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Special Education Eligibility

A Step-by-Step Guide for Educators

By: Roger Pierangelo, George Giuliani

Use these clear guidelines to determine students' eligibility for special education services.

This timely resource offers teachers and administrators specific guidelines to determine when special education services are required for a student with disabilities. The authors help educators ascertain the presence of a disability, identify its characteristics, establish assessment measures, and make appropriate eligibility decisions. Based on disability categories identified by the reauthorization of IDEA 2004, this practical tool includes a quick-reference glossary and:

Provides current, relevant legal information
Discusses Response to Intervention (RTI) techniques for students with learning difficulties
Offers recommendations for working with families, educators, and service providers

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Grade Level: PreK-12, Elementary, Secondary
ISBN: 9781412917858
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2007
Page Count: 152
Publication date: March 28, 2007

Price: $31.95

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"This book will be a huge resource to classroom teachers as they look to consider recommending students for evaluation."
—Pamela Wall, Teacher
Mauldin Elementary School, Simpsonville, NC

Use these clear guidelines for determining students' eligibility for special education services.

Understanding the criteria and process for determining a student's eligibility for special education services is critical for any educator in an inclusive school environment. Based on the current reauthorization of IDEA 2004, this timely resource offers teachers and administrators an overview of each eligible disability and clear, specific guidelines for evaluating students.

Written by legal and special education experts Roger Pierangelo and George Giuliani, this reader-friendly text helps educators identify the characteristics of disabilities, establish procedures and assessment measures, and make appropriate eligibility decisions before, during, and after an individualized education program (IEP) meeting.

With chapters organized by specific disability, this practical tool includes a quick-reference glossary and:

Presents detailed and accessible information based on the most up-to-date legal resources
Addresses response to intervention (RTI) techniques for assessing students with learning difficulties
Offers recommendations for working with families, educators, and service providers

Special Education Eligibility is an ideal guidebook for working effectively with students who have disabilities and providing them with the most appropriate educational services to promote their success.

Key features

Provides a practical overview of each disability based on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) of 2004
Each chapter, organized by disability, provides the characteristics of the disorder, discusses the procedures and assessment measures educators should consider, and how eligibility should be determined
Offers a quick reference glossary of the frequently most used terms used in special education
Presents concrete, specific, yet clear information to educators and families based on the most up-to-date information on the law (co-author Giuliani is a lawyer as well as an educator)
Addresses Response to Intervention (RTI), an important new technique in determining eligibility for students with learning difficulties

Author(s)

Roger Pierangelo

Roger Pierangelo is an associate professor in the Department of Special Education and Literacy at Long Island University. He has been an administrator of special education programs and served for eighteen years as a permanent member of Committees on Special Education. He has over thirty years of experience in the public school system as a general education classroom teacher and school psychologist, and is a consultant to numerous private and public schools, PTAs, and SEPTA groups. Pierangelo has also been an evaluator for the New York State Office of Vocational and Rehabilitative Services and a director of a private clinic. He is a New York State licensed clinical psychologist, certified school psychologist, and a Board Certified Diplomate Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychology and Forensic Psychology. Pierangelo is currently president of The National Association of Special Education Teachers, executive director of The American Academy of Special Education Professionals, and vice-president of The National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education.

Pierangelo earned his BS degree from St. John's University, his MS from Queens College, Professional Diploma from Queens College, PhD from Yeshiva University, and Diplomate Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychology and Forensic Psychology from the International College of Professional Psychology. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, New York State Psychological Association, Nassau County Psychological Association, New York State Union of Teachers, and Phi Delta Kappa.

Pierangelo is the coauthor of numerous books, including The Big Book of Special Education Resources and The Step-by-Step Book Series for Special Educators.

George Giuliani

George Giuliani is an assistant professor at Hofstra University's School of Education and Allied Health and Human Services, in the Department of Counseling, Research, Special Education, and Rehabilitation. He is the executive director of the National Association of Special Education Professionals, president of the National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education (NAPCSE), vice-president of the National Association of Special Education Teachers, and an educational consultant for various school districts. He has provided numerous workshops for parents and teachers on a variety of special education and psychological topics.

Giuliani earned Board Certification as a Diplomate Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychology and Forensic Psychology from the International College of Professional Psychology. Giuliani is also a New York State licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist, and has an extensive private practice focusing on children with special needs. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, New York State Psychological Association, the National Association of School Psychologists, Suffolk County Psychological Association, Psi Chi, American Association of University Professors, and the Council for Exceptional Children. Giuliani earned his BA from the College of the Holy Cross, MS from St. John's University, JD from City University Law School, and PsyD from Rutgers University, The Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology.

Giuliani is the coauthor of numerous books, including The Big Book of Special Education Resources and The Step-by-Step Book Series for Special Educators.

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Authors

1. Overview of Special Education and Eligibility Procedures

2. Autism

3. Deaf-Blindness

4. Developmental Delay

5. Emotional Disturbance

6. Hearing Impairment

7. Specific Learning Disabilities

8. Mental Retardation

9. Multiple Disabilities

10. Orthopedic Impairment

11. Other Health Impairments

12. Speech and Language Impairments (Communication Disorders)

13. Traumatic Brain Injury

14. Visual Impairment

Glossary

References and Suggested Readings

Index

Reviews

"This book will be a huge resource to classroom teachers as they look to consider recommending students to A-teams for evaluation."

Pamela Wall, Teacher
Mauldin Elementary School, Simpsonville, NC

“A must-have for any school or district administrator who deals with special education questions.”

Principal Magazine, May/June 2008
National Association of Elementary School Principals

Other Titles in: Special Education Assessment & Testing | Special Education Identification

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