests
Authentic Assessment
Team Approaches to Assessment
Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessment
Interdisciplinary Approach to Assessment
Transdisciplinary Approach to Assessment
Additional Considerations and Planning for Assessment
References
Guiding Questions and Activities
Chapter 4 – Processes, Plans and Protections Under the Law: IFSP, IEP and Section 504
Part 1: A Mother’s Perspective
Part 2: A Teacher’s Perspective
Part 3: The Academic Perspective
Main Themes in the IDEA
IFSPs
504 Plans and RTI
IEPs
The IEP Process
The IEP Content
Alphabet Soup: PBS, FBAs and BIPs
Due Process
Creating Collaborative Teams within the IEP Process
References
Guiding Questions and Activities
Chapter 5 -- Collaborating to Implement Programs and Services
Part 1: A Mother’s Perspective
Part 2: A Teacher’s Perspective
Part 3: The Academic Perspective
Developing Collaborative Relationships
Collaboration in Early Intervention
Early Intervention Professional Standards and Dispositions
Access and Barriers to Early Intervention Services
Home-Based and Center-Based Services
Collaboration in the Classroom
Push-In and Pull-Out Services
Working with Paraprofessionals
General Education and Special Education Teachers Working Together
References
Guiding Questions and Activities
Chapter 6 -- Advocating
Part 1: A Mother’s Perspective
Part 2: A Teacher’s Perspective
Part 3: The Academic Perspective
Parents as Advocates
Professionals as Advocates
Teachers as Advocates and Partners with Families
Children as Self-Advocates and Self-Determined Beings
Self-Determination
Cultural Considerations within Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination
The Dignity of Risk
Points of Reflection
Rocking the Boat
Familial and Cultural Considerations in Advocacy
Why We (Still) Need to Advocate
References
Guiding Questions and Activities
Epilogue -- Final Thoughts and Moving Forward
Index
