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Teaching in a Special Education Classroom

A Step-by-Step Guide for Educators

By: Roger Pierangelo, George Giuliani

Tips and strategies for the beginning special education teacher!

Pierangelo and Giuliani's step-by-step guide helps new teachers in special education get off to a positive start and offers experienced teachers supportive information to help improve classroom practice. Covering the entire school year, the book includes a complete glossary, suggestions for gathering student information before school starts, methods for appropriate classroom design, and a review of critical issues such as:

Meeting with parents, aides, mainstream teachers, and service providers
Addressing and evaluating factors that affect learners' performance
Managing students with specific disabilities and applying instructional interventions
Understanding grading options

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781412917841
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2008
Page Count: 120
Publication date: May 22, 2008

Price: $29.95

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"Probably one of the best books I've read that guides special educators from the beginning of the year to the end."
—Nicole Chiarello-Guyon, Special Education Teacher
Westerly School Department, RI

"The tips and strategies provided will help any teacher grow professionally."
—Teri Fechter, Specific Learning Disabilities Teacher
Franklin Elementary School, Appleton, WI

Tips and strategies for the new and experienced special education teacher!

Designed for professionals working in a resource room, self-contained special class, or inclusive setting, this step-by-step guide helps new teachers in special education get their careers off to a positive start and offers experienced teachers supportive information to help improve classroom practice.

Special education experts Roger Pierangelo and George Giuliani review all aspects of special education teaching, from how to get to know your students before school starts to writing end-of-the-year reports. Aligned with the reauthorization of IDEA 2004, this guidebook provides practical guidelines for appropriate classroom design, includes a complete glossary, and examines critical issues such as:

Gathering information on students' educational history, medical background, and Individual Educational Programs (IEPs)
Meeting with parents, aides, mainstream teachers, and service providers
Addressing and evaluating factors that affect learners' performance and adapting the curriculum
Managing a classroom of students with specific disabilities and applying instructional interventions
Understanding grading options

Teaching in a Special Education Classroom offers straightforward advice to make the school year more productive for you and your students.

Key features

Tips and strategies for:

Meeting with parents and staff members
Designing and setting up your classroom
Addressing factors that affect curriculum performance of students with special needs
Classroom management of children with specific disabilities
Instructional interventions for specific behaviors exhibited in the classroom by students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders

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

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Step I. What to Do Before the Start of School

Getting to Know Your Students

Step II. Designing and Setting Up Your Classroom

Classroom Design

Setting Up Your Classroom

Evaluating Existing Materials

Step III. Meeting With Parents and Staff Members

Communicating With Parents

Meeting With Your Assistant Teacher or Aide

Communicating With Related Service Providers

Communicating With Your Regular Education Teachers

Communicating With the Mainstreamed Class and Teachers

Step IV. Factors Affecting Curriculum Performance for Students With Special Needs

Introduction

Factors Affecting Curriculum for Children With Special Needs

Step V. Adapting the Curriculum for Students With Special Needs

What Are Curriculum Adaptations?

Examples of Curriculum Adaptation

Ways to Adapt the Curriculum

Adapting Response Mode

Step VI. Classroom Management of Children With Specific Disabilities

Students With Learning Disabilities

Students With Mental Retardation

Students With Emotional Disabilities

Students With Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder

Step VII. Applying Instructional Interventions for Specific Behaviors Exhibited in the Classroom by Students With Emotional and/or Behavioral Disorders

Instructional Interventions for Attendance Problems

Instructional Interventions for Difficulty With Transitions

Instructional Interventions for Disrespect to Teachers

Instructional Interventions for Classroom Disruption

Instructional Interventions for Failure to Accept Responsibility for Own Behavior and/or Consequences for Misbehavior

Instructional Interventions for Interpersonal Relationships With Peers

Instructional Interventions for Out-of-Control Behaviors

Instructional Interventions for Passive Resistance

Instructional Interventions for Not Respecting Property or Personal Space of Others

Instructional Interventions for Verbal Aggression

Instructional Interventions for Verbal Outbursts

Step VIII. Understanding Grading Options for Students With Special Needs

Grading Approaches

Reporting to Parents

Step IX. Developing Educational Treatment Plans for Your Students

Step X. End-of-School-Year Responsibilities

Triennial Evaluation Reports

Annual Review Meetings

Declassification Consideration and Procedures

Extended-School-Year Services

End-of-the-Year Reports

References

Glossary

Index

Reviews

"Offers many helpful strategies and suggestions not only for the novice teacher, but an experienced teacher as well. Easy to read, it describes how to set up different types of classroom environments, where to go to get additional information, how to work with parents, how to end the school year, and more. I felt motivated and ready to go into the classroom."

Ramona Marquez, Director of Special Education
Hatch Valley Public Schools, NM

"An extensive overview of what to expect as a beginning special education teacher. This book would have been useful at the beginning of my career."

John Fry, Special Education and Social Studies Teacher
Hopkins School District, Minnetonka, MN

“Provides a great deal of useful information in one concise book. The tips and strategies provided will help any teacher grow professionally.”

Teri Fechter, Specific Learning Disabilities Teacher
Franklin Elementary School, Appleton, WI

“Probably one of the best books I’ve read that guides special educators from the beginning of the year to the end.”

Nicole Chiarello-Guyon, Special Education Teacher
Westerly School Department, RI

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