Your Classroom Guide to Special Education Law: 9781598579710: Johns, Beverley H

This comprehensive guidebook provides a wealth of knowledge on legal responsibilities when teaching students with special needs.

With jargon-free definitions and reader-friendly descriptions of laws and court cases, educators and administrators will gain a storehouse of knowledge they can apply in their own classrooms.

Real-life scenarios and thought-provoking activities are included in each chapter to help build law-abiding practices.

The book covers essential topics such as collaborating with parents, developing and implementing IEPs, supervising students, conducting behavioral interventions fairly and without bias, documenting progress and behavior, storing and managing school records, and monitoring one's own behavior both in and outside of school (including on social media).

This essential addition to every teacher's professional library will help educators adhere to the law while teaching students with disabilities and special health care needs.